Petrobras
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Brazil President Getulio Vargas passed a rule to establish Petrobras. A fully nationally controlled and owned, with a majority interest of the Federal Government, Petrobras has a monopoly on the exploration of all stages of the oil industry, with the exception of distribution. |
| 1954 | The Petrobras installation was concluded, the implementation was completed, and with the start of operations, the following refineries were incorporated into the company's assets. |
| 1955 | Creation of the Petroleum Improvement and Research Center - CENAP, The agency had the objective of training specialists and developing research in the area of oil exploration. |
| 1961 | Construction of the first refinery The company founded the first refinery, Reduc (Duque de Caxias Refinery), in the state of Rio de Janeiro. |
| 1963 | CENPES was born, and the Research and Development Center was created to meet the technological demands essential to our consolidation and expansion. |
| 1967 | Creation of Petrobras Química S.A. (Petroquisa): The subsidiary was founded to articulate the action of the state and private sectors in the implementation and development of the Brazilian petrochemical park. |
| 1968 | Oil at sea and the first platform, P-I, was built as a mobile drilling platform and was capable of operating in waters up to 30 meters deep. It was this platform that discovered the Guaricema field, the first oil field on the Brazilian continental shelf, in the Sea of Sergipe. |
| 1974 | The company has started its operations abroad, and new contracts have been executed for exploration in Algeria and Libya. |
| 1975 | The National Ethanol Program or "Pro-Alcool" was created due to the beginning and future of Biofuels Due to oil crisis. The goal was to reduce Brazil's reliance on imported oil by replacing gas with ethanol, produced from sugarcane, cassava and other inputs. |
| 1976 | Launch of LUBRAX lubricants, with over one hundred products and several applications in the automotive area, industry, aviation, railway, and maritime sectors. |
| 1985 | Established Pioneers in deep waters - PROCAP; with the need to develop technologies to operate in deep waters, the Technological Training in Deep Waters Program (PROCAP) was created. |
| 1986 | Petrobras in the Amazon, The Urucu Field goes into operation, located in the Solimoes River Basin. Creation of the Petrobras Pro-Musica Orchestra, currently the Petrobras Symphonic Orchestra, This is the oldest sponsorship maintained by a company to a single orchestra in Latin America. |
| 1987 | Creation of PROAMB, The Technological Environment Program - PROAMB was created with the objective of developing and perfecting technologies for the processes, products, and services of the Petrobras system to contribute to the preservation of the environment. |
| 1993 | Cenpes Innovations, Development of new 2D and 3D techniques that enable a better identification of oil production areas. |
| 2001 | The Program for Excellence in Environmental Management and Operational Safety - PEGASO - was created to carry out studies on environmental impact and develop techniques for preventing accidents and immediate rescue in the oil industry. |
| 2002 | The Petrobras Podium gas is launched on gas stations. Its exclusive formula and special additives, developed for high-performance engines, ensure an even more efficient and cleaner fuel with a higher octane rating and reduced Sulphur content. |
| 2003 | Launch of the Petrobras Environmental Program, Petrobras has sponsored several environmental projects, such as the Tamar Project, Humpback Whale, Spinner Dolphin Project, and Marapendi Project, among others. |
| 2004 | Petrobras first wind park was installed on a pilot scale in a production field in the city of Macau, Rio Grande do Norte. The park is made up of three air generators with 600 kW of power each, producing a total of 1.8MW of power, energy that is sufficient to supply a city with 10 thousand residents. |
| 2006 | Development of H-Bio, Cenpes and universities have developed an innovative refining process that uses an amount of vegetable oil in the production of conventional diesel. |
| 2007 | The discovery of oil & gas in the pre-salt layer of the Brazilian shore has opened up a new horizon for the oil industry worldwide. At the same time, Petrobras has created a series of strategic actions that ensure the development of the entire goods and service chain, bringing technology, professional training and big opportunities to the national industry. |
| 2008 | Creation of Petrobras Biocombustivel: This subsidiary is responsible for the development of ethanol and biodiesel production and management projects. |
| 2008 | Start of production in the pre-salt layer. The exploration and production of oil & gas on the Brazilian shore has opened up a new horizon for the oil industry worldwide. In addition, it has also driven us to create a series of strategic actions to guarantee development and bring technology, professional training and big opportunities to the national industry. |
| 2022 | Opened Company Pegasus supercomputer is the biggest one in Latin America; regarding processing capacity, The supercomputer is also more eco-efficient. |
| 2022 | HISEP: patented technology to reinject CO2; with HISEP (High-Pressure Separation), natural gas with CO2 does not require transportation up to the platform drillship. Thus, the technology reduces energy expenses and the space to store and process inputs in these units. |
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