Brazil’s Pre-Salt Oil Fields Achieve Record Production in September

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The region produced 3.681 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).This output represents the highest volume ever recorded in the
area
contribution to national output
4.539 million boe/d in September
This number includes both onshore and offshore fields
The country also set a new record for natural gas production during the same month.Natural gas output reached 169.92 million cubic meters
This figure shows a 6.4% increase compared to August 2024
September
This amount is 3.9% higher than the previous month.However, it shows a 5.5% decrease compared to the same period last year
It also shows a 2.4% increase compared to September 2023.Of the total pre-salt production, 2.864 million bbl/d was oil
These volumes came from 153 wells in the pre-salt area.Brazil utilized 97.9% of its natural gas production in September
They accounted for 97.6% of oil and 83.6% of natural gas output
September
Of these, 495 were offshore and 5,933 were onshore
gas
The FPSO Guanabara, operating in the Mero shared deposit, was the most productive installation
market