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Bloomberg: Norway May Join Oil Output Cuts for First Time Since 2002

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Norway, the biggest oil producer in western Europe, said it would consider cutting its output if there was a broad international agreement to curb supply.

The Nordic nation, whose oil output is set to grow over the next few years, hasn’t been a part of coordinated international cuts to support prices since 2002. OPEC and other producing nations are due to meet next week to discuss a potential agreement, with Saudi Arabia and Russia indicating other producers needed to join for any deal to be reached.

“We have a dialog with key stakeholders, including other producing countries,” Petroleum and Energy Minister Tina Bru said in an email. “If a broad group of producers agree to cut production significantly, Norway will consider a unilateral cut if it supports our resource management and our economy.”

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World Oil: Norwegian oil, gas production continues to miss forecast targets

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OSLO – The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s preliminary production figures for August 2019 show an average daily production of 1.647 MMbbl of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 67,000 barrels per day compared to July.

Average daily liquids production in August was 1.353 MMbbl of oil, 267,000 bbl of NGL and 27,000 bbl of condensate. Oil production in July is 3.9 percent lower than the NPD’s forecast, and 3.7 percent below the forecast so far this year.

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World Oil: NPD releases production figures for May 2019

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STAVANGER — Preliminary production figures for May 2019 show an average daily production of 1,599,000 bbl of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 120,000 bpd compared to April.

Total gas sales were 9.9 Bscm (Gsm3), which is a decrease of 0.1 Gsm3 from the previous month. Average daily liquids production in May was: 1,250,000 bbl of oil, 319,000 bbl of NGL and 29,000 bbl of condensate.

Oil production in May is 5.4% lower than the NPD’s forecast, and 2.5% below the forecast so far this year.

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World Oil: The future is in the north, according to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate

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STAVANGER — Our estimates indicate that more than half of the oil and gas that has not yet been discovered is located in the Barents Sea. The rest is distributed between the Norwegian Sea and the North Sea. The opportunities are greatest in the Barents Sea, where vast areas have not yet been explored. 

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate presented the report titled Petroleum activity in the High North on 2 April (in Norwegian only). The report places the petroleum activity in the High North into a historical, international and technological framework.

“We hope that the report can contribute in a knowledge-based approach to the debate,” said director general Bente Nyland when she presented the report at the Barents Sea Conference 2019.

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World Oil: Petroleum Activity in the High North report shows significant value in Barents Sea

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STAVANGER — The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has presented the report Petroleum Activity in the High North. The report places the petroleum activity in the High North into a historical, international and technological framework.

“We hope the report can contribute in a knowledge-based approach to the debate,” says Director General Bente Nyland, who presented the report at the Barents Sea conference.

Petroleum activity has taken place in the High North since the first exploration wells were drilled near the coast in the Laptev Sea in Russia in the 1930s. In Norway, petroleum activities in the north started in 1979, and production started from the Snøhvit field in 2007.

Norway is one of five Arctic coastal states, but due to the Gulf Stream, most of our sea areas remain ice-free year-round. The climate in the High North in Canada, the U.S., Russia and Greenland is considerably more challenging, with ice sheets partly or completely covering the area throughout the year.

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World Oil: NPD reports production figures for January 2019

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Chart: Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.

STAVANGER — Preliminary production figures for January 2019 show an average daily production of 1,8 MMbbl of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 30 Mbp day compared to December 2018.

Total gas sales were 11.2 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is an increase of 0.5 GSm3 from the previous month.

Average daily liquids production in January was: 1.4 MMbbl of oil, 333 Mbbl of NGL and 28 Mbbl of condensate.

Oil production is approx. 0.5% lower than the NPD’s forecast.

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Bloomberg: The Curious Case of Norway’s 60 Million Barrels of Missing Oil

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Norway has built a reputation as one of the calmest and most predictable corners of the global oil industry, but lately it’s been full of surprises.

During the worst downturn in a generation, from 2014 to 2016, companies would regularly exceed official forecasts as oil production rose in defiance of falling prices. More recently, with crude surging back to multiyear highs, they’ve run into trouble.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate now expects output to fall to a 31-year low in 2019, with production expected to be almost 60 million barrels short of its previous forecast for this year and in 2018. That’s 80,000 barrels a day less than expected.

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