Iranian Ship Linked to Houthi Attacks Heads Home Amid Tensions
(Bloomberg) — An Iranian ship that’s been linked to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea is returning home, removing a prominent asset in the area as the Islamic Republic braces...
Petrobras produced an average of 2.641 million barrels of oil equivalent, or BOE, per day in June, up 2.1% from 2.586 million BOE per day in May. The company’s domestic crude oil output was 2.2% higher month-on-month in June at an average of 2.047 million barrels a day, up from 2.003 million barrels a day in May.
The jump in output was attributed to returning production at offshore platforms in the Campos Basin, where more than 85% of Brazil’s offshore crude is produced, Petrobras said. The company had embarked on a heavy round of maintenance work at its offshore platforms in the first half of 2011.
An additional well was also connected to the P-57 platform at the Jubarte field in the basin, while a long-term well test at the Aruana field also commenced during the month, Petrobras said.
Natural gas production, meanwhile, also advanced in June, Petrobras said. The federal oil company produced a daily average of 74.5 million cubic meters of natural gas at home and abroad. That was up from 72.8 million cubic meters in May
-By Jeff Fick, Dow Jones Newswires
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