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Brazilian oil, pre-salt, Petrobras
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil22.91°S 43.18°W
computed criticality17/100
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~3.4 Mb/d; Latin America's top producer, Santos Basin pre-salt fields
2024Fault line
Brazil has become an oil heavyweight thanks to ultra-deepwater pre-salt fields in the Santos Basin, a technical feat mastered by Petrobras. Its rise now weighs on the non-OPEC market balance.
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Petrobras
Shell
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