PBR.A Petroleo Brasileiro ADR

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of August, 2024

 

Commission File Number 1-15106

 

 

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Brazilian Petroleum Corporation – PETROBRAS

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

 

Avenida Henrique Valadares, 28 – 19th floor 
20241-030 – Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes _______ No___X____

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed

Consolidated Interim

Financial Statements

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. – PETROBRAS

 

As of June 30, 2024, with the independent registered public accounting firm report

 

INDEX Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position	3
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income	4
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	5
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity	7
1.   Basis of preparation	8
2.   Material accounting policies	8
3.   Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities	8
4.   Sales revenues	9
5.   Costs and expenses by nature	10
6.   Other income and expenses, net	11
7.   Net finance income (expense)	11
8.   Information by operating segment	12
9.   Trade and other receivables	16
10.   Inventories	17
11.   Trade payables	18
12.   Taxes	18
13.   Employee benefits	21
14.   Provisions for legal proceedings, judicial deposits and contingent liabilities	26
15.   Provision for decommissioning costs	30
16.   Other assets and liabilities	31
17.   Property, plant and equipment	32
18.   Intangible assets	34
19.   Impairment	34
20.   Exploration and evaluation of oil and gas reserves	35
21.   Collateral for crude oil exploration concession agreements	36
22.   Investments	36
23.   Disposal of assets and other transactions	36
24.   Finance debt	37
25.   Lease liability	40
26.   Equity	41
27.   Financial risk management	44
28.   Related party transactions	49
29.   Supplemental information on statement of cash flows	51
30.   Subsequent events	52
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	53

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

PETROBRAS

As of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (Expressed in millions of US Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

Assets	Note	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Cash and cash equivalents	3	7,884	12,727
Marketable securities	3	4,290	2,819
Trade and other receivables	9	4,405	6,135
Inventories	10	7,339	7,681
Recoverable income taxes	12	1,088	218
Other recoverable taxes	12	1,712	960
Others	16	1,518	1,570
		28,236	32,110
Assets classified as held for sale	23	422	335
Current assets		28,658	32,445
Trade and other receivables	9	1,175	1,847
Marketable securities	3	1,344	2,409
Judicial deposits	14	12,479	14,746
Deferred income taxes	12	1,097	965
Other recoverable taxes	12	3,970	4,516
Others	16	2,101	2,315
Long-term receivables		22,166	26,798
Investments	22	986	1,358
Property, plant and equipment - PP&E	17	135,951	153,424
Intangible assets	18	2,688	3,042
Non-current assets		161,791	184,622
Total assets		190,449	217,067

 

Liabilities	Note	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Trade payables	11	4,812	4,813
Finance debt	24	4,617	4,322
Lease liability	25	7,437	7,200
Income taxes payable	12	373	1,300
Other taxes payable	12	5,220	4,166
Dividends payable	26	2,295	3,539
Provision for decommissioning costs	15	1,659	2,032
Employee benefits	13	2,299	2,932
Others	16	2,519	3,015
		31,231	33,319
Liabilities related to assets classified as held for sale	23	785	541
Current liabilities		32,016	33,860
Finance debt	24	21,704	24,479
Lease liability	25	25,872	26,599
Income taxes payable	12	242	299
Deferred income taxes	12	6,076	10,910
Employee benefits	13	13,841	15,579
Provisions for legal proceedings	14	3,125	3,305
Provision for decommissioning costs	15	18,155	21,171
Others	16	1,770	1,890
Non-current liabilities		90,785	104,232
Current and non-current liabilities		122,801	138,092
Share capital (net of share issuance costs)	26	107,101	107,101
Capital reserve and capital transactions		29	410
Profit reserves	26	65,463	72,641
Retained earnings (losses)		1,831	−
Accumulated other comprehensive deficit		(107,239)	(101,569)
Attributable to the shareholders of Petrobras		67,185	78,583
Non-controlling interests		463	392
Equity		67,648	78,975
Total liabilities and equity		190,449	217,067
The notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

PETROBRAS

Three and Six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (Expressed in millions of US Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

 

	Note	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Sales revenues	4	47,235	49,750	23,467	22,979
Cost of sales	5	(23,251)	(24,000)	(11,740)	(11,342)
Gross profit		23,984	25,750	11,727	11,637
Income (expenses)
Selling expenses	5	(2,601)	(2,421)	(1,268)	(1,200)
General and administrative expenses	5	(996)	(745)	(549)	(388)
Exploration costs	20	(309)	(348)	(174)	(191)
Research and development expenses		(376)	(326)	(193)	(172)
Other taxes		(1,088)	(529)	(948)	(329)
Impairment (losses) reversals, net	19	46	(404)	37	(401)
Other income and expenses, net	6	(2,971)	(946)	(1,927)	(478)
		(8,295)	(5,719)	(5,022)	(3,159)
Income before net finance expense, results of equity-accounted investments and income taxes		15,689	20,031	6,705	8,478
Finance income		1,029	981	477	516
Finance expenses		(4,004)	(1,712)	(2,932)	(868)
Foreign exchange gains (losses) and inflation indexation charges		(5,833)	88	(4,414)	331
Net finance expense	7	(8,808)	(643)	(6,869)	(21)
Results of equity-accounted investments	22	(281)	13	(188)	(22)
Net income (loss) before income taxes		6,600	19,401	(352)	8,435
Income taxes	12	(2,120)	(6,172)	27	(2,576)
Net income (loss) for the period		4,480	13,229	(325)	5,859
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Petrobras		4,438	13,169	(344)	5,828
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		42	60	19	31
Basic and diluted earnings (losses) per common and preferred share - in U.S. dollars	26	0.34	1.01	(0.03)	0.45
The notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

PETROBRAS

Three and Six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (Expressed in millions of US Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

 

	Note	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Net income (loss) for the period		4,480	13,229	(325)	5,859
Items that will not be reclassified to the statement of income:
Actuarial gains (losses) on post-employment defined benefit plans	13
Recognized in equity		1,265	(109)	1,265	−
Deferred income tax		−	37	−	−
		1,265	(72)	1,265	−
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to the statement of income:
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedge - highly probable future exports	27
Recognized in equity		(8,649)	4,872	(6,627)	3,404
Reclassified to the statement of income		1,297	2,232	600	1,078
Deferred income tax		2,499	(2,417)	2,048	(1,525)
		(4,853)	4,687	(3,979)	2,957
Translation adjustments (1)
Recognized in equity		(1,982)	1,285	(1,310)	716
Share of other comprehensive income (loss) in equity-accounted investments	22
Recognized in equity		(159)	206	(150)	117
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(5,729)	6,106	(4,174)	3,790
Total comprehensive income (loss)		(1,249)	19,335	(4,499)	9,649
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Petrobras		(1,232)	19,253	(4,471)	9,601
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests		(17)	82	(28)	48
(1) It includes cumulative translation adjustments in associates and joint ventures.
The notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

PETROBRAS

Six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (Expressed in millions of US Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

	Note	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income for the period		4,480	13,229
Adjustments for:
Pension and medical benefits	13	2,135	759
Results of equity-accounted investments	22	281	(13)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	29	6,500	6,173
Impairment of assets (reversals), net	19	(46)	404
Inventory write down (write-back) to net realizable value	10	(44)	6
Allowance for credit loss on trade and other receivables, net		48	34
Exploratory expenditure write-offs	20	105	38
Gain on disposal/write-offs of assets	6	(286)	(1,187)
Foreign exchange, indexation and finance charges		8,975	847
Income taxes	12	2,120	6,172
Revision and unwinding of discount on the provision for decommissioning costs		539	443
Results from co-participation agreements in bid areas	6	(103)	(28)
Early termination and cash outflows revision of lease agreements	6	(146)	(258)
Losses with legal, administrative and arbitration proceedings, net	6	521	531
Decrease (Increase) in assets
Trade and other receivables		1,459	1,175
Inventories		(355)	1,080
Judicial deposits		574	(782)
Other assets		(71)	275
Increase (Decrease) in liabilities
Trade payables		242	(291)
Other taxes payable		(1,862)	(964)
Pension and medical benefits		(482)	(451)
Provisions for legal proceedings		(200)	(219)
Other employee benefits		(370)	(216)
Provision for decommissioning costs		(463)	(338)
Other liabilities		(357)	(128)
Income taxes paid		(4,721)	(6,302)
Net cash provided by operating activities		18,473	19,989
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisition of PP&E and intangible assets		(5,772)	(5,335)
Acquisition of equity interests		(6)	(17)
Proceeds from disposal of assets - Divestment		766	3,461
Financial compensation from co-participation agreements		397	391
Investment in marketable securities		(805)	(468)
Dividends received		64	69
Net cash used in investing activities		(5,356)	(1,899)
Cash flows from financing activities
Changes in non-controlling interest		125	(50)
Proceeds from finance debt	24	567	62
Repayment of principal - finance debt	24	(2,318)	(1,482)
Repayment of interest - finance debt	24	(995)	(1,004)
Repayment of lease liability	25	(3,883)	(2,862)
Dividends paid to Shareholders of Petrobras	26	(10,578)	(10,397)
Share repurchase program	26	(380)	−
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests		(77)	(48)
Net cash used in financing activities		(17,539)	(15,781)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(421)	46
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(4,843)	2,355
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period		12,727	7,996
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period		7,884	10,351
The notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

PETROBRAS

Six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (Expressed in millions of US Dollars, unless otherwise indicated)

