Accident prevention and management

Accident prevention and management correspond to the set of strategies, plans and management practices adopted by the company to promote the safe operation of assets and maintain the readiness of emergency response systems to mitigate impacts on human life, the environment, infrastructure, and reputation. It includes the ability to perform integrated work with public authorities, partners, the community, and other actors in emergencies, such as response actions for leaks at sea to prevent them from reaching the coast or any sensitive areas

In our activities, we produce and move large volumes of oil and oil products. For this reason, proper management of processes and activities is essential to prevent loss of containment and leaks that may result in impacts to the environment and people and are therefore included in the principles of Petrobras' Health, Safety and Environment Policy (HSE).

With this, we constantly seek to improve the integrity and reliability of our facilities and improve our processes, with our ambition being to achieve Zero Fatalities and Leaks, as disclosed in our Strategic Plan 2023–2027 (SP 2023-27).

Among the main initiatives for accident prevention, we can highlight:

▪ Mar Azul Program: which seeks to prevent containment losses in E&P offshore operations, incorporating lessons learned from prior events;

▪ Dynamic Management of Process Safety Barriers Project: a technological solution aimed at monitoring the situation of process safety barriers in an integrated, dynamic, and real-time manner, helping decision-making based on risk analysis.

In addition to these initiatives, we have an integrated response structure to respond to emergencies, enabling quick and effective actions to mitigate accidental events. Each occurrence is recorded and treated according to our corporate HSE Anomaly Management standard, including investigations, treatment, and actions to prevent the occurrence of new events.

The corporate contingency plan provides the structure and information for providing additional resources to the Emergency Response Plans (PRE) of the units, in Brazil and abroad. These additional resources are distributed in the Environmental Defense Centers (CDAs) and in advanced bases, located throughout Brazil, in addition to Transpetro's Emergency Response Centers. The leak response plans are structured at the local, regional, and corporate levels.

In addition to the structure of the CDA System, we are members of Oil Spill Response Limited (OSRL), a specialized oil spill emergency response institution. They provide support for supplementary action that requires a national or international response (Tier 3) Their resources include capping, aircraft for the application of dispersants, and chemical dispersants for source control in underwater well blowout scenarios.

In 2022, we once again became a member of Association of Oil, Gas and Renewable Energy Companies in Latin America and the Caribbean (Arpel), to improve our internal processes and share technical knowledge with other operators and regulators in Latin America.

Through our Research Center (Cenpes), we maintain permanent research in the field of chemical dispersant application, environmental monitoring, environmental impact assessment, ecotoxicity, modeling, and behavior characterization of oil at sea. Additionally, the contingency equipment park has been continuously updated with the incorporation of more efficient devices, both for land and coastal use, as well as for offshore use. Finally, international partnerships were signed in order to allow access to innovative equipment and resources.