Brazil recorded a new oil and natural gas production record in April. According to data from the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), the country produced, on average, 5.64 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). This mark surpasses the historical result recorded in March, of 5.531 million boe/d.
Oil production reached 4.34 million barrels per day in April, up 2.2% compared to March and up 19.5% compared to April 2025. Natural gas hit 206.7 million cubic meters per day, a growth of 1.3% in relation to March and 23% compared to the same period last year.
Pre-salt
Combined oil and natural gas production in the pre-sal also set a record by reaching 4.614 million boe/d. This result equals 81.8% of all national production, and also represents an increase of 3% compared to March and 23.6% compared to April 2025.
In this layer alone, extraction totaled 3.568 million barrels per day of oil and 166.4 million cubic meters daily of natural gas, obtained from 189 active wells.
Production in offshore fields totaled 98.1% of the country's oil production and 88% of natural gas production. Operations conducted by Petrobras (the country's leading producer), alone or in consortium, represented 88.98% of the total volume produced.
Among producing fields, Búzios, in the Santos Basin, was the country's largest oil producer, with 910.1 thousand barrels per day. The Mero Field, also in the Santos Basin, was the largest natural gas producer, with 46.22 million cubic meters per day.
