Petrobras increased fuel sales to the domestic market in 2025 compared to the previous year, despite a decline in the production of derivatives in the period, counting on an increase in imports, showed data published by the company this Tuesday.
Last year, the company sold 1.747 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil products on the domestic market, an increase of 1.6% compared to 2024, driven by strong demand for diesel, gasoline and aviation kerosene (QAV), which accounted for 74% of sales.
Only Petrobras’ sales of diesel – the most sold fuel in Brazil – grew 5.2% in the period, to 763 thousand bpd, in the face of greater economic activity and the growth of grain harvests, which increased consumption in agricultural and logistics operations.
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Gasoline sales, in turn, grew 2% in 2025, compared to the previous year, to 409 thousand bpd.
On the other hand, the company’s production of derivatives fell 2.9% in the same period, to 1.732 million bpd, while there was a slight reduction in the utilization factor (FUT) of the company’s refineries.
The company’s diesel production fell 4.5% in 2025, in the annual comparison, to 683 thousand bpd, while gasoline production fell 1.2%, to 415 thousand bpd.
Diesel imports, in turn, grew 91.7% in the same comparison, to 115 thousand bpd, while external purchases of gasoline grew 18.2%, to 13 thousand bpd.
Petrobras’ refining park reached a total (FUT) of 91% last year, compared to 93% in 2024. The company considered, however, that it maintained ‘a high level of asset utilization accompanied by operational security and excellent average performance’.
‘The production of diesel, gasoline and QAV represented 68% of total production, reflecting our strategic focus on generating products with higher added value’, stated the company in the report.
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Total sales and record oil exports
Adding oil, gas and derivatives, Petrobras sold 3.12 million bpd last year, an annual increase of 7.2%, driven by a 10.8% growth in total oil and gas production, according to data from the state-owned company. In the fourth quarter, sales grew 19.1% compared to the same period in 2024, to 3.37 million bpd.
The company’s oil production reached 2.4 million bpd in 2025, with the operational advancement of new platform ships in important pre-salt fields, as the company reported last month.
As a result, the company’s oil exports registered an annual record of 765 thousand bpd in 2025 and a new quarterly record of 1 million bpd in the fourth quarter.
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