Table 3.
Brazilian natural gas balance – 2014–2023.
| Natural Gas (billions m³) | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imports | 17,40 | 19,11 | 13,32 | 10,64 | 10,84 | 9,86 | 7,87 | 16,90 | 8,98 | 6,47 |
| Sales1 | 31,77 | 32,40 | 27,22 | 27,49 | 26,05 | 25,85 | 21,97 | 30,33 | 22,37 | 20,26 |
| NGL2 | 1,51 | 1,38 | 1,54 | 1,85 | 1,90 | 1,96 | 1,50 | 1,38 | 1,41 | 1,40 |
| Own consumption³ | 7,93 | 9,67 | 8,76 | 8,93 | 8,75 | 8,89 | 9,03 | 9,57 | 9,18 | 9,19 |
| Gas flaring and losses | 1,62 | 1,40 | 1,48 | 1,38 | 1,36 | 1,59 | 1,23 | 1,23 | 1,27 | 1,41 |
| Reinjection | 5,74 | 8,87 | 11,07 | 10,08 | 12,81 | 15,78 | 20,01 | 22,21 | 24,97 | 28,77 |
| Natural gas production Onshore | 8,5 | 8,3 | 8,7 | 7,8 | 8,0 | 8,2 | 7,4 | 8,2 | 7,4 | 7,7 |
| Natural gas production Offshore | 23,3 | 26, | 29,1 | 32,2 | 32,8 | 36,4 | 39,1 | 40,5 | 42,9 | 46,8 |
| Pre-salt | 6,2 | 10,6 | 14,4 | 18,1 | 21,0 | 25,9 | 30,6 | 32,9 | 36,0 | 40,8 |
| Post-salt | 17,1 | 16,1 | 14,7 | 14,0 | 11,8 | 10,5 | 8,5 | 7,5 | 6,9 | 6,0 |
| Onshore reserves | 71,21 | 70,99 | 63,57 | 65,97 | 69,02 | 68,64 | 77,73 | 77,64 | 99,01 | 100,57 |
| Offshore reserves | 399,88 | 359,60 | 315,51 | 303,11 | 299,46 | 296,43 | 261,09 | 303,55 | 307,51 | 416,51 |
Source: (58)