	Share capital (net of share issuance costs)			Accumulated other comprehensive income (deficit) and deemed cost				Profit Reserves
	Share Capital	Share issuance costs	Capital reserve, Capital Transactions and Treasury shares	Cumulative translation adjustments	Cash flow hedge - highly probable future exports	Actuarial gains (losses) on defined benefit pension plans	Other comprehensive income (loss) and deemed cost	Profit Reserves	Retained earnings (losses)	Equity attributable to shareholders of Petrobras	Non-controlling interests	Total consolidated equity
Balance at December 31, 2022	107,380	(279)	1,144	(74,171)	(17,507)	(12,576)	(933)	66,434	−	69,492	344	69,836
		107,101	1,144				(105,187)	66,434	−	69,492	344	69,836
Capital transactions	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	(49)	(49)
Net income	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	13,169	13,169	60	13,229
Other comprehensive income (loss)	−	−	−	1,263	4,687	(72)	206	−	−	6,084	22	6,106
Appropriations:
Dividends	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	(6,864)	(4,970)	(11,834)	(45)	(11,879)
Balance at June 30, 2023	107,380	(279)	1,144	(72,908)	(12,820)	(12,648)	(727)	59,570	8,206	76,918	332	77,250
		107,101	1,144				(99,103)	59,570	8,206	76,918	332	77,250
Balance at December 31, 2023	107,380	(279)	410	(73,004)	(12,020)	(15,879)	(666)	72,641	−	78,583	392	78,975
		107,101	410				(101,569)		−	78,583	392	78,975
Treasury shares	−	−	(381)	−	−	−	−	−	−	(381)	−	(381)
Capital transactions	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	126	126
Net income	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	4,438	4,438	42	4,480
Other comprehensive income (loss)	−	−	−	(1,923)	(4,853)	1,265	(159)	−	−	(5,670)	(59)	(5,729)
Expired unclaimed dividends	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	8	8	−	8
Appropriations:
Dividends	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	(7,178)	(2,615)	(9,793)	(38)	(9,831)
Balance at June 30, 2024	107,380	(279)	29	(74,927)	(16,873)	(14,614)	(825)	65,463	1,831	67,185	463	67,648
		107,101	29				(107,239)	65,463	1,831	67,185	463	67,648
The notes form an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

1.

Basis of preparation

1.1.

Statement of compliance and authorization of unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (“Petrobras” or “Company”) have been prepared and presented in accordance with IAS 34 – “Interim Financial Reporting” as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). They present the significant changes in the period, avoiding repetition of certain notes to the annual consolidated financial statements previously reported. Hence, they should be read together with the Company’s audited annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, which include the full set of notes.

In the preparation of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for in the the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company assessed the impacts of extreme weather events that occurred in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the second quarter of 2024 on its operations and concluded that they did not materially affect the Company’s assets and results in the the six-month period ended June 30, 2024.

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved and authorized for issue by the Company’s Board of Directors in a meeting held on August 8, 2024.

1.2.

New standards and interpretations

On January 1, 2024, amendments to standards issued by the IASB came into force and were adopted by the Company, as disclosed in note 6 of the financial statements of December 31, 2023. According to the assessment carried out by Management, there were no material impacts on the initial application of these amendments in these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

2.

Material accounting policies

The accounting policies and methods of computation followed in these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those followed in the preparation of the annual financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023.

3.

Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities

3.1.

Cash and cash equivalents

They include cash, available bank deposits and short-term financial investments with high liquidity, which meet the definition of cash equivalents.

	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Cash at bank and in hand	511	103
Short-term financial investments
- In Brazil
Brazilian interbank deposit rate investment funds and other short-term deposits	437	1,742
Other investment funds	110	279
	547	2,021
- Abroad
Time deposits	4,652	7,737
Automatic investing accounts and interest checking accounts	2,140	2,852
Other financial investments	34	14
	6,826	10,603
Total short-term financial investments	7,373	12,624
Total cash and cash equivalents	7,884	12,727

 

 

Short-term financial investments in Brazil primarily consist of investments in funds holding Brazilian Federal Government Bonds that can be redeemed immediately, as well as reverse repurchase agreements that mature within three months as of the date of their acquisition. Short-term financial investments abroad comprise time deposits that mature in three months or less from the date of their acquisition, highly-liquid automatic investment accounts, interest checking accounts and other short-term fixed income instruments.

3.2.

Marketable securities

	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Fair value through profit or loss	623	926
Amortized cost - Bank Deposit Certificates and time deposits	4,963	4,249
Amortized cost - Others	48	53
Total	5,634	5,228
Current	4,290	2,819
Non-current	1,344	2,409

 

 

Marketable securities classified as fair value through profit or loss refer mainly to investments in Brazilian Federal Government Bonds (amounts determined by level 1 of the fair value hierarchy). These financial investments have maturities of more than three months.

Securities classified as amortized cost refer to investments in Brazil in floating rate Bank Deposit Certificates with daily liquidity, with initial maturities between one and two years, and to investments abroad in time deposits with maturities of more than three months from the contracting date.

4.

Sales revenues

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Diesel	14,055	15,387	6,979	7,082
Gasoline	6,278	7,469	3,073	3,775
Liquefied petroleum gas	1,551	1,880	793	951
Jet fuel	2,331	2,508	1,147	1,102
Naphtha	910	908	483	430
Fuel oil (including bunker fuel)	577	547	233	261
Other oil products	2,092	2,212	1,073	1,128
Subtotal oil products	27,794	30,911	13,781	14,729
Natural gas	2,458	2,955	1,136	1,429
Crude oil	2,278	2,715	1,049	1,365
Renewables and nitrogen products	74	46	43	25
Breakage	261	438	121	218
Electricity	232	263	104	153
Services, agency and others	449	525	202	281
Domestic market	33,546	37,853	16,436	18,200
Exports	13,144	11,172	6,746	4,431
Crude oil	10,074	8,456	5,163	2,909
Fuel oil (including bunker fuel)	2,448	2,363	1,126	1,329
Other oil products and other products	622	353	457	193
Sales abroad (1)	545	725	285	348
Foreign market	13,689	11,897	7,031	4,779
Sales revenues	47,235	49,750	23,467	22,979
(1) Sales revenues from operations outside of Brazil, including trading and excluding exports.

 

 

 

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Domestic market	33,546	37,853	16,436	18,200
China	4,388	3,475	2,907	982
Americas (except United States)	2,004	2,654	953	1,231
Europe	2,702	2,046	1,489	698
Asia (except China and Singapore)	906	693	423	218
United States	2,137	1,305	662	742
Singapore	1,541	1,723	591	908
Others	11	2	6	1
Foreign market	13,689	11,897	7,031	4,779
Sales revenues	47,235	49,750	23,467	22,979

 

 

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, sales to two clients of the refining, transportation and marketing segment represented individually 15% and 10% of the Company’s sales revenues; in the same period of 2023, sales to two clients of the same segment represented individually 16% and 11% of the Company’s sales revenues.

5.

Costs and expenses by nature

5.1.

Cost of sales

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Raw material, products for resale, materials and third-party services (1)	(11,201)	(12,782)	(5,810)	(5,687)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	(5,072)	(4,952)	(2,423)	(2,556)
Production taxes	(5,936)	(5,477)	(2,906)	(2,694)
Employee compensation	(1,042)	(789)	(601)	(405)
Total	(23,251)	(24,000)	(11,740)	(11,342)
(1) It Includes short-term leases and inventory turnover.

 

 

5.2.

Selling expenses

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Materials, third-party services, freight, rent and other related costs	(2,189)	(2,048)	(1,069)	(1,022)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	(339)	(304)	(166)	(154)
Allowance for expected credit losses	(8)	(17)	2	4
Employee compensation	(65)	(52)	(35)	(28)
Total	(2,601)	(2,421)	(1,268)	(1,200)

 

 

5.3.

General and administrative expenses

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Employee compensation (1)	(657)	(473)	(365)	(244)
Materials, third-party services, rent and other related costs	(266)	(214)	(146)	(112)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	(73)	(58)	(38)	(32)
Total	(996)	(745)	(549)	(388)
(1) In the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, it mainly refers to the actuarial revision of the Saúde Petrobras - AMS health care plan, reflecting the change in the benefit, in the amount of US$ 78. For more information, see note 13.

 

6.

Other income and expenses, net

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Pension and medical benefits - retirees (1)	(1,602)	(577)	(1,293)	(296)
Stoppages for asset maintenance and pre-operating expenses	(1,352)	(1,099)	(700)	(600)
Losses with legal, administrative and arbitration proceedings	(521)	(531)	(240)	(277)
Profit sharing	(311)	(67)	(135)	(32)
Variable compensation programs	(179)	(271)	(100)	(131)
Operating expenses with thermoelectric power plants	(119)	(85)	(53)	(44)
Institutional relations and cultural projects	(71)	(47)	(44)	(25)
Expenses with contractual fines received	(35)	(120)	(18)	(58)
Amounts recovered from Lava Jato investigation (2)	7	93	2	4
Gains (losses) with commodities derivatives	24	69	19	(10)
Ship/take or pay agreements and fines imposed to suppliers	88	70	41	37
Government grants	95	176	17	72
Results from co-participation agreements in bid areas	103	28	55	-
Results of non-core activities	122	80	83	46
Fines imposed on suppliers	125	109	69	66
Early termination and changes to cash flow estimates of leases	146	258	77	91
Reimbursements from E&P partnership operations	269	280	113	119
Results on disposal/write-offs of assets	286	1,187	124	691
Others (3)	(46)	(499)	56	(131)
Total	(2,971)	(946)	(1,927)	(478)
(1) In the second quarter of 2024, it mainly refers to the actuarial revision of the Saúde Petrobras - AMS health care plan, reflecting the change in the benefit, in the amount of US$ 1,000. For more information, see note 13.
(2) The total amount recovered from the Lava Jato Investigation through December 31, 2023 was US$ 1,727, recognized through collaboration and leniency agreements entered into with individuals and legal entities.
(3) It includes, in the six-month period ended June 30, 2023, expenses with compensation for the termination of a vessel charter agreement in the amount of US$ 317.

7.

