Equinor ASA’s U.S. natural gas production ticked up in the first quarter, driven by activity in the Appalachian Basin, offsetting a drop in the Norwegian major’s overall output.

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The company logged 236,300 boe/d from its Marcellus Shale in 1Q2021, compared to 207,000 boe/d reported in the previous quarter and 186,600 boe/d in 1Q2020. Total Marcellus production including liquids amounted to 258,700 boe/d in 1Q2021, 233,400 boe/d in 4Q2020, and 210,700 in 1Q2020.

“The increase in gas production in the first quarter comes from new operated and nonoperated wells being put into production in the Appalachian Basin,” an Equinor spokesperson told NGI on Thursday.

The company reported total equity production of 2.17 million boe/d in the first quarter, down from 2.23 million...