The photo above shows the Jequitibá-Rosa, a centuries-old tree native to the Atlantic Forest, located in the Três Picos State Park, in Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, hugged by one of the hundreds of children who visit it annually. This is one of the environmental education activities of the Guapiaçu Project — carried out by Ação Socioambiental in partnership with Petrobras, through the Petrobras Socioambiental Program — responsible for protecting the species. The project also welcomes and monitors Brazilian fauna. In 2024, they recorded images of the southern muriqui monkey, an endangered species, using drones. In the same year, one of the tapirs reintroduced to nature by the project gave birth to its third child.

The photo above shows the Jequitibá-Rosa, a centuries-old tree native to the Atlantic Forest, located in the Três Picos State Park, in Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, hugged by one of the hundreds of children who visit it annually. This is one of the environmental education activities of the Guapiaçu Project — carried out by Ação Socioambiental in partnership with Petrobras, through the Petrobras Socioambiental Program — responsible for protecting the species. The project also welcomes and monitors Brazilian fauna. In 2024, they recorded images of the southern muriqui monkey, an endangered species, using drones. In the same year, one of the tapirs reintroduced to nature by the project gave birth to its third child.

We adopt biodiversity requirements aligned with national and international trends required by stakeholders, such as peers, investors, and third sector organizations. Robust biodiversity management is essential for the sustainability of the business, especially because our operations are primarily carried out in Brazil, where there are many protected areas, endemic and endangered species across different biomes, and potential interfaces of our facilities with these biodiversity aspects.


Thus, within the scope of our Strategic Plan 2050 (PE 2050) and our Business Plan 2025-2029 (PN 2025-29), one of our ESG drivers is to “Promote conservation, restoration, and biodiversity gains seeking a net positive impact in the regions where we operate.” Thereto, we have committed to achieving biodiversity gains by 2030, focusing on forests and oceans, as illustrated in Figure 4.1:
 

Protected areas

Protected areas

In 2024, we supported 111 protected areas in compliance with the conditions of licenses related to the Law of the National System of Conservation Units (SNUC), through contributions to the Environmental Compensation Fund of ICMBio and municipal environmental funds. The amount allocated to these conservation units was BRL 268.6 million.

Equatorial margin

Equatorial margin

As disclosed in the Business Plan 2025-2029, we plan to invest approximately BRL 3 billion in the Brazilian Equatorial Margin, which represents 38% of exploratory investment over the next five years, with the expectation of drilling 15 exploratory wells in the region. Located in the north and northeast of the country, between the states of Amapá and Rio Grande do Norte, the Equatorial Margin is considered an important exploratory frontier in deep and ultra-deep waters.


The Pitu Oeste and Anhangá exploratory wells, located off the coast of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, confirmed the presence of oil and discovered a new oil accumulation in the ultra-deep waters of the Potiguar Basin. We will continue exploratory activities in the region, aiming to assess the quality of the reservoirs, oil characteristics, and the technical and commercial feasibility of the accumulation.


Exploratory activities in the Equatorial Margin represent another step in our commitment to seek reserves replacement and the development of new exploration frontiers that ensure the fulfillment of global energy demand during the energy transition.

Impacts on biodiversity

Impacts on biodiversity

Despite all our efforts, in 2024, we recorded twelve events involving oil and oil products spills with a volume exceeding one barrel (equivalent to 159 liters). Of these spills, eleven occurred in offshore environments, and one happened onshore. 


No significant impacts were observed from the spills, which were localized and temporary. None of the spills affected areas deemed sensitive from a biodiversity perspective.


For all events, immediate contingency measures were taken following the activation of the Emergency Response Plan (PRE), and a subsequent analysis of the events was carried out to assess their causes, with the aim of preventing future occurrences. The events were communicated to public agencies in accordance with applicable legislation.

Key socio-environmental investments and results

Key socio-environmental investments and results

In our voluntary socio-environmental investments, we support projects carried out by civil society organizations aimed at fostering the production of relevant knowledge for the business and promoting positive social and environmental transformations in society and nature. 


Through the Petrobras Socio-Environmental Program, we support initiatives focused on oceans and forests, which provide not only environmental conservation and recovery but also benefits such as job creation, income increase, food security, quality education, and social development

These initiatives encompassed 124 terrestrial and marine Conservation Units (UCs), including categories such as national parks, sustainable development reserves, extractive reserves, ecological stations, environmental protection areas, among others, as well as 36 Indigenous Lands (TIs) and 10 Quilombola Territories (TQs). 


Figure 4.3 illustrates the distribution of protected areas covered by our ongoing socio-environmental investment in 2024, by state.
 

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