Brazil's oil output rises 18.4% in August to record high
Brazil's oil output rises 18.4% in August to record high SAO PAULO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's oil production rose 18.4% year-on-year in August to 4.6 million barrels per day, setting a new record, oil regulator ANP said on Thursday.
Natural gas output was up 16.8% to 220.55 million cubic meters per day.
(Reporting by Isabel Teles; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)
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