Oil production in the country increases by 0.4% compared to April, reports ANP

<img src = "https://abrilexame.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/size_960_16_9_barril-de-petroleo7.jpg" clbad = "abril-image optimized lazyload" abril-data -id = "2989127" sizes = "(min-width: 991px) 680px, (max-width: 420px) 420px, (max-width: 360px) 360px," srcset = "https: //abrilexame.files.wordpress. com / 2016/10 / size_960_16_9_barril-of-petroleo7.jpg? quality = 70 & strip = info & resize = 680,453 680w, https://abrilexame.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/size_960_16_9_barril-de-petrol eo7.jpg? quality = 70 & strip = all & resize = 420,280 420w, https://abrilexame.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/size_960_16_9_barril-de-petroleo7.jpg?quality=70&strip=all&resize=360,240 360w, "alt =" Brazilian production of oil and gas totaled about 3.311 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe / d) in May. A total of 2.607 million barrels of oil per day (bbl / d) was produced, an increase of 0.4% over April

. Compared to May 2017, however, there was a 1.7% reduction. Natural gas production reached 112 million square meters per day in May, up 2.9 million tonnes per day in May. % compared to the previous month.

Production of pre-salt in May was 1.840 million boe / d, an increase of 3.1% in May. compared to April. 1.463 million barrels of oil per day and 60 million cubic meters of natural gas per day were produced in 84 wells. Production in pre-salt accounts for 55.6% of the total produced in Brazil

Production took place in 7,505 wells, ie 722 seamen and 6,783 seals. Marine fields accounted for 95.7% of oil and 83.1% of natural gas. Estreito, in the Potiguar Basin, had the largest number of producing wells: 1,094. Marlim Sul, in the Campos Basin, was the maritime field with the largest number of producing wells: 88.

Lula, in the Santos Basin, was the largest producer of oil and natural gas, with an average of 872,000 bbl / d of oil and 37.4 million m3 / d of natural gas. The FPSO Marica Cidade, in the Lula field, was the facility with the largest oil production: 149.2 billion barrels per day in seven interconnected wells. Fields operated by Petrobras produced 94.1% of the country's oil and natural gas

The use of natural gas in May reached 96.3% of the total volume produced. 58.5 million cubic meters per day were made available to the market. Gas flaring totaled 4.1 million cubic meters a day, an increase of 20.5% over the previous month and an 11.3% increase over the same month in 2017. According ANP, the rise is explained

The installation of the Polo Arara, producing in the fields of Arara Azul, Araracanga, Carapanaúba, Cupiúba, Urucu and Southwest Urucu, using 36 wells used in the construction of the P-74 platform in the Búzios field. which was interconnected, produced 8.3 million m3 / d in May, with the highest production of natural gas.

In May, 304 zones were granted in the country, an expensive allocation area and a sharing area, operated by 31 companies. Of these, 77 are maritime and 229 are terrestrial. Of the total production areas, two are in exploratory activity and long-term test production (TLD) and nine others are linked to zone contracts containing marginal accumulations.