Brazil Sets Monthly Oil Production Record Driven by Pre‑Salt Fields

Overview

• Brazil produced 4.475 million barrels per day in June 2026, a 4% rise from May and a 19.1% increase year on year according to ANP data.
• Pre‑salt fields supplied the bulk of the gain with about 3.699 million bpd, roughly 82% of the country’s oil‑equivalent output in June.
• State oil company Petrobras was the dominant producer at about 2.61 million bpd when including its consortium stakes, while the Búzios field alone produced 1.02 million bpd.
• Natural gas output rose to 217.35 million cubic meters per day, but 126.22 million m3/day was reinjected to maintain reservoir pressure and 6.63 million m3/day was flared, a rise linked to commissioning of the P‑79 platform.
• The offshore concentration of production—98.1% of oil and 87.6% of gas in June—underscores infrastructure limits for moving gas to consumers and means future export or domestic supply choices will hinge on pipeline buildout and gas‑treating investments.