Brazil’s Pre-Salt Sets September Production Record at 4.143 Million boe/d

Overview

• An ANP bulletin released November 3 reports pre-salt output rose 2.7% from August and 12.5% year over year, supplying 81.1% of national production.
• Brazil’s total production reached 5.114 million boe/d in September, with crude oil at 3.915 million barrels per day.
• Natural gas output was 190.6 million m³ per day, with 97.9% utilization and flaring at 4.10 million m³/d, a 16.1% drop from August.
• The Tupi field remained the country’s largest producer at 818,000 barrels of oil per day and 40.48 million m³/d of gas.
• FPSO Almirante Tamandaré led oil production at 222,000 bpd, while FPSO Guanabara topped gas output at 12.13 million m³/d.