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To: elmatador who wrote (79963)	6/9/2008 12:05:51 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

Elamt can I have a clear summary? <G>

To: elmatador who wrote (79963)	6/9/2008 1:07:16 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 116555

PBR % of profits=>Cenpes and universities=>R&D=>patents=>PBR. www2.petrobras.com.br portalabpg.org.br Technological research Technological know-how is a strategic imperative for sustaining self-sufficiency in Brazilian oil production. The Leopoldo Américo Miguez de Mello Research and Development Center (Cenpes), located on the Ilha do Fundão campus of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), is responsible for anticipating and supplying the technological needs for all of Petrobras’ areas. Cenpes, whose 1,569-person staff has 350 members who hold Master’s degrees and 130 researchers with PhD qualifications, is composed of technological programs in Research and Development (R&D) and Basic Engineering (BE). The integration of the Center with the 2015 Strategic Plan’s targets has resulted in a number of contributions to the Company’s activities. Among them are the basic projects for the P-34 and P-50 platforms, which are hallmarks of sustained self-sufficiency. With regard to production R&D, in 2005 Cenpes gave priority to three lines of research: improving the production of heavy oil in an offshore environment; achieving technological advances in ultra-deep water areas; and the minimizing of the decline of mature onshore and offshore oil fields. In its efforts to improve production technology, one of Cenpes’ objectives is to reduce costs for the Company. Horizontal wells are one of Cenpes’ technological contributions for enhancing resources since they increase the flow of oil out of offshore fields by up to a factor of five – thus making Petrobras’ large projects economically feasible. The use of artificial oil lifting equipment, installed at a depth of 2,000 meters, also has been a decisive factor for the development of heavy oil production. The continuity of the Deep Water Technological Program (Procap) is in line with the priorities that Cenpes has established. The objective of the program is to anticipate solutions for production in the Marlim Leste and Albacora Leste fields, in the next stages of Roncador and Marlim Sul fields, in the deep water blocks in the Santos and Espírito Santo Basins and in fields found in up to 3,000 meters of water depth. In the fields of natural gas, thermoelectric generation and renewable energy sources, Cenpes participates in efforts to consolidate Petrobras as an integrated energy company.Cenpes restructured its exploration R&D program in 2005. Until then based upon joint projects with Brazilian universities, research now has a central focus on the identification of exploration targets with a high degree of probability of an accumulation of oil and the detection of the exploration risks in ultra-deep waters and onshore basins. As a result, Cenpes’ participation in solving the Company’s specific challenges has grown. Restructuring led to the creation of the Basin Modeling Program (Promob) and a Geophysics Department. Promob is aimed at running geological simulations designed to reduce exploration risks. The new department will intensify the development of computer applications, emphasizing 4D seismic imaging used to explore areas with complex geological compositions. Beside reducing costs and optimizing Petrobras’ investments, Cenpes’ programs seek to achieve high levels of operational reliability, safety excellence and the preservation of the environment. For the Company’s downstream and refining activities, one of the main R&D programs strives to adjust Petrobras’ refineries to the characteristics of heavy oil in view of the increase production of this type of oil in Brazil. Technologies to be applied in processes, products and services also are under development by Cenpes, including the formulation of fuels with lesser environmental impact. Another line of research is aimed at the development of solutions to increase the useful life of the Company’s pipeline network and to reduce operating costs and transportation risks. In the field of natural gas, thermoelectric power generation and renewable fuels, Cenpes is a part of Petrobras’ overall efforts to consolidate itself as an integrated energy company. Besides working on innovations for expanding the use of gas, in order to boost gas consumption to 78 million m3/day in 2010, Cenpes is developing programs to enable the Company’s operations to achieve environmental excellence and sustainability and become eco-efficient. Furthermore, it seeks technologies that will make it possible to optimize the use of renewable sources of energy, satisfying the business targets of a number of segments within the Company. Cenpes’ basic engineering area participated in seven large projects in 2005, including natural gas production projects in the Santos Basin and heavy oil production projects in the Jubarte field in the Campos Basin. In downstream activities, it was involved in projects at RPBC, Replan and Repar encompassing improvements in fuel quality, the reduction of polluting emissions and expansion of heavy oil refining operations. The Center also developed the new formulation of Podium gasoline in Argentina and continued its research for the production of biodiesel fuel. Cenpes carried out a number of relationship activities with its stakeholders, strengthening the role of the Company as a technological leader and adding value to the brand. The Center launched a second edition of the Petrobras Technology Prize, created in 2004 to encourage the work of researchers and students in the field of oil and gas. For their innovative contributions to the Company’s oil, gas and energy sectors, the authors of 27 projects that were selected during the first edition of the Prize received their awards in October. Petrobras has initiated expansion of Cenpes in view of the new research demands that have emerged in fields such as the environment, gas and energy. New facilities, totaling 88.7 thousand m2, will be built on its land directly in front of the current buildings. The new building will contain effluent treatment and recycling stations and other technological resources, incorporated into the project according to the eco-efficiency concept. PATENTS Petrobras is the company that files the most patents in Brazil and the Brazilian company with the most patents filed in the United States. In 2005, ten patents were granted and 80 patent requests were filed in Brazil. Overseas, 49 patents were filed while 58 patent requests were granted. The Company requested nine trademarks in Brazil while 141 trademarks were requested in 29 other countries. Overseas, Petrobras obtained 89 trademark requests as well as the registration of seven software and three copyrights requests.