Preliminary data for July from the Agencia Nacional do Petroleo (ANP) revealed a notable upward revision, showing oil production rising by 200,000 b/d month-on-month to reach a record high of 4 million b/d, an increase of 720,000 b/d year-on-year. Preliminary ANP figures for August indicate a slight decline of 50,000 b/d, primarily due to operational issues at the Petrobras-operated Mero 2 and Equinor Energy-operated Peregrino projects. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects Brazil’s overall production to rise by an unprecedented average of 400,000 b/d this year, reaching 3.8 million b/d, with an additional gain of 180,000 b/d anticipated in 2026. This robust growth is a key component of Petrobras' ambitious multi-year plan to deploy floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels in a systematic manner. Collectively, the eight FPSOs being put into service from 2024 to 2026 will have a combined capacity of just over 1.3 million b/d, nearly double that of current UK production.