Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.

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Owner Investor / Financier Operator Developer Offtaker Technology licensor Technology / equipment supplier

projects tracked
30
active
25
countries
2
plants
30

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) is Brazil’s state-controlled, integrated energy company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. It operates across the oil and gas value chain, with core activities in offshore exploration and production—particularly deepwater and ultra-deepwater pre-salt fields—alongside refining, logistics, and fuel marketing throughout Brazil.

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Petrobras runs one of Latin America’s largest refining systems and is a major supplier to the Brazilian chemical industry. Its refineries and gas processing facilities produce and market petrochemical feedstocks and derivatives such as naphtha, LPG, propylene, aromatics, solvents, sulfur, asphalt, and base oils, supporting domestic plastics, industrial chemicals, and specialty products. The company also develops natural gas infrastructure and participates in power and lower-emission initiatives tied to its operations.

Also known as Sistema Petrobras.

Projects Petrobras is involved in

chemXplore tracks 30 projects involving Petrobras, of which 25 are active.

  1. 7 projects Announced / Concept
  2. none FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 3 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 12 projects Under Construction
  5. 3 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Besides these 25, the record holds 5 completed projects.

Active projects

Closest to start-up first.

19 more active projects and the 5 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 30 in chemXplore

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 3 4 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

11 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 26 October 2026 Petrobras Replan SAF Co-Processing Revamp, Paulínia · Under Construction · Brazil
  • 8 October 2026 Petrobras QatarEnergy Ceará Basin Exploration Blocks · Announced / Concept
  • 9 September 2026 Petrobras Reduc Photovoltaic Plant, Duque de Caxias · Announced / Concept · Brazil
  • September 2026 Petrobras Regap SAF Co-Processing Revamp, Betim · Commissioning & Start-up · Brazil
  • 27 August 2026 Petrobras FPSO P-82 Newbuild for Búzios Field · Commissioning & Start-up · Brazil

Petrobras in chemical industry news

10 November 2026
Petrobras raises 2026 production and investment projections

Higher output and operating cash generation estimates accompany increased Capex, operating expenses and lease-flow guidance.

10 November 2026
Petrobras posts R$39.8bn net profit in Q3 2026

Profit excluding one-off events reached R$47.9bn, up 68% year on year; operating cash flow rose 15% to R$61.8bn.

3 November 2026
Petrobras P-78 (Búzios 6) Reaches 180,000 barrels per day

Hit nominal capacity; platform 180 km offshore; high permo-porosity, thick reservoir supports strong flows; Búzios will host 12 FPSOs with two due in 2027.

30 October 2026
Petrobras issues biomethane procurement call with long-term supply options

Call seeks biomethane supplies starting 2027 with contracts up to 10 years, non-binding proposals, and CGOB-only offers limited to two-year terms.

29 October 2026
TechnipFMC Q3 2026 results

Raised Subsea 2026 revenue guidance; Q3 Subsea orders $2.05bn and opportunities list midpoint $32bn; free cash flow $469.7m and $320m of share buybacks.

29 October 2026
Cheniere raises 2026 guidance, increases dividend and reports Q3 2026 results

Q3 revenues $6.17B; EBITDA $1.90B; 2026 EBITDA and DCF guidance raised; dividend up >12%; long-term LNG SPAs with QatarEnergy and Petrobras; CCL Stage 3 completed.

29 October 2026
Petrobras completes drilling; third oil discovery in ultra-deepwater FZA-M-59 off Amapá

Third hydrocarbon interval found in the Morpho well at 2,886 m depth; drilling and geological data acquisition completed; rig to relocate to Potiguar Basin for Mãe de Ouro.

28 October 2026
Petrobras production hits record 3.512 MMboed in 3Q26

Operational efficiency, FPSO ramp-ups and fewer shutdown losses drove output growth, supported by 12 new wells and refinery and decarbonization advances.

Where its projects are

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Partners on its projects

  • CNOOC owner, investor / financier · 7 projects
  • PPSA owner, investor / financier · 5 projects
  • CNPC owner, investor / financier · 4 projects
  • CNODC owner, investor / financier · 3 projects
  • IBV Brasil owner, investor / financier · 2 projects
  • ONGC Campos Ltda owner, investor / financier · 2 projects

The 6 sharing the most projects, of 21.