NPD
said
planned
maintenance
and
technical
problems
on
the
Morvin,
Njord,
Tordis,
Visund
Sor
and
Aasgard
offshore
fields
were
the
main
culprits
for
the
shelf’s
December
oil
output
being
13%
below
prognosis.
In
addition,
the
Valhall
and
Hod
fields
were
closed
for
the
entire
month
in
order
to
prepare
for
the
start-up
of
production
at
a
new
platform.
The
Yme
and
Skarv
fields
also
went
against
expectations
by
not
contributing
to
the
monthly
production.
Although
the
NPD
reported
that
preliminary
production
figures
for
the
month
rose
by
3%
on
November
to
an
average
output…
