
Washington and Brazil have discussed the South American nation's role in keeping a lid on global crude prices since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Brazilian Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.
Brazil, with a current output of around 3 million barrels of oil per day (bpd), has been increasing production for years and is aiming for a 10% increase to 3.3 million bpd in 2022.