NORWEGIAN OIL PRODUCTION HITS RECORD IN APRIL

Norwegian crude oil and condensate production averaged a record 2.44 million b/d in April, a rise of 13,000 b/d from March levels, according to Wood Mackenzie Consultants Ltd., Edinburgh. Total U.K. oil production averaged 1.75 million b/d in April, with 1.72 million b/d from offshore fields and 31,000 b/d onshore. This compared with a total 1.69 million b/d in March. Brent oil field production fell 66,000 b/d to 191,000 b/d as a 6 month maintenance program began to prepare four platforms for