Petrobras: Brazil may lose self -sufficiency and import oil in 2030 again

Petrobras’s director of corporate affairs, Clarice Coppetti, said on Tuesday, 17, that Brazil may need to resort to Petroleum Import from the next decade if you do not expand investments in new areas of exploration.

The statement was made during the event “Dialogues for the Construction of the Brazil 2025-2050 Strategy”, promoted by the Ministry of Planning and Budget at BNDES headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

According to Coppetti, the current energy self -sufficiency Brazilian depends on continuous exploitation and the opening of new oil borders. “If Brazil does not incorporate new reserves, it will have, from the 2030s, to import oil,” he said.

During its participation, the executive pointed out that the country has Pre-salt reserves considered relevant, especially in deep watersarea where Petrobras concentrates a significant part of its operation.

“These deep water reserves are undoubtedly an extraordinary active and that also differentiates Petrobras,” he said.

The state -owned company, according to her, has a significant volume of reserves and globally recognized technical knowledge. “Our deep -wate oil expertise is an expertise sought by all major oil companies in the world,” he said.

The statement occurs in a context of debate on the role of the oil and gas sector in the future of the Brazilian energy matrix. The executive stressed that investing in new areas of exploration does not compromise the company’s commitments to a fair energy transition.

“We need to invest in new exploratory borders and new wells. This does not mean that we will go back to our goal of being a company with a focus of fair energy transition,” he said.

COPPETTI also commented that the oil produced by Petrobras It has less carbon emission compared to other major international producers.

“Our oil is one of the most discharged against large oil producing countries,” he said.

Still, she warned that without new discoveries, internal production can become insufficient, which would lead the country to import oil from suppliers with lower environmental standards.

In the view of the director, the Oil production in Brazil needs to be kept at levels that ensure the balance of trade balancea energy security and the fulfillment of the environmental goals set by the federal government. She argued that depending on imported oil would negatively affect these three pillars.

The alert reinforces Petrobras’s strategy of maintaining its presence in the exploration sector, even with advanceable advances. According to Coppetti, the state -owned company has been expanding its investments in LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES and in alternative sources, but the oil production It will follow as a key element of the Brazilian energy matrix in the coming decades.

The director did not say which areas are being considered as potential new borders, but indicated that the expansion of activities will be necessary to ensure the internal supply of oil and reduce future risks.

The company already has a strategic plan with production goals by 2028, focusing on the exploration of assets in deep and ultra -deep watersespecially in the pre-salt.

The discussion on Petroleum Import and risk to energy self -sufficiency It arises amid criticism of environmental sectors about the expansion of oil exploitation. In response, industry representatives highlight the need to guarantee internal supply while implementing policies of energy transition.

Clarice Coppetti argued that Energy Transition from Petrobras It should occur gradually, based on technical data, innovation and economic viability. “It is not about abandoning oil production, but of conducting a safe process of transforming the national energy model,” he said.

During the event promoted by the Ministry of Planning, the director stressed that decisions on the expansion of production need to consider the internationally assumed environmental objectives. According to her, the national productionBecause it has less carbon intensity, it is more compatible with these goals than imported oil dependence.

With this, Petrobras reaffirms its strategic role in conducting Brazilian energy policy. The company seeks to balance the Oil production in Brazil with the adoption of measures aimed at sustainabilityas part of long -term planning for 2050.

The position presented by Coppetti indicates that Petrobras will continue to act actively in defense of its participation in the national energy matrix. The company considers it essential to maintain the use of Pre-salt reservesampliar a exploration in new areasand prevent Brazil from relying on the Petroleum Import In the coming years.

The proposal to balance between energy security, environmental goals and national sovereignty remains at the center of the company’s strategy. The debate on the future of Oil production in Brazil It should intensify with the evolution of the international energy scenario and the environmental commitments made by the country.