Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras explores, produces, and sells oil and gas globally. Its business is organized into three segments: Exploration and Production, Refining, Transportation & Marketing, and Gas & Low Carbon Energies. The Exploration and Production segment explores, develops, and produces crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas, primarily to supply domestic refineries. The Refining, Transportation and Marketing segment refines, transports, acquires, and exports crude oil, and also trades oil products, produces fertilizers, and holds interests in petrochemical companies. The Gas and Low Carbon Energies segment handles logistics and trading of natural gas and electricity, including transportation and trading of liquefied natural gas, electricity generation from thermoelectric plants, renewable energy, low carbon businesses, natural gas processing, and biodiesel production. Additionally, the company engages in research, development, production, transportation, distribution, and trading of energy.

Petrobras is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol PBR-A. Its shares trade in US Dollars (USD). The company is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and its primary operations are in Brazil, but it has a global presence in the oil and gas industry.

Petrobras operates in the Energy sector, specifically in the Oil & Gas Integrated industry. This means the company is involved in multiple aspects of the oil and gas value chain, including exploration, production, refining, transportation, and marketing of crude oil and natural gas. As an integrated oil and gas company, Petrobras handles everything from upstream activities like drilling and extraction to downstream activities like refining and selling petroleum products.

Petrobras is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and was incorporated in 1953. While its primary market is Brazil, the company operates globally in the exploration, production, and sale of oil and gas. Its Exploration and Production segment supplies crude oil and natural gas primarily to domestic refineries, but the company also exports crude oil and oil products. The Refining, Transportation and Marketing segment handles the acquisition and export of crude oil, and the Gas and Low Carbon Energies segment trades natural gas and electricity, including liquefied natural gas, serving both Brazilian and international markets.

Petrobras generates revenue through three main business segments. The Exploration and Production segment profits from selling crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas, primarily to Brazilian refineries. The Refining, Transportation and Marketing segment earns from refining crude oil into products, transporting and marketing those products, exporting crude oil, trading oil products, producing fertilizers, and holding stakes in petrochemical companies. The Gas and Low Carbon Energies segment makes money by trading natural gas and electricity, transporting liquefied natural gas, generating electricity from thermoelectric plants, and engaging in renewable energy and low carbon businesses, including biodiesel production. Additionally, the company conducts research, development, and trading across the energy value chain.