National oil production in May was 3.48 million barrels of oil per day, according to the monthly production and oil and gas bulletin released by the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP). Total oil production was 2.765 million barrels per day, representing a decrease of 6.5% compared to the previous month and an increase of 1.3% compared to May 2019. Natural gas production, of 114 million m³/d, represented reductions of 7.8% compared to April and 3% compared to the same month last year. According to the ANP, the drop in production was a consequence of the stop of the platform ships (FPSO) Mangaratiba and Cidade de Angra dos Reis and the restriction in the production of platforms P-67, P-74 and P-76. During the month of May, 34 fields had their respective production temporarily interrupted due to the effects of the covid-19 pandemic, of which 16 seafarers and 18 onshore, and a total of 60 marine production facilities remained with interrupted production.
Source: Revista Dinheiro Rural