Brazil’s oil and natural gas production hits record in February

Oil and natural gas production in Brazil reached a record high in February 2026, according to a report released this Wednesday (1st) by the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP).

A total of 5.304 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) were produced, a metric that includes both oil and natural gas. The previous record was set in October 2025, at 5.255 million boe/d.

Considering oil alone, production reached 4.061 million barrels per day (bbl/d) — an increase of 2.7% compared to the previous month and 16.4% higher than in the same month of 2025.

Natural gas production in February totaled 197.63 million cubic meters per day (m³/d), representing a 2.3% increase compared to January and a 24.5% rise compared to February 2025.

Production came from 6,079 wells, including 582 offshore and 5,497 onshore. Offshore fields accounted for 98% of oil production and 87.8% of natural gas output in the country.

Fields operated by Petrobras, either alone or in partnership with other companies, were responsible for 89.46% of total production.

Pre-salt

The pre-salt layer accounted for 80.2% of Brazil’s production, totaling 4.243 million boe/d in February. This represents a 2.3% increase compared to the previous month and a 20.1% rise compared to February 2025.

From 181 pre-salt wells, 3.264 million bbl/d of oil and 155.56 million m³/d of natural gas were produced.

The Tupi Field, in the Santos Basin, was the country’s largest producer of both oil and natural gas, with 865.98 thousand barrels per day and 42.87 million m³/d, respectively.

The facilities with the highest output were the FPSO Almirante Tamandaré, in the Búzios Field, for oil, with 197,903 bbl/d; and the FPSO Marechal Duque de Caxias, in the Mero Field, for natural gas, with 12.37 million m³/d.

Source: Agência Brasil

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