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Refinery hits production record in July.

Petrobras' Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), located in the Suape Industrial and Port Complex in Pernambuco, recorded its third consecutive monthly processing record; the average load recorded throughout July reached 99,18 barrels of oil per day (bpd), 2,3% higher than the previous month's figure of 96,96 bpd; in total, 3,07 million barrels were processed, a volume 4,6% higher than the record registered in May of this year, which was around 2,94 million barrels.

Petrobras' Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), located in the Suape Industrial and Port Complex in Pernambuco, recorded its third consecutive monthly processing record; the average load recorded throughout July reached 99,18 barrels of oil per day (bpd), 2,3% higher than the previous month's figure of 96,96 bpd; in total, 3,07 million barrels were processed, a volume 4,6% higher than the record registered in May of this year, which was around 2,94 million barrels (Photo: Paulo Emílio).

Pernambuco 247 - Petrobras' Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), located in the Suape Industrial and Port Complex in Pernambuco, recorded its third consecutive monthly processing record. The average load recorded throughout July reached 99,18 barrels of oil per day (bpd), 2,3% higher than the previous month's figure of 96,96 bpd. In total, 3,07 million barrels were processed, a volume 4,6% higher than the record registered in May of this year, which was around 2,94 million barrels.

According to Petrobras, the production of refined products also grew substantially. In July, Rnest produced 373,57 m3 of S-10 Diesel, corresponding to 32% of the national production of this fuel. This volume is 1,7% higher than the record set in March, when 367,39 m3 were produced.

The volume of petrochemical naphtha increased by 1,6%, reaching 46,64 tons.