Oil production for the individual geographical units for February and for the period January - February 2003 was as follows (barrels per day):
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February |
January - February |
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UK |
9,372 |
9,238 |
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NORWAY |
5,679 |
6,017 |
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YEMEN |
14,564 |
13,940 |
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IN ALL |
29,615 |
29,195 |
The increase in production compared with January is due to higher production in Yemen, where the Tasour field produced 17,925 barrels per day (of which DNO's share is 7,280 barrels per day before tax). This is a production record for the field. With all wells in operation, the production capacity of the Tasour field is now approximately 20,000 barrels per day, and the export capacity from the field has increased correspondingly. A new production well in the Sharyoof field is scheduled to come onstream in March.
The decline in production from the Norwegian shelf is due to a planned maintenance shutdown of the Glitne field. Production from the Jotun field, however, increased in February after a new production well came onstream in January.
Production from the UK shelf increased somewhat compared with January.