Net finance income (expense)

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Finance income	1,029	981	477	516
Income from investments and marketable securities (Government Bonds)	812	757	380	424
Other finance income	217	224	97	92
Finance expenses	(4,004)	(1,712)	(2,932)	(868)
Interest on finance debt	(1,073)	(1,053)	(519)	(512)
Unwinding of discount on lease liability	(1,104)	(758)	(557)	(400)
Capitalized borrowing costs	759	589	383	318
Unwinding of discount on the provision for decommissioning costs	(530)	(431)	(258)	(219)
Other finance expenses (1)	(2,056)	(59)	(1,981)	(55)
Foreign exchange gains (losses) and indexation charges	(5,833)	88	(4,414)	331
Foreign exchange gains (losses) (2)	(4,421)	2,320	(3,540)	1,523
Reclassification of hedge accounting to the Statement of Income (2)	(1,297)	(2,232)	(600)	(1,078)
Indexation to the Selic interest rate of anticipated dividends and dividends payable	(388)	(429)	(318)	(397)
Recoverable taxes inflation indexation income	(96)	95	(145)	31
Other foreign exchange gains and indexation charges, net (1)	369	334	189	252
Total	(8,808)	(643)	(6,869)	(21)
(1) It includes, in the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2024, finance expense of US$ 1,930 and indexation charges of US$ 220 related to the tax settlement program - federal taxes. For more information, see note 12.3.
(2) For more information, see notes 27.2.2 a and 27.2.2 c.

 

8.

Information by operating segment

8.1.

Net income by operating segment

Consolidated statement of income by operating segment
Jan-Jun/2024
	Exploration and Production (E&P)	Refining, Transportation & Marketing (RT&M)	Gas and Low Carbon Energies (G&LCE)	Corporate and other businesses	Eliminations	Total
Sales revenues	31,745	44,251	4,620	158	(33,539)	47,235
Intersegments	31,565	551	1,419	4	(33,539)	−
Third parties	180	43,700	3,201	154	-	47,235
Cost of sales	(12,842)	(40,540)	(2,273)	(148)	32,552	(23,251)
Gross profit (loss)	18,903	3,711	2,347	10	(987)	23,984
Income (expenses)	(2,181)	(1,537)	(1,756)	(2,821)	−	(8,295)
Selling expenses	(1)	(1,089)	(1,497)	(14)	-	(2,601)
General and administrative expenses	(42)	(176)	(63)	(715)	-	(996)
Exploration costs	(309)	-	-	-	-	(309)
Research and development expenses	(288)	(2)	-	(86)	-	(376)
Other taxes	(829)	(28)	(9)	(222)	-	(1,088)
Impairment (losses) reversals, net	(4)	37	-	13	-	46
Other income and expenses, net	(708)	(279)	(187)	(1,797)	-	(2,971)
Income (loss) before net finance income (expense), results of equity-accounted investments and income taxes	16,722	2,174	591	(2,811)	(987)	15,689
Net finance income (expense)	-	-	-	(8,808)	-	(8,808)
Results of equity-accounted investments	47	(381)	57	(4)	-	(281)
Net income / (loss) before income taxes	16,769	1,793	648	(11,623)	(987)	6,600
Income taxes	(5,687)	(739)	(200)	4,169	337	(2,120)
Net income (loss) for the period	11,082	1,054	448	(7,454)	(650)	4,480
Attributable to:
Shareholders of Petrobras	11,083	1,054	421	(7,470)	(650)	4,438
Non-controlling interests	(1)	-	27	16	-	42

 

 

 

 

Jan-Jun/2023
	Exploration and Production (E&P)	Refining, Transportation & Marketing (RT&M)	Gas and Low Carbon Energies (G&LCE)	Corporate and other businesses	Eliminations	Total
Sales revenues	30,452	45,899	5,621	163	(32,385)	49,750
Intersegments	29,940	840	1,601	4	(32,385)	−
Third parties	512	45,059	4,020	159	-	49,750
Cost of sales	(12,491)	(41,196)	(3,093)	(164)	32,944	(24,000)
Gross profit (loss)	17,961	4,703	2,528	(1)	559	25,750
Income (expenses)	(677)	(2,329)	(1,544)	(1,161)	(8)	(5,719)
Selling expenses	(12)	(1,044)	(1,335)	(22)	(8)	(2,421)
General and administrative expenses	(34)	(162)	(32)	(517)	-	(745)
Exploration costs	(348)	-	-	-	-	(348)
Research and development expenses	(251)	(14)	(1)	(60)	-	(326)
Other taxes	(354)	(1)	(19)	(155)	-	(529)
Impairment (losses) reversals, net	(18)	(416)	-	30	-	(404)
Other income and expenses, net	340	(692)	(157)	(437)	-	(946)
Income (loss) before net finance income (expense), results of equity-accounted investments and income taxes	17,284	2,374	984	(1,162)	551	20,031
Net finance expense	-	-	-	(643)	-	(643)
Results of equity-accounted investments	35	(55)	21	12	-	13
Net income / (loss) before income taxes	17,319	2,319	1,005	(1,793)	551	19,401
Income taxes	(5,878)	(808)	(333)	1,034	(187)	(6,172)
Net income (loss) for the period	11,441	1,511	672	(759)	364	13,229
Attributable to:
Shareholders of Petrobras	11,443	1,511	635	(784)	364	13,169
Non-controlling interests	(2)	-	37	25	-	60

 

 

 

 

Consolidated statement of income by operating segment
Apr-Jun/2024
	Exploration and Production (E&P)	Refining, Transportation & Marketing (RT&M)	Gas and Low Carbon Energies (G&LCE)	Corporate and other businesses	Eliminations	Total
Sales revenues	15,668	22,061	2,198	80	(16,540)	23,467
Intersegments	15,591	248	699	2	(16,540)	−
Third parties	77	21,813	1,499	78	-	23,467
Cost of sales	(6,228)	(20,557)	(1,096)	(74)	16,215	(11,740)
Gross profit (loss)	9,440	1,504	1,102	6	(325)	11,727
Income (expenses)	(1,551)	(701)	(867)	(1,903)	−	(5,022)
Selling expenses	-	(538)	(729)	(1)	-	(1,268)
General and administrative expenses	(22)	(92)	(35)	(400)	-	(549)
Exploration costs	(174)	-	-	-	-	(174)
Research and development expenses	(149)	-	-	(44)	-	(193)
Other taxes	(809)	(21)	(4)	(114)	-	(948)
Impairment (losses) reversals, net	-	37	-	-	-	37
Other income and expenses, net	(397)	(87)	(99)	(1,344)	-	(1,927)
Income (loss) before net finance income (expense), results of equity-accounted investments and income taxes	7,889	803	235	(1,897)	(325)	6,705
Net finance income (expense)	-	-	-	(6,869)	-	(6,869)
Results of equity-accounted investments	30	(251)	36	(3)	-	(188)
Net income / (loss) before income taxes	7,919	552	271	(8,769)	(325)	(352)
Income taxes	(2,682)	(273)	(80)	2,951	111	27
Net income (loss) for the period	5,237	279	191	(5,818)	(214)	(325)
Attributable to:
Shareholders of Petrobras	5,237	279	179	(5,825)	(214)	(344)
Non-controlling interests	−	−	12	7	−	19

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated statement of income by operating segment
Apr-Jun/2023
	Exploration and Production (E&P)	Refining, Transportation & Marketing (RT&M)	Gas and Low Carbon Energies (G&LCE)	Corporate and other businesses	Eliminations	Total
Sales revenues	14,722	21,057	2,767	87	(15,654)	22,979
Intersegments	14,490	366	796	2	(15,654)	−
Third parties	232	20,691	1,971	85	-	22,979
Cost of sales	(6,112)	(19,328)	(1,626)	(87)	15,811	(11,342)
Gross profit (loss)	8,610	1,729	1,141	−	157	11,637
Income (expenses)	(554)	(1,151)	(765)	(686)	(3)	(3,159)
Selling expenses	(5)	(511)	(683)	2	(3)	(1,200)
General and administrative expenses	(18)	(84)	(17)	(269)	-	(388)
Exploration costs	(191)	-	-	-	-	(191)
Research and development expenses	(127)	(12)	-	(33)	-	(172)
Other taxes	(336)	105	(10)	(88)	-	(329)
Impairment (losses) reversals, net	(31)	(400)	-	30	-	(401)
Other income and expenses, net	154	(249)	(55)	(328)	-	(478)
Income (loss) before net finance income (expense), results of equity-accounted investments and income taxes	8,056	578	376	(686)	154	8,478
Net finance income (expense)	-	-	-	(21)	-	(21)
Results of equity-accounted investments	18	(69)	17	12	-	(22)
Net income / (loss) before income taxes	8,074	509	393	(695)	154	8,435
Income taxes	(2,740)	(197)	(127)	540	(52)	(2,576)
Net income (loss) for the period	5,334	312	266	(155)	102	5,859
Attributable to:
Shareholders of Petrobras	5,335	312	247	(168)	102	5,828
Non-controlling interests	(1)	-	19	13	-	31

 

The amount of depreciation, depletion and amortization by segment is set forth as follows:

	Exploration and Production (E&P)	Refining, Transportation & Marketing (RT&M)	Gas and Low Carbon Energies (G&LCE)	Corporate and other businesses	Total
Jan-Jun/2024	4,856	1,285	294	65	6,500
Jan-Jun/2023	4,704	1,159	254	56	6,173
	Exploration and Production (E&P)	Refining, Transportation & Marketing (RT&M)	Gas and Low Carbon Energies (G&LCE)	Corporate and other businesses	Total
Apr-Jun/2024	2,326	637	141	34	3,138
Apr-Jun/2023	2,489	601	130	29	3,249

 

 

8.2.

