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Oil production rises 7.78% in Brazil in 2019 and exceeds for the first time the mark of 1 billion barrels in the year

T&B Petroleum/Press Office ANP
23/01/2020 18:18
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Total oil production in Brazil in 2019 was 1.018 billion barrels, an increase of 7.78% compared to the volume produced in 2018, when 944.117 million barrels were produced. Total natural gas production in 2019 was 44.724 billion cubic meters, an increase of 9.46% over the 40.857 billion cubic meters recorded in 2018.


In the consolidated for the year, the pre-salt produced 633.980 million barrels of oil and 25.906 billion cubic meters of natural gas, which corresponds to increases of 21.56% and 23.27%, respectively, in relation to 2018 production , when 521.543 million barrels of oil and 21.016 billion cubic meters of natural gas were produced.


In December 2019, oil production was 3.106 million barrels per day (MMbbl / d), exceeding the record recorded in the previous month by 0.52% and the production of December 2018 by 15.44%. natural gas production also surpassed the previous month's record, registering an increase of 0.87% and reaching an average of 137.8 million cubic meters per day (MMm3 / d). In relation to December 2018, the variation was 21.19%.


Pre-salt production in December corresponded to 66.82% of national production, totaling 2.655 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (MMboe / d), of which 2,118 MMbbl / d of oil and 85.4 MMm3 / d of gas Natural. In relation to the previous month, total production increased 2.58% and 40.62% in relation to December 2018. Once again, the Lula field, in the Santos Basin, was the largest producer of oil and natural gas, registering 1.074 MMbbl / d of oil and 45 MMm3 / d of natural gas.


The data are available on the Dynamic Panel of Oil and Natural Gas Production, which can be consulted at:http://www.anp.gov.br/exploracao-e-producao-de-oleo-e-gas/painel-dinamico-de-producao-de-petroleo-e-gas-natural

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