São Paulo – Brazil produced an average of 2.011 million barrels of oil per day (bbl/d) in August, up 1.9% from July and up 0.3% from August 2012. According to figures issued this Tuesday (1st) by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP, in the Portuguese acronym), gas output was up as well.
In August, 77 million cubic metres of natural gas were produced perd already, up 7.9% from August 2012 and up 1.9% in August from July 2013. Combined Brazilian oil and gas output stood at 2.495 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).
According to the ANP, output in the pre-salt layer amounted to 302,000 bbl/d and 10.1 million cubic metres of natural gas. Output stood at 365,600 boe/d, up 1.9% from July 2013. Brazilian production in August originated from 313 concessions operated by 26 companies, of which 79 are offshore and 234 are continental.
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
