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This excerpt taken from the PBR 6-K filed Jul 7, 2005. Petrobras beats new monthly production record (Rio de Janeiro, July 7, 2005). – PETRÓLEO
BRASILEIRO S/A - PETROBRAS, [Bovespa: PETR3/PETR4, NYSE: PBR/PBRA, Latibex:
XPBR/XPBRA], a Brazilian international energy company, announces that in June,
Petrobras beat the monthly oil production record in Brazil for the third
successive time. The monthly average reached 1,755,000 barrels per day,
surpassing the previous monthly record of 1,729,000 barrels per day reported in
May 2005 by 26,000 barrels.
With this result, average production for the first half of 2005 reached a total of 1,637,000 barrels daily, 11.5% above the same period in 2004 (1,468,000 barrels daily) and 7.9% more than the average for the second half of last year (1,516,000 barrels daily). This latest result is also 9.7% higher than the average for 2004 (1,493,000 barrels per day). The jump in domestic output reflects the high operational efficiency of the platforms located in the offshore areas of the coastal regions of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo and the production from mature onshore areas. The enhanced output has come largely from the P-43 and P-48 platforms installed in the Barracuda and Caratinga fields. Together, these platforms are producing about 260,000 barrels daily, thus increasing the daily average production from the Campos Basin in June to 1,471,000 barrels. The table below shows the distribution of volumes according to each production area:
http: //www.petrobras.com.br/ri/english
Contacts:
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A – PETROBRAS
Investor
Relations Department
Raul Adalberto de Campos– Executive Manager E-mail: petroinvest@petrobras.com.br Av. República do Chile, 65 - 4th floor 20031-912 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ (55-21) 3224-1510 / 9947 
This document may contain forecasts that merely reflect the expectations of the Company’s management. Such terms
as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “forecast”, “intend”, “plan”, “project”, “seek”, “should”, along with
similar or analogous expressions, are used to identify such forecasts. These predictions evidently involve risks
and uncertainties, whether foreseen or not by the Company. Therefore, the future results of operations may differ
from current expectations, and readers must not base their expectations exclusively on the information presented
herein.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to
the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
Date: July 7, 2005
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
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