Oct. 1 – ANP reports that in August 2026, Brazil produced 6.002 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) of oil and natural gas.
Regarding oil, 4.615 million barrels per day (bbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 2.6% compared to the previous month and 18.4% compared to the same month in 2025.
Natural gas production in August was 220.55 million cubic meters per day (m³/d). There was an increase of 2.6% compared to July and 16.8% compared to August 2025.
Pre-salt
Total production (oil + natural gas) in the pre-salt layer in August was 4.959 million boe/d, accounting for 82.6% of Brazilian production. Production grew by 2.9% compared to the previous month and by 23% compared to the same month in 2025.
A total of 3.842 million bbl/d of oil and 177.58 million m³/d of natural gas were produced from 203 wells.
Natural gas utilization
In August, natural gas utilization was 98.1%. A total of 69.41 million m³/d was made available to the market, and flaring amounted to 4.16 million m³/d. There was an 11% reduction in flaring compared to the previous month, and a 14.8% reduction compared to August 2025.
Production source
During the month, offshore fields produced 98.1% of the oil and 88.3% of the natural gas. Fields operated by Petrobras—either alone or in a consortium with other companies—accounted for 87.55% of total production. Production originated from 6,719 wells: 614 offshore and 6,105 onshore.
Fields and facilities
In August, the Búzios field, located in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, was the largest oil producer, recording 1.172 million bbl/d. Meanwhile, the Mero field, also in the Santos Basin, was the largest natural gas producer, with 48.93 million m³/d.
The facilities with the highest production levels were the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré in the Búzios field for oil (258,401 bbl/d) and the FPSO Sepetiba in the Mero field for gas (12.97 million m³/d).
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