Overview
- Brazil produced a record 5.531 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in March 2026, according to the national oil regulator ANP.
- Crude oil output rose to 4.247 million barrels per day, up 4.6% from February and 17.3% from March 2025.
- Natural gas production reached 204.1 million cubic meters per day, a 3.3% monthly increase and 23.3% higher than a year earlier.
- Pre-salt fields set a monthly record at 4.421 million boe/d and supplied 79.9% of national output.
- Production was concentrated in Petrobras-operated assets, which delivered 88.23% of the total, with Búzios leading in oil, Mero leading in gas, and the Almirante Tamandaré and Guanabara FPSOs topping installation output.