Natural Resources Ministry rectifying issues at Petroleum Data Centre

The Natural Resources Ministry on Wednesday assured the public that it was working to solve a recently-identified issue with the timeline line graph feature that forms part of the Data Centre found on the Ministry’s Petroleum Management Programme website.
The Ministry’s thorough checks had revealed that users were encountering difficulties changing the graph’s display based on the selected period.
“In response to this, the Ministry is actively investigating the root cause of the problem to ensure a seamless user experience. We have replaced the timeline line graphs with static line graphs as a temporary solution,” the Ministry’s statement read.
“This approach will allow users to access critical information without disruption while we work diligently to resolve the underlying technical glitch affecting the interactive charts,” the statement continued.
The Ministry noted its commitment to delivering accurate and accessible data to the public, adding that these measures reflect its dedication to maintaining the highest standards of transparency.
As such, it requested the public’s understanding and patience while the issue is being addressed.
Available since 2021, the Data Centre allows users to access information dating back to January 2020 within the categories of Oil Production, Gas, Injected, Used and Flared, Gas Production, Oil Prices, Water Injection and Water Production.
For Oil Production, for example, a line graph separately depicts the production of both Liza crude from the Liza Destiny floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) and Unity Gold crude from the Liza Unity FPSO.
This production data, however, has a one-month lag given the Ministry’s need to verify the daily reports against the final monthly reports.
Meanwhile, the oil price data, sourced from United Kingdom (UK)-based S and P Platts Crude Oil Market Wire, is updated daily.