Company Overview
Petrobras, formally Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, is a mixed-capital integrated energy company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and controlled by the Brazilian federal government. Established in 1953, its activities span oil and gas exploration and production, refining, transportation and marketing, natural gas, power and low-carbon energy.
In offshore engineering, Petrobras has long led deepwater and ultra-deepwater development in Brazil, with the Campos and Santos basins and pre-salt assets forming a central part of its operating base.
Core Businesses and Capabilities
Petrobras combines the roles of resource holder, field operator and integrated energy company. Its capabilities cover reservoir appraisal, development planning, drilling and completion, subsea production systems, FPSO planning and procurement, production operations, lifecycle management and decommissioning.
Deepwater Development and FPSO Operations
FPSOs are central to Petrobras’s large-scale development of Brazil’s pre-salt resources. As production-system owner and operator, the company connects reservoirs, subsea systems and floating production facilities with downstream processing and market infrastructure.
Related projects and roles
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Búzios
A major pre-salt field in Brazil's Santos Basin, developed in phases through 12 FPSO systems, with eight in production.
OperatorOperator of the Búzios field and principal developer of its phased FPSO production systems.
- Scope
- Ownership and governance
- Relationship start
- 2010
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Mero
A phased ultra-deepwater pre-salt development in Brazil's Santos Basin, comprising an early production system and four full-scale FPSO systems from Mero 1 to Mero 4.
OperatorOperator of the Mero field, responsible for phased development, FPSO lease management and technology deployment.
- Scope
- Ownership and governance
- Relationship start
- 2010