The Brazilian oil and gas company Petrobras released 48 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2022. The exploration and production (E&P) business segment was the biggest contributor to the company's emissions that year, with 19.8 MtCO₂e. The refining segment ranked a close second having released 19.5 MtCO₂e. Combined, these two business segments accounted for more than 80 percent of Petrobras operational emissions in 2022. As of 2022, the E&P and refining segments had reduced their emissions by 22 and 16 percent below 2015 levels, respectively. From 1965 to the end of 2018, Petrobras' cumulative emissions totaled 9.06 GtCO₂e.
Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2022, by business segment
(in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)
Characteristic
Exploration and production
Refining
Power generation
Maritime transport
Gas
Other
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Petrobras. (April 17, 2023). Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2022, by business segment (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Petrobras. "Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2022, by business segment (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent)." Chart. April 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Petrobras. (2023). Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2022, by business segment (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Petrobras. "Absolute Operational Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2022, by Business Segment (in Million Metric Tons of Co₂ Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/
Petrobras, Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2022, by business segment (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Absolute operational greenhouse gas emissions of Petrobras from 2015 to 2022, by business segment (in million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent) [Graph], Petrobras, April 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1385560/petrobras-gas-emissions-by-sector/