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Petrobras oil/gas production in August sets new records; subsalt output up 61% in twelve months

Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 09:45 UTC
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 Domestic oil production averaged 2.21mn b/d in August, almost on par with the previous record set in December 2014 and up by 3% compared with July. Domestic oil production averaged 2.21mn b/d in August, almost on par with the previous record set in December 2014 and up by 3% compared with July.
A ramp-up in production at the FPSO unit Cidade de Itaguai, which started output in the Lula subsalt field at the end of July, also helped flow rates. A ramp-up in production at the FPSO unit Cidade de Itaguai, which started output in the Lula subsalt field at the end of July, also helped flow rates.

Brazil's state-controlled Petrobras produced a record 2.69mn b/d of oil equivalent (boe/d) in August, 3.1% increase over July and almost 1% higher than the previous 2.67mn boe/d record set in December 2014, the company said on Wednesday.

 Domestic oil production averaged 2.21mn b/d in August, almost on par with the previous record set in December 2014 and up by 3% compared with July.

The end of scheduled maintenance at offshore platforms contributed to the increase, and helped reverse a downward trend that had persisted since the start of the year.

A ramp-up in production at the floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit Cidade de Itaguai, which started output in the Lula subsalt field at the end of July, also helped flow rates.

Output from the 150,000 b/d unit helped push Petrobras-operated subsalt oil production to a record 859,000 b/d, a 7.6% increase over the 798,000 b/d produced in July and up 61% year-on-year.

Petrobras did not disclose the amount of associated natural gas produced from subsalt fields in the Campos and Santos basins. Domestic gas output reached a record 77.2mn m³/d (2.72bn ft³/d), a 3.6% increase over the previous month and an 8.4% year-on-year increase.

The company´s total production, including overseas output, reached a record 2.88mn boe/d, a 3.1% increase over July and up around 1% over the December 2014 record.

Oil and gas production from foreign fields averaged 192,000 boe/d, a 3.8% increase over July. Overseas oil production climbed by 5.2% over July to 101,000 b/d following the resumption of operations at the Campo de Saint Malo platform in the US Gulf of Mexico. Gas production averaged 15.4mn m³/d day, a 1.9% increase over July.

Petrobras says domestic oil output should grow to 2.121mn b/d this year, 4.5% increase, plus or minus one percentage point, over 2014.

Categories: Economy, Energy & Oil, Brazil.
Tags: Brazil.

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  • Brasileiro

    We are watching!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKcUibKFEKE

    “O Petróleo é nosso!”

    Sep 17th, 2015 - 10:36 am 0
  • Jack Bauer

    @1
    “We are watching!”

    If you refer to the Armed Forces, I definitely hope so.

    As to the slogan ”O Petróleo é nosso!”, makes no sense nowadays. It is obvious that every barrel of oil produced belongs partially or fully to Brazil. Foreign oil companies need to be remunerated and to pay their way, as should Petrobras......While PB has what it needs as far as technology is concerned, it needs 'professional' management, no more of this political appointee crap.

    Sep 17th, 2015 - 04:50 pm 0
  • ChrisR

    “subsalt output up 61% in twelve months....Petrobras did not disclose the amount of associated natural gas produced from subsalt fields in the Campos and Santos basins”

    Nor can anyone tell what the truth is either. A 61% increase from a very poor baseline is still very poor.

    Why can't Petrobras tell the truth or is it because they still have to lie to keep the figures that are published closed to scrutiny?

    Sep 17th, 2015 - 05:57 pm 0
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