Petrobras (short for Petróleo Brasileiro S/A) is a Brazilian energy company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro and having offices in offices and administration managers in major Brazilian cities. The company performs in oil and oil by-product exploration, production, refining, marketing, and transportation, both in Brazil and abroad, and it has more than 100 production platforms, sixteen refineries, 30,000 kilometers of ducts and more than 6,000 gas stations. Given the new highly competitive scenario of the energy industry, Petrobras has taken a new stance toward the future, using the most modern management tools.

Petrobras is also present in other countries, namely Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Nigeria, and the United States, as well as having the support of its overseas offices in New York (ESNOR), and Japan (ESJAP).