Lower 48 producer Northern Oil & Gas Inc. saw its 1Q2021 output climb over the previous three months as more curtailments were eased in the Bakken Shale and well productivity improved.

Northern Oil and Gas

The company, which has positions in the Bakken, the Marcellus Shale and the Permian Basin, reported overall production of 38,417 boe/d for the first quarter. That was 7.5% higher sequentially as curtailments put in place after last year’s oil price crash declined by 2,000 b/d, COO Adam Dirlam said. He discussed results during a quarterly earnings call. Well productivity outperformed internal estimates, he noted.

“This is driven by certain operators in areas where we have higher concentration levels,” Dirlam said. “We will continue to monitor these improvements.”

The company’s...