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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of June, 2005

Commission File Number 1-15106
 
 
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Brazilian Petroleum Corporation - PETROBRAS
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

Avenida República do Chile, 65
20035-900 - Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
 

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Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

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Petrobras breaks a new monthly oil production record in Brazil

(Rio de Janeiro, June 02, 2005). – PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S/A - PETROBRAS, [Bovespa: PETR3/PETR4, NYSE: PBR/PBRA, Latibex: XPBR/XPBRA], a Brazilian international energy company, announces that in May 2005, it posted a monthly average production of 1.729 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in Brazil, 21.1 % more than the volume produced in May 2004 (1.428 million bpd). This result is also 1.5% up on volume for April of this year (1.704 million bpd) and 15.8 % above the average for last year (1.493 million bpd). With these new production levels, the company remains on track to ensuring Brazilian self-sufficiency in oil by the end of 2005 or early in 2006.

The May monthly average surpasses by 25,000 bpd the previous monthly record in April 2005 of 1.704 million bpd, and by more than 236,000 bpd the average production for 2004 (1.493 million bpd).

During nine days in May, production exceeded 1.750 bpd while the record for daily output was also broken on May 12 when 1.820 million barrels were processed.

This latest jump in domestic production reflects the increased operational efficiency of the platforms located in the waters off the coasts of the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo, as well as the enhanced output from mature fields in the North and the North East regions of Brazil and the state of Espírito Santo.

The following table shows the breakdown of volume produced since de 2005, by production area:
PRODUCTION AREAS Producing Basins Production in May 2005
(barrels per day)
Amazonas Solimões 59,052 
Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará Potiguar and Ceará 92,827 
Sergipe and Alagoas Sergipe and Alagoas 51,781 
Bahia Recôncavo 51,688 
Espírito Santo Espírito Santos and Campos 27,025 
Rio de Janeiro Campos 1,438,241 
São Paulo and Paraná Santos and Xisto 8,411 
TOTAL BRAZIL   1,729,025 

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: June 3, 2005

 
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A--PETROBRAS
By:
/S/  José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo
 
José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Director
 

 

 
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