Oil production grew 13.6% in July compared to the same period last year.

In July 2026, Brazil produced 5.851 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) of oil and natural gas. The data was released this Tuesday (1) by ANP in the Monthly Bulletin of Oil and Natural Gas Production. Regarding oil, 4.498 million barrels per day (bbl/d) were extracted, an increase of 0.5% compared to the previous month and 13.6% compared to the same month of 2025. Natural gas production in July was 214.97 million cubic meters per day (m³/d). There was a reduction of 1.1% compared to May and an increase of 12.6% compared to July 2025.

Pre-salt

Total pre-salt production (oil + natural gas) in July was 4.821 million boe/d, corresponding to 82.4% of Brazilian production. Production showed a positive variation of 0.3% compared to the previous month and 18.2% compared to the same month of 2025. 3.728 million bbl/d of oil and 173.72 million m³/d of natural gas were produced through 203 wells.

Utilization of natural gas

In July, natural gas utilization was 97.8%. 66.12 million m³/day were made available to the market, with 4.67 million m³/day flaring. There was a 29.5% reduction in flaring compared to the previous month, and a 14.8% reduction compared to July 2025.

Origin of production

During the month, offshore fields produced 98.1% of the oil and 88.7% of the natural gas. Fields operated by Petrobras, alone or in consortium with other companies, accounted for 87.27% of the total produced. Production originated from 6,724 wells, 613 of which were offshore and 6,111 onshore.

Fields and facilities

In July, the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin, was the largest oil producer, registering 1,113 thousand bbl/d of oil. The Mero field, also in the Santos Basin, was the largest natural gas producer, with 49.14 million m³/d. The installations with the highest production were the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, in the Búzios field, for oil (263,178 bbl/d); and the FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias, in the Mero field, for gas (13.60 million m³/d). 

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.