Economy
Petrobras reaches record oil and diesel production in the third quarter of 2026
The state-owned company recorded a 12.4% increase in oil production in Brazil, reaching 2.83 million barrels per day, in a strategic move to reduce reliance on external imports.
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The essentials of this story
- What happened
- Petrobras recorded record oil and diesel production, as well as records in exports of oil and derivatives.
- Who is affected
- Petrobras shareholders and the Brazilian energy market.
- What changes
- Increases domestic fuel production to reduce reliance on imports and alters the geographical distribution of oil exports.
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Sources
- Produção de petróleo da Petrobras (PETR4) sobe 12,4% e bate recorde no 3T26 — InfoMoney
- Petrobras bate recorde de produção de diesel no terceiro trimestre — Folha de S.Paulo — em cima da hora
