RE: Link to 2017, 2018 and 201918 Jan 2019 10:19
The March production figures (released 4th April 2017) show the following ;
"Average daily production was 4,345 barrels of oil per day ("bopd") during the Period.
Peak daily production was 4,381 bopd during the Period.
Average daily throughput was 4,180 bopd during the Period.
Peak daily throughput was 4,808 bopd during the Period."
On the website there are 20 days from a possible 31 recorded with an average 4,170 bopd. Of the 11 days that are missing 8 of the days fall within a period where production remained very steady at between 4,000 and 4,250 bopd, so would highly likely have been similar and thus would ahve had little affect on the 4,170 average.
2 more days 24.03 and 25.03 sit between production of 4,100 and 4,300, so again would highly likely be similar and thus not influence the average by very much.
That leaves 1 day (30.03) which sits in a period of increased production between 4,600 and 4,800 bopd. However, even taking the average (4,700), that is still only 500 extra barrels of oil to be shared out amongst 31 days, so circa 16 barrels per day increase.
Therefore, a number around about 4,150 to 4,200 bopd is a worthwhile assumption against AMER reported average production of 4,345 bopd. So again we are coming up short on the website.
Furthermore, AMER production peaked at 4,381 bopd that month but the website states that on 31.03.2017 Amerisur produced 4,806 bopd. Amerisur reported peak throughput at 4,808 bopd that month.
That points very strongly to the data being throughput related and not Amerisur production related. There may well be a problem with the OBA capacity but the data on that website is NOT pointing to a production proble at this time.
Yes storage capacity is in question but is manageable given there are other options available (trucking) to the company. That may mean temporary increases in costs but surely if the capacity problem is external to AMER, there must be recourse because the minimum capacity is contract driven.
The answers that Mr Harrison gave Moneylender regarding the government taking oil from the well head when they want, does hold water given the above evidence and should be considered equal to that of problems with the OBA pipeline, until such time that further evidence is made available.
To be clear though the figures on the website, be they genuine or not, point towards being OBA throughput related and not AMER production, and that is the key take away for me.