On May 18, Petrobras set a new pre-salt production record, with output of 322,100 barrels of oil per day (bpd), 11,000 bpd up on the previous record of 311,500 bpd (April 17).

In addition to encouraging figures for pre-salt production, the company also achieved record output in Espírito Santo, with a monthly average figure of 322,700 bpd, surpassing the previous record set in December 2011.

During May, the production of oil and liquid natural gas (LNG) for all Petrobras fields in Brazil averaged 1.892 million bpd, 1.7% down on the April figure (1.924 million barrels). Including the share operated by Petrobras for partner companies, exclusive oil output in Brazil was 1.942 million bpd.

This drop was partly offset by the increasing contribution from pre-salt areas to consolidated output results.

In May, total output (oil and natural gas) from domestic fields was 2.267 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed), 2.1% down on the previous month. Including the share operated by Petrobras for partner companies, total output was 2.359 million boed.

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