Pumping up the volume: off Norway
Norway's oil output on the rise
Norway's oil production rose to a preliminary 2.16 million barrels per day on average in February from about 2.11 million bpd in January, the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said.
Production of natural gas liquids and condensate fell to a preliminary 340,000 bpd in February from 353,000 bpd in January, the directorate said in a statement.
The NPD did not give preliminary February figures for gas production, but said January gas output totalled 10.3 billion cubic metres, up from 9.2 Bcm a year earlier and from 9.9 Bcm in December.
"The Kvitebjorn field started production again on 27 January after having been closed down since August 2008," the NPD said. "Both the Yttergryta and Rev fields started production during January."