Assets by operating segment

	Exploration and Production (E&P)	Refining, Transportation & Marketing (RT&M)	Gas and Low Carbon Energies (G&LCE)	Corporate and other businesses	Elimina-tions	Total
Consolidated assets by operating segment - 06.30.2024
Current assets	2,534	10,634	399	20,312	(5,221)	28,658
Non-current assets	119,593	20,858	6,127	15,213	−	161,791
Long-term receivables	7,140	2,165	91	12,770	−	22,166
Investments	329	432	168	57	−	986
Property, plant and equipment	109,979	18,136	5,798	2,038	−	135,951
Operating assets	92,904	15,456	3,430	1,539	−	113,329
Under construction	17,075	2,680	2,368	499	−	22,622
Intangible assets	2,145	125	70	348	−	2,688
Total Assets	122,127	31,492	6,526	35,525	(5,221)	190,449
Consolidated assets by operating segment - 12.31.2023
Current assets	2,804	11,002	370	23,547	(5,278)	32,445
Non-current assets	136,064	23,800	6,406	18,352	−	184,622
Long-term receivables	9,028	2,068	83	15,619	−	26,798
Investments	344	811	145	58	−	1,358
Property, plant and equipment	124,254	20,786	6,101	2,283	−	153,424
Operating assets	108,405	18,128	3,605	1,770	−	131,908
Under construction	15,849	2,658	2,496	513	−	21,516
Intangible assets	2,438	135	77	392	−	3,042
Total Assets	138,868	34,802	6,776	41,899	(5,278)	217,067

 

 

9.

Trade and other receivables

9.1.

Trade and other receivables

	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Receivables from contracts with customers
Third parties	4,327	6,038
Related parties
Investees (note 28.1)	193	140
Subtotal	4,520	6,178
Other trade  receivables
Third parties
Receivables from divestments and Transfer of Rights Agreement	1,464	2,162
Lease receivables	331	352
Other receivables	790	627
Related parties
Petroleum and alcohol accounts - receivables from Brazilian Federal Government	−	278
Subtotal	2,585	3,419
Total trade and other receivables, before ECL	7,105	9,597
Expected credit losses (ECL) - Third parties	(1,523)	(1,613)
Expected credit losses (ECL) - Related parties	(2)	(2)
Total trade and other receivables	5,580	7,982
Current	4,405	6,135
Non-current	1,175	1,847

 

 

Trade and other receivables are generally classified as measured at amortized cost, except for receivables with final prices linked to changes in commodity price after their transfer of control, which are classified as measured at fair value through profit or loss, amounting to US$ 535 as of June 30, 2024 (US$ 503 as of December 31, 2023).

The balance of receivables from divestment and Transfer of Rights Agreement is mainly related to the Earn Out of the Atapu and Sépia fields, totaling US$ 348 (US$ 611 as of December 31, 2023), from the sale of the Roncador field, totaling US$ 361 (US$ 360 as of December 31, 2023), and the Potiguar group of fields, totaling US$ 208 (US$ 265 as of December 31, 2023).

On June 26, 2024, the amount of US$ 250, net of withholding income tax, related to the second and final installment of the judicialized debts with the Brazilian Federal Government (precatórios), arising from of Petroleum and Alcohol Account, was released to the Company and became part of the guarantee in a tax lawsuit.

9.2.

Aging of trade and other receivables – third parties

	06.30.2024		12.31.2023
	Trade and other receivables	Expected credit losses	Trade and other receivables	Expected credit losses
Current	4,972	(34)	6,948	(34)
Overdue:
1-90 days (1)	198	(32)	472	(43)
91-180 days	97	(19)	19	(10)
181-365 days	29	(25)	63	(57)
More than 365 days	1,616	(1,413)	1,677	(1,469)
Total	6,912	(1,523)	9,179	(1,613)
(1) On January 10, 2024, Petrobras received US$ 298  from Carmo Energy as the last installment relating to the sale of the Carmópolis cluster, which was due on December 20, 2023.

 

 

9.3.

Changes in provision for expected credit losses – third parties and related parties

	2024 Jan-Jun	2023 Jan-Jun
Opening balance	1,615	1,536
Additions	90	94
Write-offs	(9)	(33)
Reversals	(44)	(48)
Translation adjustment	(127)	75
Closing balance	1,525	1,624
Current	293	283
Non-current	1,232	1,341

 

 

10.

Inventories

	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Crude oil	3,033	3,375
Oil products	2,250	2,196
Intermediate products	483	635
Natural gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)	109	78
Biofuels	13	13
Fertilizers	1	1
Total products	5,889	6,298
Materials, supplies and others	1,450	1,383
Total	7,339	7,681

 

 

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized a US$ 44 reversal of cost of sales, adjusting inventories to net realizable value (a US$ 6 loss within cost of sales in the six-month period ended June 30, 2023), primarily due to changes in international prices of crude oil and oil products.

At June 30, 2024, the Company had pledged crude oil and oil products volumes as collateral for the Term of Financial Commitment (TFC) related to Pension Plans PPSP-R, PPSP-R Pre-70 and PPSP-NR Pre-70 signed by Petrobras and Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social – Petros Foundation in 2008, in the estimated amount of US$ 832.

11.

Trade payables

	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Third parties in Brazil	3,235	3,624
Third parties abroad	1,538	1,176
Related parties (note 28.1)	39	13
Total	4,812	4,813

 

 

Forfaiting

The Company has a program to encourage the development of the oil and gas production chain called “Mais Valor” (More Value), operated by a partner company on a 100% digital platform.

By using this platform, the suppliers who want to anticipate their receivables may launch a reverse auction, in which the winner is the financial institution which offers the lowest discount rate. The financial institution becomes the creditor of invoices advanced by the supplier, and Petrobras pays the invoices on the same date and under the conditions originally agreed with the supplier.

Invoices are advanced in the “Mais Valor” program exclusively at the discretion of the suppliers and do not change the terms, prices and commercial conditions contracted by Petrobras with such suppliers, as well as it does not add financial charges to the Company, therefore, the classification is maintained as Trade payables in Statements of Cash Flows (Cash flows from operating activities).

As of June 30, 2024, the balance advanced by suppliers, within the scope of the program, is US$ 139 (US$ 110 as of December 31, 2023) and has a payment term from 6 to 92 days and a weighted average term of 53 days (payment term from 7 to 92 days and a weighted average term of 57 days in 2023), after the contracted commercial conditions have been met.

12.

Taxes

12.1.

Income taxes

	Current assets		Current liabilities		Non-current liabilities
	06.30.2024	12.31.2023	06.30.2024	12.31.2023	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Taxes in Brazil
Income taxes	933	199	41	989	−	−
Income taxes - Tax settlement programs	−	−	53	58	242	299
	933	199	94	1,047	242	299
Taxes abroad	155	19	279	253	−	−
Total	1,088	218	373	1,300	242	299

 

 

Reconciliation between statutory income tax rate and effective income tax rate

The following table provides the reconciliation of Brazilian statutory tax rate to the Company’s effective rate on income before income taxes:

 

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Net income (loss) before income taxes	6,600	19,401	(352)	8,435
Nominal income taxes computed based on Brazilian statutory corporate tax rates (34%)	(2,243)	(6,597)	120	(2,868)
Adjustments to arrive at the effective tax rate:
Tax benefits from the deduction of interest on capital distributions	508	611	508	611
Different jurisdictional tax rates for companies abroad	527	101	240	(145)
Brazilian income taxes on income of companies incorporated outside Brazil (1)	(142)	(196)	(92)	(95)
Tax incentives	9	77	(22)	34
Tax loss carryforwards (unrecognized tax losses) (2)	83	(17)	27	(12)
Non-taxable income (non-deductible expenses), net	28	4	3	(2)
Enrollment to the tax settlement program (3)	(155)	-	(155)	-
Post-employment benefits	(652)	(178)	(531)	(101)
Results of equity-accounted investments in Brazil and abroad	(132)	11	(97)	-
Non-incidence of income taxes on indexation (SELIC interest rate) of undue paid taxes	48	5	27	-
Others	1	7	(1)	2
Income taxes	(2,120)	(6,172)	27	(2,576)
Deferred income taxes	1,405	(1,485)	1,070	(813)
Current income taxes	(3,525)	(4,687)	(1,043)	(1,763)
Effective tax rate of income taxes	32.1%	31.8%	7.7%	30.5%
(1) It relates to Brazilian income taxes on earnings of offshore investees, as established by Law No. 12,973/2014.
(2) Petrobras recognized a tax loss and a negative basis of the CSLL of a subsidiary in the amount of US$ 53, within the scope of the incentivized self-regulation program for taxes administered by the Federal Revenue of Brazil (Law No. 14.740/23 and RFB Normative Instruction No. 2.168/23), to settle a debt amounting to US$ 112, with a US$ 59 down payment.
(3) For the more information, see note 12.3.

 

 

Deferred income taxes - non-current

The changes in the deferred income taxes are presented as follows:

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023
Opening balance	(9,945)	(5,918)
Recognized in the statement of income for the period	1,405	(1,485)
Recognized in shareholders’ equity	2,499	(2,380)
Translation adjustment	1,066	(671)
Use of tax loss carryforwards	(1)	-
Others	(3)	25
Closing balance	(4,979)	(10,429)

 

 

The composition of deferred tax assets and liabilities is set out in the following table:

Nature	Realization basis	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
PP&E - Exploration and decommissioning costs	Depreciation, amortization and write-offs of assets	(5,136)	(6,296)
PP&E - Impairment	Amortization, impairment reversals and write-offs of assets	3,561	4,203
PP&E - Right-of-use assets	Depreciation, amortization and write-offs of assets	(8,210)	(9,369)
PP&E - depreciation methods and capitalized borrowing costs	Depreciation, amortization and write-offs of assets	(17,131)	(18,784)
Loans, trade and other receivables / payables and financing	Payments, receipts and considerations	729	(2,479)
Leasings	Appropriation of the considerations	9,336	9,240
Provision for decommissioning costs	Payments and use of provisions	6,944	8,010
Provision for legal proceedings	Payments and use of provisions	913	954
Tax loss carryforwards	Taxable income compensation	1,085	1,140
Inventories	Sales, write-downs and losses	528	411
Employee Benefits	Payments and use of provisions	1,634	2,036
Others		768	989
Total		(4,979)	(9,945)
Deferred tax assets		1,097	965
Deferred tax liabilities		(6,076)	(10,910)

 

 

Uncertain treatments on Corporate Income Tax (CIT)

In 2023 and 2024, the Company received additional charges from the Dutch tax authority, due to a final assessment on the calculation of the Corporate Income Tax (CIT) of subsidiaries in the Netherlands from 2018 to 2020, arising from the valuation for tax purposes of platforms and equipment nationalized under the Repetro tax regime, in the amount of US$ 607, updated through June 30, 2024 by applicable interest rates.

