(Petrobras, 12.Jun.2015) – Petrobras’ pre-salt production in May set two new monthly output records. Production handled by the company, including both Petrobras and partner production, reached a new high of 726,000 b/d, up 1.6% on the Apr.2015 figure (715,000 b/d). This includes Petrobras’ own record output of 519,000 b/d, 3.2% up on the Apr.2015 figure (503,000 b/d).
Domestic and foreign total oil and natural gas production in May.2015 was 2.766 MMboe/d, up 6.2% on the volume produced in May.2014 (2.605 MMboe/d) and down 0.7% on Apr.2015 (2.785 MMboe/d).
In Brazil, Petrobras’ total oil and gas production in May.2015 totaled 2.574 MMboe/d, 0.8% lower than in Apr.2015 (2.596 MMboe/d).
The company’s exclusive oil production in Brazil was 2.111 MMb/d in May.2015, 1% down on the Apr.2015 figure (2.134 MMb/d).
Production was impacted by a higher number of scheduled maintenance stoppages on platforms in May.2015, in comparison to the previous month. This effect was partially offset by the start-up of the early production system in the Atapu field (in the Transfer of Rights area), implemented on the FPSO Cidade de São Vicente in the Santos Basin pre-salt. Production was also reinstated on platform P-58, in the Campos Basin area known as Parque das Baleias, after completion of maintenance work in Apr.2015.
Petrobras natural gas production in Brazil, excluding the liquefied gas, was 73.593 MMcm/d, practically unchanged on the Apr.2015 figure (73.370 MMcm/d).
Foreign oil and gas production
In May.2015, 192,000 boed were produced abroad, 1.2% up on the previous month’s output of 190,000 boed, mainly due to the performance of gas wells in Hadrian South field in the North American Gulf of Mexico.
Average oil production abroad in May.2015 stood at 101,000 boed, stable in comparison to the volume produced in Apr.2015 (102,000 b/d).
Average natural gas production abroad was 15.3 MMcm/d, 3.2% up on the 14.8 MMcm/d produced in the previous month, mainly due to the performance of wells in the Hadrian South Basin.
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