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Oil & Gas Fields in Brazil
Brazil has 165 oil & gas fields mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 10th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 122 operating and 25 under construction or proposed. The largest is Tupi / Lula (pre-salt, offshore).
The largest owner-operators are Petróleo Brasileiro SA (95), Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (18) and Eneva (11) — Petróleo Brasileiro SA alone is named on 58% of them. Half of Brazil's oil & gas fields in service predate 2007 (median commissioning year of the 119 with a known date), 23 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Candeias Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil), dating from 1941. 25 are in the pipeline, led by Agulhinha Oeste Oil and Gas Field (Sergipe, Brazil), proposed. They account for 12% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Brazil.
165
Oil & Gas Field in Brazil
#10
of 91 countries
25
In construction / proposed
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Largest oil & gas fields in Brazil
- Tupi / Lula (pre-salt, offshore)2010
- Tupi Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2010
- Búzios (pre-salt, offshore)2018
- Mero Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2022
- Buzios Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2018
- Jubarte Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil)2002
- Baleia Franca Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil)2010
- Peregrino Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2011
- Itapu Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2023
- Itapu Eco Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2022
- Marlim Sul Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1994
- Sururu Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2018
- Tartaruga Verde Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2014
- Sul de Tupi Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2017
- Lapa Oil and Gas Field (São Paulo, Brazil)2007
- Frade Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2009
- Sapinhoá Oil and Gas Field (São Paulo, Brazil)2013
- Rio Urucu Oil and Gas Field (Amazonas, Brazil)1988
- Leste do Urucu Oil and Gas Field (Amazonas, Brazil)1992
- Sepia Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2021
- Barracuda Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1997
- Albacora Leste Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1998
- Atapu Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2015
- Baúna Oil and Gas Field (São Paulo, Brazil)2012
- Argonauta Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil)2010
- Baleia Azul Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil)2012
- Sepia Leste Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2015
- Caratinga Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1997
- Roncador Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1999
- Atlanta Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2016
- Mero (non-contracted area) Oil Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2017
- Marimbá Oil Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1985
- Marlim Leste Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2000
- Sul de Berbigão Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Pampo Oil Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1998
- Berbigão Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2019
- Polvo Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2007
- Carapeba Oil Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1988
- Carmópolis Oil and Gas Field (Sergipe, Brazil)1963
- Ostra Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil)2009
- Oeste de Atapu Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2020
- Marlim Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1991
- Voador Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1992
- Araracanga Oil and Gas Field (Amazonas, Brazil)2014
- Bonito Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1979
- Azulão Gas Field (Amazonas, Brazil)2021
- Estreito Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)1982
- Pitangola Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2011
- Miranga Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil)1965
- Tupi (non-contracted area) Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
- Sudoeste de Sapinhoá Oil and Gas Field (São Paulo, Brazil)2013
- Gavião Real Gas Field (Maranhão, Brazil)2012
- Uruguá Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2010
- Salina Cristal Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)1987
- Arara Azul Oil and Gas Field (Amazonas, Brazil)2015
- Alto do Rodrigues Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)1981
- Buracica Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil)1959
- Manati Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil)2007
- Araçás Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil)1965
- Mexilhão Oil and Gas Field (São Paulo, Brazil)2011
- Água Grande Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil)1951
- Albacora Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1987
- Lorena Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)1985
- Pilar Oil and Gas Field (Alagoas, Brazil)1982
- Tambuatá Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2001
- Guamaré Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)1983
- Sudoeste Urucu Oil and Gas Field (Amazonas, Brazil)2001
- Boa Esperança Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)1997
- Enchova Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1977
- Candeias Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil)1941
- Tiê Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil)2012
- Anambé Oil and Gas Field (Alagoas, Brazil)2005
- Cexis Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil)1966
- Espadarte Oil Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2000
- Golfinho Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil)2006
- Noroeste de Sapinhoá Oil and Gas Field (São Paulo, Brazil)2013
- Pescada Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)1999
- Riacho da Forquilha Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)1989
- Furado Gas Field (Alagoas, Brazil)1969
- Papa-Terra Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2013
- Canto do Amaro Oil Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)1986
- Enchova Oeste Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1984
- Tambaú Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2012
- Tartaruga Verde Sudoeste Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2018
- Vermelho Oil Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1989
- Abalone Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil)2009
- Apraiús Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil)1973
- Fazenda Alegre Oil Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil)1996
- Macau Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil)1982
- Nordeste de Sapinhoá Oil and Gas Field (São Paulo, Brazil)2018
- Pargo Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)1988
- Tubarão Martelo Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2013
Who owns Brazil's oil & gas fields
- Petróleo Brasileiro SA95 58%
- Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda18 11%
- Eneva11 7%
- Petrogal Brasil SA9 5%
- TotalEnergies SE9 5%
- Repsol Sinopec8 5%
- Trident Energy do Brasil8 5%
- Trident Energy LP8 5%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1940s1
- 1950s2
- 1960s6
- 1970s5
- 1980s21
- 1990s14
- 2000s18
- 2010s40
- 2020s12
Median commissioning year 2007 · oldest Candeias Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil) (1941) · newest Bacalhau Oil and Gas Field (Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil) (2025) · 119 of 165 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Agulhinha Oeste Oil and Gas Field (Sergipe, Brazil)2010 · proposed
- Agulhinha Oil and Gas Field (Sergipe, Brazil)2010 · proposed
- Bacalhau Norte Oil and Gas Field (São Paulo, Brazil)2012 · proposed
- Budiao Noroeste Oil and Gas Field (Sergipe, Brazil)2025 · proposed
- Budiao Oil and Gas Field (Sergipe, Brazil)2025 · proposed
- Budiao Sudeste Oil and Gas Field (Sergipe, Brazil)2025 · proposed
- Bumerangue Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2025 · proposed
- Cavala Oil and Gas Field (Sergipe, Brazil)2012 · proposed
- Caxaréu Oil and Gas Field (Espírito Santo, Brazil)2002 · proposed
- Gato do Mato Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2025 · proposed
- Gaviao Belo Oil and Gas Field (Maranhão, Brazil)2021 · proposed
- Lapa South-West Oil and Gas Field (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)2023 · proposed
How Brazil compares · oil & gas fields by country
- 1. United States1,894
- 7. Mexico230
- 8. Argentina203
- 9. Netherlands166
- 10. Brazil165
- 11. Nigeria144
- 12. Norway143
- 13. Poland115
Frequently asked
- How many oil & gas fields are there in Brazil?
- OverWatts maps 165 oil & gas fields in Brazil — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 10th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- What is the largest oil & gas field in Brazil?
- Tupi / Lula (pre-salt, offshore), operated by Petrobras.
- Who owns the oil & gas fields in Brazil?
- Petróleo Brasileiro SA is named as owner or operator on the most — 95 of 165 (58%). Next are Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda (18), Eneva (11) and Petrogal Brasil SA (9).
- How old are Brazil's oil & gas fields?
- The median commissioning year is 2007, across the 119 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Candeias Oil and Gas Field (Bahia, Brazil) (1941); 23 came online in the past ten years.
- What new oil & gas fields are being built in Brazil?
- 25 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Agulhinha Oeste Oil and Gas Field (Sergipe, Brazil), Agulhinha Oil and Gas Field (Sergipe, Brazil) and Bacalhau Norte Oil and Gas Field (São Paulo, Brazil).