National oil production was 3.087 million barrels per day (MMbbl/d) in August, up 3.28% from the same month in 2021, when 2.989 million barrels/d were produced, according to data from the monthly production bulletin of the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).
According to ANP, natural gas production in August was 139.96 million cubic meters per day (m3/d), up 2.46% year-on-year (136.60 million m3/d).
Compared to July this year, oil production increased by 4.19% in August, while natural gas production increased by 3.19%.
In total, Brazil produced 3.967 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/day) of oil and natural gas in August, of which 74.8% came from pre-salt areas.
Pre-salt oil production increased 7.31% year-on-year and 2.91% from May, according to ANP.
The Tupi field, operated by Petrobras, produced 806.18 thousand barrels/day in August, representing 26.11% of the national total and 38.06 million m³/day of natural gas (27.19% of the national production), remaining the largest producer in the country.
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