Oil and natural gas production in Brazil reached a record high in February 2026, according to a report released on Wednesday (Apr. 1) by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels (ANP).

A total of 5.304 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) - a measure that includes both oil and natural gas - were produced. The previous record was set in October 2025, at 5.255 million boe/d.

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Considering only oil, 4.061 million barrels were extracted per day - a 2.7 percent increase from the previous month and a 16.4 percent rise from the same month in 2025.

Natural gas production in February stood at 197.63 million cubic meters per day (m³/d), representing a 2.3 percent growth from January and a 24.5 percent expansion from February 2025.

Production came from 6,079 wells, 582 of which were offshore and 5,497 onshore. Offshore fields accounted for 98 percent of the country’s oil production and 87.8 percent of its natural gas output.

Fields operated by Petrobras, either alone or in consortium with other companies, accounted for 89.46 percent of total production.

Pre-salt production

The pre-salt layer accounted for 80.2 percent of Brazilian production, totaling 4.243 million boe/d in February. This represented a 2.3 percent increase from the previous month and a 20.1 percent rise from the same month in 2025.

A total of 3.264 million bbl/d of oil and 155.56 million m³/d of natural gas was extracted from 181 wells in the pre-salt layer.

The Tupi Field, in the Santos Basin, was the country’s largest producer of both oil and natural gas, with output of 865,980 barrels per day and 42.87 million m³/d.