(Adds details on oil output, background)
April 17 (Reuters) - Brazil's oil and gas production
plunged 11.95% in March to 3.68 million barrels of oil
equivalent per day (boed), from a record high of 4.183 million
boed in February, regulator ANP said on Monday.
Compared to a year earlier, output fell 3.75%, the data
showed.
The average production of oil alone in March also registered
a significant drop of 12.76% compared to February, to 2.846
million barrels per day (bpd).
The sharp decline in March happened as Brazil registered
record oil exports in the month, and shortly after the
government announced a temporary tax on oil exports.
Average daily gas production in March came in 9.09% below
the previous month's level.
(Reporting by Marta Nogueira; Writing by Peter Frontini;
Editing by Brendan O'Boyle and Grant McCool)
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