Tax treatments of certain subsidiaries from 2020 to 2022 have not yet been assessed by this tax authority. Any charges by the Dutch tax authority for those years, on a similar basis to the periods already assessed, could reach the amount of US$ 181. Thus, the total amount of these uncertain tax treatments is US$ 788, updated through June 30, 2024 by applicable interest rates.

The Company continues to defend its position but understands that it is not probable that the tax authority will fully accept this tax treatment. Thus, a liability was recognized with a corresponding effect in income taxes within the statement of income in 2023, by means of the expected value method, constituted by the sum of amounts weighted by the probability of loss.

12.2.

Other taxes

	Current assets		Non-current assets		Current liabilities		Non-current liabilities (1)
	06.30.2024	12.31.2023	06.30.2024	12.31.2023	06.30.2024	12.31.2023	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Taxes in Brazil
Current / Non-current ICMS (VAT)	566	592	525	607	1,012	1,032	−	−
Current / Non-current PIS and COFINS	1,090	304	2,459	2,876	536	265	130	141
Claim to recover PIS and COFINS	−	−	647	733	−	−	−	−
Production taxes	−	−	−	−	1,688	2,094	118	145
Withholding income taxes	−	−	−	−	110	272	−	−
Enrollment to the tax settlement program (2)	−	−	−	−	1,499	−	−	−
Others	49	58	328	290	365	443	81	90
Total in Brazil	1,705	954	3,959	4,506	5,210	4,106	329	376
Taxes abroad	7	6	11	10	10	60	−	−
Total	1,712	960	3,970	4,516	5,220	4,166	329	376
(1) Other non-current taxes are classified within other non-current liabilities in the statement of financial position.
(2) For more information, see note 12.3.

 

12.3.

Enrollment to the tax settlement program

In June 2024, Petrobras enrolled to a Transaction Notice published in the same month by the Attorney General's Office of the Brazilian National Treasury (PGFN) and the Brazilian Federal Revenue (RFB), for the settlement of relevant litigation related to the taxation of remittances abroad, arising from the bipartition of the legal transaction agreed in a chartering contract for vessels and platforms, and in another contract for services.

The Transaction Notice provided for the settlement of debts under dispute relating to the taxation of CIDE, PIS and COFINS, from 2008 to 2013, whose updated amount on June 28, 2024, date of the enrollment, was US$ 8,087. The balance of the contingent liability related to the taxation of remittances abroad, which includes the debts relating to the taxation of CIDE, PIS and COFINS, was disclosed in the financial statements as of December 31, 2023, note 19.3.

The enrollment to this program brings economic benefits, as continuing the discussions would require further financial effort to provide and maintain judicial guarantees related to the Negotiated Legal Proceeding (NJP) agreed with the PGFN, in addition to other procedural costs and expenses.

The Transaction Notice provided for a 65% discount on the agreed amount in Brazilian reais, after the conversion of related judicial deposits into definitive payment. Therefore, on the enrollment date, the Company recognized a US$ 3,571 liability in the statement of financial position, within other taxes payable, relating to CIDE, PIS, and COFINS. The settlement of this tax liability is defined as follows:

·

use, in June 2024, of nominal amounts of judicial deposits related to the debts to be settled through this program, in the amount of US$ 1,197;

·

use, in June 2024, of tax loss carryforwards of subsidiaries, in the amount of US$ 233;

·

down payment of US$ 642 upon enrollment in June 2024 and the remaining balance to be paid in 6 monthly installments until December 2024, updated by the Selic interest rate.

The calculation of the liability related to this transaction is presented as follows:

	06.30.2024
Enrollment to the program	3,571
Use of judicial deposits	(1,197)
Use of tax credits	(233)
Down payment	(642)
Balance at June 30, 2024	1,499

 

 

As part of this tax transaction is related to projects in which the Company operates in partnership in E&P consortia, Petrobras started negotiations with its partners for the reimbursement of the corresponding amounts to their respective interests, in the expected amount of US$ 465, of which:

·

US$ 202 receivable was recognized in June 2024 relating to reimbursements approved by partners until June 30, 2024; and

·

US$ 263 are considered contingent assets on June 30, 2024, of which: (i) US$ 230 receivable recognized in July and August 2024 relating to reimbursements approved from July 1, 2024 to the date of the release of this report; and (ii) US$ 33 currently under negotiation with partners.

Effects or the tax transaction in the statement of income

	Jan-Jun/2024
Principal and fines	1,640
Indexation to the SELIC interest rate	2,043
Total debt enrolled in the tax settlement program	3,683
PIS and COFINS tax credits after enrolling the program  (1)	(538)
Use of tax loss carryforwards	(240)
Indexation to the Selic interest rate of Judicial deposits and taxes over tax credits	242
Income taxes (2)	(916)
Effect in the statement of income before reimbursement of partners in joint ventures	2,231
Reimbursements approved by partners in joint ventures until June 30, 2024	(208)
Income taxes (2)	62
Total effect in the statement of income	2,085
Other taxes	790
Net finance income (expense)	2,149
Income taxes	(854)
Total effect in the statement of income	2,085
(1) It arises from the debts included in the tax transaction, after discount applied, as provided for in the transaction notice, recognized as an asset in the statement of financial position, within other recoverable taxes.
(2) Tax effects resulting from the tax transaction.

 

 

13.

Employee benefits

Employee benefits are all forms of consideration given by an entity in exchange for service rendered by employees or for the termination of employment. It also includes expenses with directors and management. Such benefits include salaries, post-employment benefits, termination benefits and other benefits.

 

	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Liabilities
Short-term employee benefits	1,418	1,986
Termination benefits	102	143
Post-employment benefits	14,620	16,382
Total	16,140	18,511
Current	2,299	2,932
Non-current	13,841	15,579

 

 

13.1.

Short-term employee benefits

	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Variable compensation programs	193	464
Accrued vacation and 13th salary	683	574
Salaries and related charges and other provisions	248	343
Profit sharing	294	605
Total	1,418	1,986
Current	1,379	1,944
Non-current (1)	39	42
(1) Remaining balance relating to the four-year deferral of 40% of the PPP portion of executive officers and the upper management.

 

 

The Company recognized the following amounts in the statement of income:

Expenses recognized in the statement of income	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023	Apr-Jun/2024	Apr-Jun/2023
Salaries, accrued vacations and related charges	(1,867)	(1,604)	(943)	(857)
Variable compensation programs  (1)	(179)	(271)	(100)	(131)
Profit sharing (1)	(311)	(67)	(135)	(32)
Management fees and charges	(7)	(5)	(4)	(3)
Total	(2,364)	(1,947)	(1,182)	(1,023)
(1) It includes adjustments to provisions related to previous years.

 

 

13.1.1.

Variable compensation programs

Performance award programs (Programa de Prêmio por Desempenho - PRD and Programa de Prêmio por Performance - PPP)

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company:

·

paid US$ 413 relating these programs, since the metrics relating to the Company’s and individual performance were achieved in 2023; and

·

provisioned US$ 180 relating to these programs for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 (US$ 270 for the same period of 2023), recorded in other income and expenses, including variable compensation programs from consolidated companies.

Profit Sharing (Participações nos lucros ou resultados - PLR)

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company:

·

paid US$ 571, considering the current agreement for this program, which provides individual limits according to employee remuneration; and

·

provisioned US$  311 relating to this program for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024 (US$ 67 for the same period of 2023), recorded in other income and expenses.

13.2.

Termination benefits

Termination benefits are employee benefits provided in exchange for the termination of labor contract as a result of either: i) the Company’s decision to terminate the labor contract before the employee’s normal retirement date; or ii) an employee’s decision to accept an offer of benefits in exchange for the termination of their employment.

Voluntary severance programs

The Company has voluntary severance programs (PDV), specific for employees of the corporate segment and of divestment assets, which provide for the same legal and indemnity advantages. These programs are currently closed for enrollment.

Recognition of the liability and the expense for termination benefits occur as employees enroll to the programs.

The Company disburses the severance payments in two installments, one at the time of termination and the remainder one year after the termination.

As of June 30, 2024, from the balance of US$ 102, US$ 7 refers to the second installment of 146 retired employees and US$ 95 refers to 944 employees enrolled in voluntary severance programs with expected termination by 2027.

13.3.

Employee benefits (post-employment)

The Company maintains a health care plan for its employees in Brazil (active and retiree) and their dependents (“Saúde Petrobras”), and five major post-employment pension plans (collectively referred to as “pension plans”).

The following table presents the balance of post-employment benefits:

	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Liabilities
Health Care Plan - Saúde Petrobras	8,758	9,662
Petros Pension Plan - Renegotiated (PPSP-R)	3,665	4,221
Petros Pension Plan - Non-renegotiated (PPSP-NR)	1,170	1,338
Petros Pension Plan - Renegotiated - Pre-70 (PPSP-R Pre 70)	459	519
Petros Pension Plan - Non-renegotiated - Pre-70 (PPSP-NR Pre 70)	410	461
Petros 2 Pension Plan (PP-2)	158	181
Total	14,620	16,382
Current	885	907
Non-current	13,735	15,475

 

 

Health Care Plan

The health care plan Saúde Petrobras – AMS is managed and run by Petrobras Health Association (Associação Petrobras de Saúde – APS), a nonprofit civil association, and includes prevention and health care programs. The plan offers assistance to all employees, retirees, pensioners and eligible family members, according to the rules of the plan and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (ACT), and is open to new employees.

