April 11 data showed only a 7-centimeter drop in the Guri water level and an even bigger increase in water intake 1, 035 cubic meters per second over a one-day period.

FORBES: Venezuela's Dodgy Energy Data

According to April 12 OPSIS data, the water level of the Guri dam dropped only 4 centimeters (about 1.6 inches) over the past 24 hours while the water intake increased by 723 cubic meters per second over the same period.

FORBES: Venezuela's Dodgy Energy Data

Gas is now gushing into the North Sea at an estimated rate of 2 kilograms per second, which translates to about 200, 000 cubic meters per day.

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