São Paulo – Petrobras production of oil and natural gas grew 3.8% in January. Average daily production reached 2.525 million barrels, against 2.434 million produced in the same month last year. The figures were disclosed today (24) by the Brazilian company.
In Brazilian fields, average production reached 2.284 million barrels, which represented growth of 2.9% over the volume produced in January 2009. Total production of fields in the country dropped 1% over the volume extracted in December, due to preventive maintenance in three platforms at Campos Basin.
Oil production exclusively in national fields was 1.972 million barrels a day, 2.5% over the volume extracted in January last year and 14,000 barrels below the volume extracted in December 2009.
In Petrobras fields abroad, the volume reached 241,310 barrels in January, growth of 12.3% over the same period last year. According to the company, the expansion was due to the new fields of Akpo and Agbami, in Nigeria.
The volume of natural gas in the national fields was 49.54 million cubic metres a day in January, the same level as that of December and January 2009. Abroad, in turn, production reached 15.91 million cubic metres, expansion of 0.3% over January last year.
*Translated by Mark Ament