Benefits are paid by the Company based on the costs incurred by the participants. The financial participation of the Company and the beneficiaries on the expenses are provided for in the plan rules and in the ACT, being 60% by the Company and 40% by the participants until March 31, 2024.

As provided in clause 37 paragraph 2 of the ACT, if the resolutions No. 42/2022 and No. 49/2023 of the Commission on Corporate Governance and the Administration of Corporate Holdings of the Brazilian Federal Government (Comissão de Governança Corporativa e de Administração de Participações Societárias da União – CGPAR) were revoked or amended, allowing adjustments in the cost-sharing of health care plans, the Company and the labor unions would discuss a new cost-sharing arrangement, in order to minimize the impact on the income of its beneficiaries.

On April 26, 2024, the aforementioned resolutions were revoked and, for this reason, the Company and the unions entered into an agreement, in June 2024, via amendment to the current collective bargaining agreement, to resume the costing relationship previously practiced, with 70% covered by Petrobras and 30% by the beneficiaries, effective since April 2024. Due to this change, the Company carried out an intermediate remeasurement of the actuarial liabilities of this plan.

Intermediate remeasurement

The intermediate remeasurement of this post-employment plan made in the June 2024 resulted in a US$ 23 increase in actuarial liabilities, as follows: (i) a US$ 1,291 expense within other income and expenses, due to the change in the benefit costing; (ii) a US$ 1,265 gain within other comprehensive income due to the revision of actuarial assumptions, mainly the increase in the discount rate applied to actuarial liabilities, from 5.45% as of December 31, 2023 to 6.48% as of June 30, 2024, and to the reduction in the estimated change in medical and hospital medical costs, from 13.11% as of December 31, 2023 to 12.70% as of June 30, 2024; and (iii) a US$3 gain within translation adjustments.

The other actuarial assumptions used to carry out the intermediate remeasurement had no change.

13.3.1.

Sensitivity analysis of the defined benefit plans

The effect of a 100 basis points (bps) change in the discount rate and in the estimated future medical costs is set out below:

	Discount Rate				Expected changes in medical and hospital costs
			Medical Benefits		Medical Benefits
			+100 bps	-100 bps	+100 bps	-100 bps
Pension Obligation			(896)	1,092	1,215	(1,003)
Current Service cost and interest cost			(25)	30	87	(71)

 

 

Pension plans

The Company’s post-retirement plans are managed by Petros Foundation (Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social), a nonprofit legal entity governed by private law with administrative and financial autonomy.

The net obligation with pension plans recorded by the Company is measured in accordance with the requirements of IFRS which has a different measurement methodology to that applicable to pension funds, regulated by the Post-Retirement Benefit Federal Council (Conselho Nacional de Previdência Complementar – CNPC).

On March 28, 2024, the Deliberative Council of Petros Foundation approved the financial statements of the pension plans for the year ended December 31, 2023, sponsored by the Company.

The following table below presents the reconciliation of the deficit of Petros Plan registered by Petros Foundation as of December 31, 2023 with the net actuarial liability registered by the Company at the same date:

	PPSP-R (1)	PPSP-NR (1)
Deficit registered by Petros	353	101
Ordinary and extraordinary future contributions - sponsor	4,735	1,392
Contributions related to the TFC - sponsor	791	477
Financial assumptions (interest rate and inflation), changes in fair value of plan assets and actuarial valuation method	(1,139)	(171)
Net actuarial liability recorded by the Company	4,740	1,799
(1) It includes the balance of PPSP-R pre-70 and PPSP-NR pre-70.

 

 

• Sponsor Contributions – in the calculation of the obligation, Petros considers the future cash flow of ordinary and extraordinary sponsor and participants contributions, discounted to present value, according to the CNPC criteria, while the Company only considers them as they are made.

• Financial Assumptions - the main difference is the definition of the real interest rate established by Petros, which is according to the expected profitability of the current investment portfolios and the parameters published by the CNPC, considering a moving average of recent years in setting safety limits. On the other hand, the Company determines the real interest rates through an equivalent rate that combines the maturity profile of pension and health care obligations with the future yield curve of long-term Brazilian Federal Government securities (“Tesouro IPCA”, formerly known as NTN).

• Changes in the fair value of plan assets – Petros measures government securities based on its curve, with a portfolio immunization strategy, while in the Company measures at market value.

13.3.2.

Changes in the actuarial liabilities recognized in the statement of financial position

Net actuarial liabilities represent the obligations of the Company, net of the fair value of plan assets (when applicable), at present value.

Changes in the actuarial liabilities related to pension and health care plans with defined benefit characteristics is presented as follows:

					2024
	Pension Plans			Health Care Plan	Total
	PPSP-R (1)	PPSP-NR (1)	Petros 2	Saúde Petrobras-AMS
Balance at December 31, 2023	4,740	1,799	181	9,662	16,382
Recognized in the Statement of Income	210	80	7	1,838	2,135
Past service cost	−	−	−	1,291	1,291
Current service cost	4	1	−	115	120
Net interest	206	79	7	432	724
Recognized in Equity - other comprehensive income	−	−	−	(1,265)	(1,265)
Remeasurement effects  (2)	−	−	−	(1,265)	(1,265)
Cash effects	(215)	(66)	(6)	(195)	(482)
Contributions paid	(201)	(59)	(6)	(195)	(461)
Payments related to Term of financial commitment (TFC)	(14)	(7)	−	−	(21)
Other changes	(611)	(233)	(24)	(1,282)	(2,150)
Translation Adjustment	(611)	(233)	(24)	(1,282)	(2,150)
Balance at June 30, 2024	4,124	1,580	158	8,758	14,620
(1) It includes the balance of PPSP-R pre-70 and PPSP-NR pre-70.
(2) Effects of the intermediate remeasurement on the health care plan, which changed the benefit costing.

 

 

					2023
	Pension Plans			Health Care Plan	Total
	PPSP-R (1)	PPSP-NR (1)	Petros 2	Saúde Petrobras-AMS
Balance at December 31, 2022	3,890	1,380	163	5,813	11,246
Recognized in the Statement of Income	242	82	15	420	759
Current service cost	5	1	5	71	82
Net interest	237	81	10	349	677
Recognized in Equity - other comprehensive income	109	−	−	−	109
Remeasurement effects (2)	109	−	−	−	109
Cash effects	(198)	(60)	(3)	(190)	(451)
Contributions paid	(184)	(54)	(3)	(190)	(431)
Payments related to Term of financial commitment (TFC)	(14)	(6)	−	−	(20)
Other changes	334	116	14	493	957
Others	−	−	−	1	1
Translation Adjustment	334	116	14	492	956
Balance at June 30, 2023	4,377	1,518	189	6,536	12,620
(1) It includes the balance of PPSP-R pre-70 and PPSP-NR pre-70.
(2) It relates to a complement of 2022.

 

 

The net expense with pension and health care plans is presented below:

 

		Pension Plans		Health Care Plan	Total
	PPSP-R (1)	PPSP-NR (1)	Petros 2	Saúde Petrobras
Related to active employees (cost of sales and expenses) (2)	(19)	(5)	(1)	(508)	(533)
Related to retirees (other income and expenses) (3)	(191)	(75)	(6)	(1,330)	(1,602)
Net costs for Jan-Jun/2024	(210)	(80)	(7)	(1,838)	(2,135)
Related to active employees (cost of sales and expenses)	(24)	(4)	(7)	(147)	(182)
Related to retirees (other income and expenses)	(218)	(78)	(8)	(273)	(577)
Net costs for Jan-Jun/2023	(242)	(82)	(15)	(420)	(759)
(1) It includes the balance of PPSP-R pre-70 and PPSP-NR pre-70.
(2) It includes the effects of the intermediate remeasurement on the health care plan, which changed the benefit costing by US$ 291.
(3) It includes the effects of the intermediate remeasurement on the health care plan, which changed the benefit costing by US$ 1,000.
		Pension Plans		Health Care Plan	Total
	PPSP-R (1)	PPSP-NR (1)	Petros 2	Saúde Petrobras
Related to active employees (cost of sales and expenses) (2)	(11)	(3)	−	(395)	(409)
Related to retirees (other income and expenses) (3)	(92)	(36)	(3)	(1,162)	(1,293)
Net costs for Apr-Jun/2024	(103)	(39)	(3)	(1,557)	(1,702)
Related to active employees (cost of sales and expenses)	(12)	(2)	(4)	(75)	(93)
Related to retirees (other income and expenses)	(112)	(40)	(4)	(140)	(296)
Net costs for Apr-Jun/2023	(124)	(42)	(8)	(215)	(389)
(1) It includes the balance of PPSP-R pre-70 and PPSP-NR pre-70.
(2) It includes the effects of the intermediate remeasurement on the health care plan, which changed the benefit costing by US$ 291.
(3) It includes the effects of the intermediate remeasurement on the health care plan, which changed the benefit costing by US$ 1,000.

 

 

13.3.3.

Contributions

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company contributed with US$ 482 (US$ 451 in the same period of 2023), to the defined benefit plans (reducing the balance of obligations of these plans, as presented in note 13.3.2), and with US$ 115 and US$ 1, respectively, to the defined contribution portions of PP-2 and PP-3 plans (US$ 102 for PP-2 and US$ 1 for PP-3 in the same period of 2023), which were recognized in the statement of income.

14.

Provisions for legal proceedings, judicial deposits and contingent liabilities

14.1.

