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Open Innovation: together, we create the future

Discover Connections for Innovation, the platform that connects talent, startups, companies, and universities to drive innovative solutions and accelerate technological transformation. Here, collaboration is the path to generating real impact.

Ancora Sobre Inovação

How do we innovate at Petrobras?

Technological innovation has been the foundation of Petrobras' pioneering spirit over the past 70 years, driving—and continuing to drive—the construction of the future. Innovating is part of our DNA: we seek solutions that enhance value and competitiveness, focusing on low-carbon businesses and sustainable diversification. We are committed to digital transformation and open innovation to accelerate decarbonization and build a smarter, more sustainable future for everyone.

Our Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I) portfolio is directed toward sustainable and high-impact technologies, reflecting our commitment to the energy transition and value generation for society.

Currently, we have 18 strategic technological initiatives, ranging from renewable energy to advanced digital solutions, always focusing on sustainability, efficiency, and innovation.

E&P asset integrity and reliability	Low-carbon products	Production systems of the future
SCC-CO2	CCUS	Safety
Geology of the future to enhance predictability	E&P asset decommissioning	Solar and wind power generation
Gas efficiency and competitiveness	Integrated production management	Energy storage and mobility
Refining, transportation, and commercialization of the future	Refining asset integrity and efficiency (REFTOP)	Production and injection efficiency in E&P assets
Environment	Sustainable geophysics in new frontiers and reserve replacement	Low-carbon hydrogen

Ancora Conexões para Inovação

Discover Connections for Innovation, our Open Innovation platform

Innovating is in our DNA — whether by creating new technologies, seeking disruptive solutions, or reinventing the way we work. Connections for Innovation is the gateway for those who want to co-create the future with Petrobras. Through this platform, we connect science and technology institutions, universities, startups, companies from various sectors, and entrepreneurial researchers to accelerate innovation and generate real impact.

Here, you will find a dynamic environment of opportunities: discover Petrobras' strategic challenges, and propose and develop solutions in collaboration with our experts, laboratories, and state-of-the-art infrastructure. Join us to transform ideas into results and build the future of energy together.

Explore the open opportunities (challenges) and join Connections for Innovation.

We are building connections to lead a fair energy transition in Brazil

Low-carbon projects and solutions have gained priority at Connections for Innovation. Considering all our operational decarbonization initiatives as well as our Research, Development, and Innovation (RD&I), our total investment in the energy transition will be over $16 billion by 2029!

Based on this, we build partnerships to develop, test, and commercialize projects that reduce our carbon emissions and expand our power generation capacity from renewable sources. Discover how we are doing this:

Explore our low-carbon initiatives

Energy transition infographic highlighting investments in decarbonization, diversification, and low carbon research and development.

Source: Climate Change Supplement - Page 61

Ancora Novo Módulo

Become part of this innovation ecosystem

Inovação faz parte do negócio da Petrobras, está no nosso DNA!

Buscamos parceiros para acelerar a inovação e impulsionar o ecossistema, gerando mais valor!

Queremos explorar novas maneiras de inovar

Conexões para Inovação, o programa de inovação aberta da Petrobras

Ancora Como fazer parte

How to participate in Conexões para Inovação

If you are part of the innovation ecosystem, there is certainly a place for you in Conexões! Innovating is also about connecting to learn and share knowledge. That’s why we have developed different projects and programs to expand these connections. The program is divided into modules. Get to know each one.

Ancora Módulos do programa

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Petrobras Innovation Ventures

We seek startups and technology-based companies with innovative solutions and business models capable of transforming the energy sector, through venture capital investment designed to accelerate innovative ideas at industrial scale, powered by Petrobras’ research infrastructure and partnership ecosystem.

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Petrobras Innovation Ventures

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Technological Cooperations

We seek universities, companies and Institutes of Science and Technology to have a technological partnership and develop Research and Development (R&D) projects to solve challenges in generating value.

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Technology Transfer

We seek companies, Institutes of Science and Technology and other agents to improve, accelerate or enable the licensing of technologies for new products, processes or services.

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Acquisition of Solution

We seek solutions that meet our challenges for testing in a real application environment and have high potential for implementation and value creation.

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Technology Orders

We are looking for companies or Institutes of Science and Technology to develop solutions for our business areas that depend on overcoming technological risk for implementation.

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Open Lab

We are looking for people in the technology area or software developers to work collaboratively by making source codes and data available on the GitHub platform.

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Residents

We are looking for highly qualified professionals, both from academic and market spheres, to work alongside our team of researchers to contribute to the research and development of technologies at Petrobras.

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