The setbacks were offset, however, by the incorporation of production from assets of Petrominerales, a fellow Canadian junior acquired in a merger agreed to last year.
Given that increase Pacific Rubiales said it expects a 16% first-quarter production boost to between 147,000 and 149,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
The company said surface water disposal restrictions due to a drought in Colombia, as well as lower-than expected spending on water treatment due to ongoing negotiations with Ecopetrol, had impacted output at the Rubiales field.
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