Provisions for legal proceedings

The Company recognizes provisions for legal, administrative and arbitral proceedings, based on the best estimate of the costs, for which it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required and that can be reliably estimated. These proceedings mainly include:

·

Labor claims, in particular: (i) several individual and collective labor claims; (ii) opt-out claims related to a review of the methodology by which the minimum compensation based on an employee's position and work schedule (Remuneração Mínima por Nível e Regime - RMNR) is calculated; and (iii) actions of outsourced employees.

·

Tax claims including: (i) tax notices for alleged non-compliance with ancillary obligations; (ii) claims relating to benefits previously taken for Brazilian federal tax credits applied that were subsequently alleged to be disallowable, including disallowance of PIS and COFINS tax credits; (iii) claims for alleged non-payment of CIDE on imports of propane and butane; and (iv) claims for alleged non-payment of social security contributions on allowances and bonuses.

·

Civil claims, in particular: (i) lawsuits related to contracts; (ii) legal and administrative proceedings involving fines applied by the ANP - Brazilian Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (Agência Nacional de Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis), mainly relating to production measurement systems; and (iii) collective and individual claims that discuss topics related to pension plans managed by Petros.

·

Environmental claims, specially: (i) fines relating to an environmental accident in the State of Paraná in 2000; (ii) fines relating to the Company’s offshore operation; and (iii) public civil action for oil spill in 2004 in Serra do Mar-São Paulo State Park.

Provisions for legal proceedings are set out as follows:

Non-current liabilities	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Labor claims	731	806
Tax claims	460	544
Civil claims	1,628	1,614
Environmental claims	306	341
Total	3,125	3,305

 

 

 

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023
Opening Balance	3,305	3,010
Additions, net of reversals	257	335
Use of provision	(263)	(262)
Revaluation of existing proceedings and interest charges	270	188
Others	8	(5)
Translation adjustment	(452)	263
Closing Balance	3,125	3,529

 

 

In preparing its unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, the Company considered all available information concerning legal proceedings in which the Company is a defendant, in order to estimate the amounts of obligations and probability that outflows of resources will be required.

14.2.

Judicial deposits

The Company makes deposits in judicial phases, mainly to suspend the chargeability of the tax debt and to maintain its tax compliance. Judicial deposits are set out in the table below according to the nature of the corresponding lawsuits:

Non-current assets	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Tax	8,665	10,607
Labor	859	979
Civil	2,750	2,977
Environmental	137	115
Others	68	68
Total	12,479	14,746

 

 

	Jan-Jun/2024	Jan-Jun/2023
Opening Balance	14,746	11,053
Additions	670	783
Use (1)	(1,338)	(48)
Accruals and charges	298	571
Others	9	(6)
Translation adjustment	(1,906)	982
Closing Balance	12,479	13,335
(1) It includes, in the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, US$ 1,276 referring to the nominal values ​​of deposits used when enrolling to the tax settlement program on the incidence of CIDE, PIS and Cofins on remittances abroad under a vessel and platform charter agreement as detailed in note 12.

 

 

The Company maintains a Negotiated Legal Proceeding (NJP) agreement with the Brazilian National Treasury Attorney General's Office (PGFN), aiming to postpone judicial deposits related to federal tax lawsuits with values exceeding US$ 36 (R$ 200 million), which allows judicial discussion without the immediate disbursement.

To achieve this, the Company makes production capacity available as a guarantee from the Tupi, Sapinhoá, and Roncador fields. As the judicial deposits are made, the mentioned capacity is released for other processes that may be included in the NJP.

The Company’s management understands that the mentioned NJP provides greater cash predictability and ensures the maintenance of federal tax regularity. As of June 30, 2024, the balance of production capacity held in guarantee in the NJP is US$ 2,507 (US$ 7,997 as of December 31, 2023), whose reduction is due to the Company's enrollment to the tax settlement program in June 2024.

14.3.

Contingent liabilities

The estimates of contingent liabilities are indexed to inflation and updated by applicable interest rates. As of June 30, 2024, estimated contingent liabilities for which the possibility of loss is classified as possible are set out in the following table:

Nature	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Tax	24,861	37,189
Labor	8,156	10,150
Civil	10,662	11,455
Environmental	1,388	1,427
Total	45,067	60,221

 

 

The main contingent liabilities are:

·

Tax matters comprising: (i) income from foreign subsidiaries and associates not included in the computation of taxable income (IRPJ and CSLL); (ii) collection of customs taxes and fines related to imports under the Repetro regime in the Frade consortium; (iii) disapproval of PIS and COFINS tax compensation due to credit disallowance; (iv) withholding income tax (IRRF) on remittances for payments of vessel charters; (v) collection of IRPJ and CSLL on transfer price; (vi) collection of PIS and COFINS, resulting from the payment of taxes negotiated with the Brazilian Federal Government, excluding the payment of fines; (vii) collection of ICMS involving several states; and (viii) incidence of social security contributions on the payment of bonuses.

·

Labor matters, comprising: (i) mainly actions requiring a review of the methodology by which the minimum compensation based on an employee's position and work schedule (Remuneração Mínima por Nível e Regime - RMNR) is calculated; and (ii) several labor claims.

·

Civil matters comprising mainly: (i) lawsuits related to contracts; (ii) administrative and legal proceedings challenging an ANP order requiring Petrobras to pay additional special participation fees and royalties (production taxes) with respect to several fields, including unitization; (iii) regulation agencies fines, mainly ANP; (iv) collective and individual claims that discuss topics related to pension plans managed by Petros; and (v) judicial and arbitration proceedings that discuss disposal of assets carried out by Petrobras.

·

Environmental matters comprising indemnities for damages and fines related to the Company operations.

14.3.1.

Minimum Compensation Based on Employee's Position and Work Schedule (Remuneração Mínima por Nível e Regime - RMNR)

There are lawsuits related to the Minimum Compensation Based on Employee's Position and Work Schedule (RMNR), with the objective of reviewing its calculation criteria.

The RMNR consists of a minimum remuneration guaranteed to employees, based on salary level, work schedule and geographic location. This policy was created through collective bargaining with union entities and was approved at employee meetings, being finally put into practice by Petrobras in 2007, but started being the subject of lawsuits three years after its implementation.

In 2018, the Brazilian Superior Labor Court (TST) ruled against the Company, which filed extraordinary appeals to the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF), suspending the effects of the decision issued by the TST and determined the national suspension of the ongoing proceedings related to the RMNR.

In July 2021, a monocratic decision was published in which the STF’s Judge-Rapporteur granted an extraordinary appeal filed, accepting the Company's thesis and recognizing the validity of the collective bargaining agreement freely signed between Petrobras and the unions, reversing the decision of the TST.

In November 2023, the First Panel of the Supreme Federal Court decided in favor of the Company (with 3 votes against 1), confirming that there is an understanding of recognizing the merit of the collective bargaining agreement signed between the companies and the unions. In January 2024, the ruling was published by the STF. Against this ruling, the complainant and union entities filed an appeal for clarification, which were not recognized by unanimous decision of the first Panel of the Supreme Court, maintaining the decision in favor of Petrobras. This decision was published in March 2024, becoming final and unappealable. The Company monitors the application of the Supreme Federal Court decision in the lower courts.

The Company has been adjusting the expectation of loss, according to the decisions in which the understanding of the STF applies, and monitors the evolution of the subject in the TST for possible future changes in the amounts ​​and expectations of this litigation.

As of June 30, 2024, the balance of provisions for legal proceedings regarding RMNR amounts to US$ 114, while the contingent liabilities amount to US$ 6,552.

14.4.

Class action and related proceedings

14.4.1.

Class action in the Netherlands

On January 23, 2017, Stichting Petrobras Compensation Foundation ("Foundation") filed a class action in the Netherlands, at the District Court of Rotterdam, against Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. (PIB BV), Petrobras Global Finance B.V. (PGF), Petrobras Oil & Gas B.V. (PO&G) and some former Petrobras managers. The Foundation alleges that it represents the interests of an unidentified group of investors and asserts that, based on the facts revealed by the Lava-Jato Operation, the defendants acted illegally before the investors. On May 26, 2021, the District Court of Rotterdam decided that the class action should proceed and that the arbitration clause of Petrobras' bylaws does not prevent the Company's shareholders from having access to the Dutch Judiciary and have their interests represented by the “Foundation”. However, the interests of investors who have already started arbitration against Petrobras or who are parties to legal proceedings in which the applicability of the arbitration clause has been definitively recognized are excluded from the scope of the action. The collective action moved to the discussion phase of merit issues.

On July 26, 2023, the Court issued an intermediary decision on the merits, ordering the production of evidence, in relation to which the parties should express their views until August 27, 2024 for the issuance of the decision on the merits, which is appealable. In addition, the Court expressed in advance some understanding, which must be included in the decision on the merits, among which: (i) the requests made against PIB BV, PO&G and certain former members of the Company’s management were rejected; (ii) the Court declared that Petrobras and the PGF acted illegally in relation to their investors, although the Court expressed it does not consider itself sufficiently informed about relevant aspects of Brazilian, Argentine and Luxembourger laws to definitively decide on the merits of the action; and iii) the alleged rights under Spanish legislation are prescribed.

The Foundation cannot claim compensation under the class action, which will depend not only on a final result favorable to the interests of the investors in the class action, but also on the filing of subsequent actions by or on behalf of the investors by the Foundation itself, an opportunity in which Petrobras will be able to offer all the defenses already presented in the class action and others that it deems appropriate, including in relation to the occurrence and quantification of any damages that must be proven by the potential beneficiaries of the decision or by the Foundation. Any compensation for the alleged damages will only be determined by court decisions in subsequent actions mentioned above.

This class action involves complex issues and the outcome is subject to substantial uncertainties, which depend on factors such as: the scope of the arbitration clause of the Petrobras Bylaws, the jurisdiction of the Dutch courts, the scope of the agreement that ended the Class Action in the United States, the Foundation's legitimacy to represent the interests of investors, the several laws applicable to the case, the information obtained from the production phase of evidence, the expert analyses, the timetable to be defined by the Court and the judicial decisions on key issues of the process, possible appeals, including before the Dutch Supreme Court, as well as the fact that the Foundation seeks only a declaratory decision in this class action.

