However, the company says that their combined production is now about 175,000 barrels per day
Two offshore oil fields of Norwegian oil and gas major Statoil, which had been shut down more than two months ago by a natural gas leak, now produce at about 85 percent of capacity.
However, the company says that their combined production is now about 175,000 barrels per day, or nearly 15 percent below their average crude flow before the accident.
Snorre A and the nearby Vigdis field were shut down Nov. 28 due to the natural gas leak.
Statoil said Vigdis was producing at its full 75,000 barrel per day capacity, while the Snorre A daily flow was down to 100,000 barrels, or about 30,000 barrels below its capacity before the gas blow-out.
Norway is the world's third-largest oil exporter, after Saudi Arabia and Russia.
