Petrobras
Brazilian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation focused on oil, natural gas, and energy, adopting additive manufacturing for offshore spare parts and operational resilience.
- CEO / Founder
- Magda Chambriard
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Public
- Latest Round
- IPO
Technology & Products
Key Products
Petroleum exploration & production; refining; natural gas; biofuels; fertilizers; petrochemicals. AM application: on-demand spare parts (polymer & metal) for offshore platforms, including handwheels, flanges, reducers, air diffusers, compressor parts, and flow-direction elements.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
As an AM adopter: reducing offshore supply chain lead times from months to days, eliminating large physical spare parts inventories through digital inventories, and restoring equipment availability faster to prevent production losses.
How They Differentiate
Petrobras is not an AM vendor but a large-scale industrial adopter. Its differentiation lies in its institutionalized, outsourced AM model (3DaaS with 3DCRIAR) — operating multiple labs across Brazil managed by external specialists, with a digital inventory system enabling on-demand part production across its offshore platform network.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Internal operations (Petrobras offshore platforms, refineries, and onshore facilities); the company uses AM for its own maintenance and operational continuity.
Industry Verticals
Oil & Gas; Energy
Competitors
Petronas (Malaysia); Equinor (Norway); Pemex (Mexico)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Revenue: US$124.47B (2022); Net income: US$36.62B (2022); Employees: ~45,000; Production: 3.4M boe/day (2023); Listed on B3 (PETR3/PETR4), NYSE (PBR/PBR.A), BMAD (XPBR)
Major Milestones
1953: Founded by Brazilian government under President Getúlio Vargas; 1963: CENPES research center opened; 2006: Brazil became self-sufficient in oil via P-50 platform; 2022: First steel 3D-printed part (carbon steel reducer) for oil & gas industry in Brazil, developed with UFU; 2022: LAB i3D inaugurated in Espírito Santo for offshore platform support; 2024: LABi3D inaugurated at CENPES in Rio de Janeiro, operated by 3DCRIAR under 3DaaS model; 2026: First DNV-qualified 3D-printed polymer part (handwheel) installed on P-74 offshore platform
Notable Customers
Internal (Petrobras's own offshore platforms including P-58, P-74, and 15+ platforms across Roncador, Jubarte, Albacora, Barracuda, Búzios, Marlim Sul, Marlim, and Tupi fields)