The average annual production of oil and natural gas hit a record last year. Oil stood at 3.021 million barrels per day (bbl/d), 2.47% above the record set in 2020, when it reached 2.948 million bbl/d. Natural gas production reached an annual average of 138 million cubic meters per day (m³/day) in 2022, surpassing by 2.98% the mark of 134 million m³/day, observed in 2021.
The information is contained in the monthly bulletin of the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP).
In December 2022, total production was 3.955 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), of which 3.074 million bbl/d of oil and 140.14 million m³/d of natural gas. In oil, there was a drop of 0.7% compared to the previous month. Compared to December 2021, there was an increase of 8.3%.
In natural gas, production fell 0.2% compared to November and rose 6% compared to the same month of the previous year.
Pre-salt
Production in the pre-salt layer in December was 2.986 million boe/d and corresponded to 75.5% of Brazilian production. 2.347 million bbl/d of oil and 101.56 million m³/d of natural gas were produced through 135 wells. There was an increase of 0.7% in relation to the previous month and 10.2% in comparison with the same month of the previous year.
In December, the use of natural gas was 97.4%. 52.96 million m³/d were made available to the market, and 3.71 million m³/d were burned. There was an increase in burning of 1.5% compared to the previous month and 11.4% compared to December 2021.
Production
The offshore fields produced, in December last year, 97.6% of oil and 84.3% of natural gas. The fields operated by Petrobras, alone or in consortium with other companies, were responsible for 91.15% of the total produced. Production occurred in 5,955 wells, 499 offshore and 5456 onshore.
The Tupi field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt, was the largest oil and gas producer in December, registering 837.92 thousand bbl/d of oil and 39.11 million m³/d of natural gas.
The Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin can be accessed here.
