Offshore Oil And Gas Industry: Brazil Is Emerging As The World's Largest Producer

Offshore Oil And Gas Industry: Brazil Is Emerging As The World’s Largest Producer

Written by Valdemar Medeiros

Published on 16/11/2020 at 11:39

Updated on 16/11/2020 at 12:30

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Brazil Is Among The 10 Largest Global Producers In The Offshore Oil And Gas Industry

Brazil has risen three positions in the global ranking of oil and natural gas production in the offshore industry over the last ten years, reaching September of this year among the ten largest global producers, according to the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), in a survey published this Thursday to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the disclosure of national commodity production.

Over The Last 10 Years The Brazilian Offshore Industry Has Been Aggressively Boosted

In ten years, pre-salt production has increased almost 60 times, surpassing the mark of 2 million barrels per day. Among the milestones highlighted by the agency is the celebration, in 2011, of the first 100,000 barrels produced per day by the new region.

In November 2018, the then Lula field, now Tupi, surpassed the mark of 1 billion barrels per day, after having exceeded in April 2017 the production of the region above the ocean salt layer, which was previously the only area explored in the country.

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New Maritime Regulations Influenced The Boost In The Oil And Gas Market

The new maritime regulations have also triggered an increase in demand for medium sweet crude oils from Brazil out of Singapore, a regional maritime center. This growing demand for types of medium sweet crude oil from Brazil’s pre-salt will be met by the increasing supply.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and weaker oil prices after the price drop in March 2020, pre-salt production in Brazil is expanding.

Data from the national oil regulatory agency, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP), shows that in September 2020, pre-salt oil production reached nearly 2.6 million barrels daily, 13% higher than a year prior. Thus, pre-salt oil production accounted for 89% of Brazil’s total oil production during this period, compared to 78% in the same month in 2019.

The Biggest Offshore Industry Boom Is Approaching

Even amid various privatizations, experts claim that Brazil is poised to witness one of the largest booms in the offshore oil and gas industry in the world.

A combination of vast oil potential, light and medium crude oil blends with extremely low sulfur content, and the increasing demand from refiners for lighter, sweeter crude oil, along with low break-even costs, makes it a highly attractive jurisdiction for investments from major global energy companies.

For these reasons, investments will continue to flow into Brazil’s pre-salt oil basins, strengthening the proven reserves and oil production of the Latin American country, despite the headwinds imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, weaker oil prices, and the onset of peak oil demand.

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