70/100BPetroleo Brasileiro SA-Petrobras company profile
- CEO
- Magda Maria de Regina Chambriard
- Employees
- 50,687
- Headquarters
- Avenida RepUblica do Chile, 65, Rio De Janeiro, RJ 20231-030, BR
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Integrated
- IPO date
- 7 Oct 2003
- Stock exchange
- NYSE
- ISIN
- US71654V1017
Website:petrobras.com.br
About the company
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) is an integrated energy enterprise engaged in the exploration, production, and distribution of oil and natural gas, with significant operations in Brazil and a global presence. The company's diverse activities are managed through four main divisions: Exploration and Production; Refining, Transportation and Marketing; Gas and Power; and Corporate and Other Businesses. Petrobras undertakes the full spectrum of oil and gas operations, including prospecting for new reserves, drilling, and extracting crude from onshore and offshore fields, as well as unconventional sources like shale. It also handles natural gas and other liquid hydrocarbons. The Exploration and Production segment focuses on discovering, developing, and extracting crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas, predominantly to supply Brazil's domestic refining capacity. The Refining, Transportation and Marketing segment oversees the refining process, logistics, transport, sale, and trade of crude oil and its derivatives, additionally managing ethanol exports, shale processing, and equity stakes in petrochemical ventures. In the Gas and Power segment, the company manages the logistics and trading of natural gas and electricity, transports and trades LNG, generates power using thermoelectric plants, holds interests in natural gas transmission and distribution, and engages in fertilizer production and natural gas processing. The Corporate and Other Businesses segment is responsible for manufacturing biodiesel and its co-products, producing ethanol, and distributing petroleum products. Incorporated in 1953, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Employees
Petroleo Brasileiro SA-Petrobras had about 50,000 employees at the end of fiscal year 2025 (31 December 2025), by its annual report. That is 19.7% more than a year before.
Employees at each fiscal year end, as the company reports them in its annual report (10-K); revenue and net income per employee are the fiscal year's over that count.
Who owns Petroleo Brasileiro SA-Petrobras
Institutions such as funds, banks and insurers held 4.1% of Petroleo Brasileiro SA-Petrobras's shares on 30 June 2026, 235 of them reporting holdings to the SEC; the rest is held by individual investors and other shareholders.
Shares free to trade
Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.
Common questions about Petroleo Brasileiro SA-Petrobras
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