Production in the pre-salt in February was 3.268 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) and corresponded to 78.1% of Brazilian production, the highest percentage of participation ever recorded. 2.566 million barrels per day (bbl/d) of oil and 111.55 million cubic meters per day (m³/d) of natural gas were produced through 136 wells. There was an increase of 3.2% in relation to the previous month and 15% in comparison with the same month of the previous year. It was also the highest production ever recorded in this environment, surpassing that of October 2022, when 3.142 million boe/d were produced.

In February, domestic production was 4,183 boe/d, of which 3,262 million bbl/d and 146,540 million m³/d. It was the highest total production ever recorded, surpassing that of October 2022, when 4.180 million boe/d were produced.

In oil, there was a reduction of 0.4% compared to the previous month and an increase of 11.8% compared to February 2022. In natural gas, production grew 2.3% compared to January 2023 and 10 % in comparison with the same month of the previous year.

This and other information is available in the February 2023 Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin. In addition to the traditional publication in .pdf, it is possible to consult the bulletin data interactively using Business Intelligence (BI) technology. . The tool allows the user to change the reference month for which he wants information, in addition to different selections of periods for consultation and specific filters for fields, states and basins.

Use of natural gas
In February, the use of natural gas was 97.4%. 49.40 million m³/d were made available to the market and 3.81 million m³/d were burned. There was a reduction in burning of 8.1% compared to the previous month and an increase of 25.4% compared to February 2022.

Origin of production
In February, offshore fields produced 97.9% of oil and 87.1% of natural gas. The fields operated by Petrobras, alone or in consortium with other companies, were responsible for 92.25% of the total produced. Production came from 5,381 wells, 496 offshore and 4,885 onshore.

Fields and facilities
In February, the Tupi field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, was the largest oil and gas producer, registering 824.5 thousand bbl/d of oil and 38.81 million m³/d of natural gas . The facility with the highest oil and natural gas production was the FPSO Guanabara, which produced 178,776 thousand bbl/d of oil and 11.45 million m3/d of natural gas in the shared Mero field.