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Technology and Innovation

Technology and innovation for us are more than just part of the business. Therefore, we position them as central elements to ensure competitiveness, safety and generation of future value.

Digitization and robotization of processes, artificial intelligence, digital twins, analytics, high-performance computers and mixed reality are just a few examples of state-of-the-art digital technologies applied to our everyday business.

But it is not new that we are an innovative company. For us, technology and knowledge are fundamental for sustainable development. It's in our culture. And it was with this motivation that we built, in Rio de Janeiro, one of the largest applied research centers in Latin America and one of the most important in the world, the Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello Research, Development and Innovation Center (Cenpes). It is a mix of the most innovative knowledge about energy combined with accelerated digital transformation.

It is this innovative culture that leads us to face challenges and find solutions, preparing ourselves for a sustainable future and with positive results in an increasingly competitive scenario.

The strategic role of technology and innovation for Petrobras

Technological innovation and development are the pillars of our activities. We were only able to overcome our challenges and prepare for the future because we have a highly qualified technical staff and technological resources that allow us to anticipate scenarios, diversify energy generation, generate results with direct application in our activities, anticipate trends and take advantage of opportunities for innovation, making our business increasingly sustainable.

Our strategic choices with a technology focus are:

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Technology and Sustainability

Technology plays a fundamental role in sustainability - and what was a research project becomes a business strategy. Do you know why? It is with research and innovation that we develop our BioRefino Program. It is part of our Strategic Planning for the next five years, with investments of US$ 600 million. BioRefino materializes in our strategy the reduction of emissions provided by a new generation of sustainable fuels. Discover more at:

Technology and Sustainability

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Technology and Value Generation

Knowledge is the energy that strengthens us to overcome challenges. In the past, it has helped us achieve incredible feats, such as discovering and making the pre-salt layer viable and becoming world leaders in offshore exploration and production. Now that same energy will empower us to shape a future where we are more efficient, sustainable and innovative – whether in deepwater exploration and production or any other activity. Want to know how to turn innovation into results? Click here on the link below:

Technology and Value Generation

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Technology and Safety in Operation

Technology is at our service when we talk about our main value: safety. An arsenal of technological solutions is used at many moments in our operation. Robots, artificial intelligence and virtual reality are our allies from cleaning and inspection in deep waters to painting platforms and taking care of the work of our employees. All so that our activities are as safe as possible. Want to know how?

Technology and Safety in Operations

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With more than 300,000 square meters, modern laboratories and pilot plants, more than 8,000 different pieces of equipment and a team composed, among others, of post-doctors, PhDs and masters, the Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello Research, Development and Innovation Center (Cenpes) is the place where we imagine, create and build our future. Created in 1963, it is one of the most important applied research complexes in the world. It is there, on Ilha do Fundão, in Rio de Janeiro, that the research that becomes a business strategy and generates value for Petrobras is carried out.

Through the Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello Research, Development and Innovation Center, we have established technological partnerships with the main scientific institutions and technology-based companies in Brazil and abroad. These agreements are essential for anticipating solutions, overcoming challenges and innovating. Digital databases, three-dimensional models and machine learning are the allies of scientists to streamline processes, estimate production curves in our fields, reduce risks and anticipate solutions to problems that we don't even dream of having, like any technology giant.

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Open Lab

We are looking for people working in the technology area or software developers to work collaboratively by making source codes and data available on the GitHub platform.

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Opportunities

Startups

We seek startups and small companies to develop innovative solutions and business models that meet relevant challenges in the oil, gas and energy industry.

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Technological Partnerships

We seek universities, companies and science and technology institutions to carry out technological partnerships and RD&I projects with the potential to solve our challenges with a focus on generating value.

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Technology Transfer

We seek companies, ICTs and other agents of the innovation ecosystem to license our technologies with a focus on improving, accelerating, and/or enabling the implementation of new products, processes or services.

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Solution Acquisition

We seek innovative solutions in Brazil and abroad for testing and validation in a real application environment that meet our challenges and have high potential for implementation and value creation.

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Pre-Commercial Procurement

We seek science and technology companies or institutions capable of developing solutions for real challenges in our business areas that depend on overcoming the technological risk for implementation.

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Residents

We are looking for highly qualified professionals, both from academic and market spheres, to collaborate with our team of researchers to contribute to the research and development of technologies at Petrobras.

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