NEP Total oil production in the third quarter 2010 was 135,473 barrels, a 40% decrease from 224,219 barrels in the prior year third quarter period. This decrease was primarily due to unexpected severe flooding that washed out roads disabling the passage of oil delivery trucks. Oil production was also slightly impacted by the natural depletion of production output among existing wells. In the third quarter 2010, three new oil wells were drilled in the Company's oilfields, bringing the total number of producing wells to 292 compared to 259 in the third quarter of the prior year period.