The Company, based on the assessments of its advisors, considers that there are not enough indicative elements to qualify the universe of potential beneficiaries of a possible final decision unfavorable to Petrobras' interests, nor to quantify the supposedly compensable damages.

Thus, it is currently not possible to predict whether the Company will be liable for the effective payment of damages in any future individual claims, as this analysis will depend on the outcome of these complex procedures. In addition, it is not possible to know which investors will be able to bring subsequent individual actions related to this matter against Petrobras.

Furthermore, the claims formulated are broad, cover a multi-year period and involve a wide variety of activities and, in the current scenario, the impacts of such claims are highly uncertain. The uncertainties inherent in all of these issues affect the value and duration of final resolution of this action. As a result, Petrobras is unable to estimate an eventual loss resulting from this action. However, Petrobras reiterates its condition as a victim of the corruption scheme revealed by the Lava-Jato operation and intends to present and prove this condition before the Dutch court.

Petrobras and its subsidiaries deny the allegations made by the Foundation and will continue to defend themselves vigorously.

14.4.2.

Arbitration and other legal proceedings in Argentina

In relation to the arbitration in Argentina, the Argentine Supreme Court denied the appeal, but the Consumidores Damnificados Asociación Civil para su Defensa (formerly Consumidores Financieros Asociación Civil, "Association") filed a new appeal to the Argentine Supreme Court, which was also denied, thus the arbitration was sent to the Arbitration Court. This arbitration discusses Petrobras' liability for an alleged loss of market value of Petrobras' shares in Argentina, as a result of the Lava Jato Operation. The Company is unable to provide a reliable estimate of the potential loss in this arbitration.

In parallel to such arbitration, the Association also initiated a collective action before the Civil and Commercial Court of Buenos Aires, in Argentina, with Petrobras appearing spontaneously on April 10, 2023, within the scope of which it alleges Petrobras' responsibility for an alleged loss of the market value of Petrobras' securities in Argentina, as a result of allegations made within the scope of Lava Jato Operation and their impact on the company's financial statements prior to 2015. Petrobras presented its defense on August 30, 2023. Petrobras denies the allegations presented by the Association and will defend itself against the accusations made by the author of the class action. The Company is unable to provide a reliable estimate of the potential loss in this arbitration.

Regarding criminal proceeding in Argentina related to an alleged fraudulent offer of securities, aggravated by the fact that Petrobras allegedly declared false data in its financial statements prior to 2015, the Court of Appeals revoked, on October 21, 2021, the lower court decision that had recognized Petrobras' immunity from jurisdiction and recommended that the lower court judge take steps to certify whether the Company could be considered criminally immune in Argentina for further reassessment of the issue. After carrying out the steps determined by the Court of Appeals, on May 30, 2023, the lower court denied the recognition of immunity from jurisdiction to Petrobras. Petrobras filed an appeal against this decision, which was recognized by the Court of Appeals on April 18, 2024. However, the Association filed a new appeal. The Court of Appeals had already recognized that the Association could not act as a representative of financial consumers, due to the loss of its registration with the competent Argentine bodies, which was also the subject of an appeal upheld by the Court of Appeals on September 15, 2022, recognizing the Association the right to represent financial consumers. The Company presented its defense, as well as other procedural defenses, still subject to assessment by the Argentine Court of Appeals. This criminal action is being processed before the Economic Criminal Court No. 2 of the City of Buenos Aires.

As for the other criminal action for alleged non-compliance with the obligation to publish a “press release” in the Argentine market about the existence of a class action filed by Consumidores Damnificados Asociación Civil para su Defensa before the Commercial Court, there are no developments in the six-month period ended June 30, 2024.

14.4.3.

Lawsuit in United States regarding Sete Brasil Participações S.A (“Sete”)

The EIG Energy Fund XIV, L.P. and affiliates (“EIG”) filed a lawsuit against Petrobras, before the District Court of Columbia, United States, to recover alleged losses related to its investment in Sete Brasil Participações S.A. On August 8, 2022, the judge upheld EIG's claim as to Petrobras' responsibility for the alleged losses (which was recorded in 2022 as provisions for legal proceedings) but denied the motion for summary judgment with respect to damages, whereby the award of compensation will be subject to the proof of damages by EIG at a hearing and to the consideration of the defenses by the Company. In the same decision, whose effects were recognized in the Company's financial statements in 2022, the judge denied the request to dismiss the case based on Petrobras' immunity from jurisdiction, when an appeal was filed with the Federal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which was denied in June 2024. Petrobras then submitted a request to review the issue, which was rejected on July 24, 2024. As a result, the process, which had been suspended by the lower court judge on October 26, 2022 due to the filing of the appeal by Petrobras, will resume its course.

On August 26, 2022, on another procedural front initiated by the EIG, the District Court of Amsterdam granted a precautionary measure to block certain Petrobras assets in the Netherlands. This granting was based on the decision of the District Court of Columbia, on August 8, 2022, and was intended to ensure the satisfaction of EIG's claims contained in the aforementioned US lawsuit. For the purpose of this injunction, the District Court of Amsterdam limited EIG's claims to a total of US$ 297, although the US Court ruled that any award of damages would depend on evidence of damages by EIG at a trial hearing. There are some discussions about the scope of the assets blocked by EIG, but there is no related lawsuit pending in the Netherlands. This precautionary block does not prevent Petrobras and its subsidiaries from complying with their obligations to third parties.

14.4.4.

Arbitrations proposed by non-controlling shareholders in Brazil

In the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, there were no events that changed the assessment and information of arbitrations proposed by non-controlling shareholders in Brazil. For more information, see explanatory note 19.5 to the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

15.

Provision for decommissioning costs

The following table details the amount of the provision for decommissioning costs by producing area:

 

	06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Onshore	402	447
Shallow waters	5,141	6,253
Deep and ultra-deep post-salt	9,283	10,873
Pre-salt	4,988	5,630
Total	19,814	23,203
Current	1,659	2,032
Non-current	18,155	21,171

 

 

Changes in the provision for decommissioning costs are presented as follows:

Non-current liabilities	2024 Jan-Jun	2023 Jan-Jun
Opening balance	23,202	18,600
Adjustment to provision	74	19
Transfers related to liabilities held for sale (1)	(332)	−
Use of provisions	(694)	(458)
Interest accrued	516	414
Others	15	(8)
Translation adjustment	(2,967)	1,536
Closing balance	19,814	20,103
(1) It refers to the transfer of US$ 332 related to the Cherne cluster, in Rio de Janeiro state.

 

 

16.

Other assets and liabilities

Assets		06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Escrow account and/ or collateral		903	1,009
Advances to suppliers		1,677	1,814
Prepaid expenses		459	453
Derivatives transactions		76	92
Assets related to E&P partnerships		244	255
Others		260	262
		3,619	3,885
Current		1,518	1,570
Non-Current		2,101	2,315
Liabilities		06.30.2024	12.31.2023
Obligations arising from divestments		1,017	1,200
Contractual retentions		729	716
Advances from customers		414	692
Provisions for environmental expenses, research and development and fines		601	708
Other taxes		330	376
Unclaimed dividends		325	337
Derivatives transactions		149	62
Obligations arising from acquisition of equity interests		141	156
Various creditors		93	138
Others		490	520
		4,289	4,905
Current		2,519	3,015
Non-Current		1,770	1,890

 

 

17.

Property, plant and equipment

17.1.

By class of assets

	Land, buildings and improvement	Equipment and other assets (1)	Assets under construction (2)	Exploration and development costs (3)	Right-of-use assets	Total
Balance at December 31, 2023	2,687	58,409	21,516	40,432	30,380	153,424
Cost	4,634	118,173	31,467	74,809	44,829	273,912
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (4)	(1,947)	(59,764)	(9,951)	(34,377)	(14,449)	(120,488)
Additions	−	188	6,096	32	3,059	9,375
Decommissioning costs - Additions to / review of estimates	−	−	−	66	−	66
Capitalized borrowing costs	−	−	755	−	−	755
Write-offs	(3)	(14)	(128)	(5)	(25)	(175)
Transfers (5)	(40)	1,668	(2,459)	1,054	(17)	206
Transfers to assets held for sale	−	(21)	(5)	(109)	−	(135)
Depreciation, amortization and depletion	(38)	(2,554)	−	(1,979)	(3,068)	(7,639)
Impairment reversal (note 19)	3	32	2	−	13	50
Translation adjustment	(339)	(7,463)	(3,155)	(5,099)	(3,920)	(19,976)
Balance at June 30, 2024	2,270	50,245	22,622	34,392	26,422	135,951
Cost	3,927	103,923	31,292	66,123	40,499	245,764
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (4)	(1,657)	(53,678)	(8,670)	(31,731)	(14,077)	(109,813)

 

Balance at December 31, 2022	2,538	55,147	14,838	38,434	19,212	130,169
Cost	4,343	105,429	23,938	67,581	29,670	230,961
Accumulated depreciation and impairment (4)	(1,805)	(50,282)	(9,100)	(29,147)	(10,458)	(100,792)
Additions	−	229	4,653	2	7,304	12,188
Decommissioning costs - Additions to / review of estimates	−	−	−	6	−	6
Capitalized borrowing costs	−	−	583	−	−	583
Signature Bonuses Transfers (6)	−	−	−	6	−	6
Write-offs	−	(181)	(17)	(35)	(151)	(384)
Transfers (5)	44	1,232	(1,344)	848	1	781
Transfers to assets held for sale	(16)	(52)	(7)	(25)	−	(100)
Depreciation, amortization and depletion	(42)	(2,372)	−	(2,207)	(2,524)	(7,145)
Impairment recognition (note 19)	−	(180)	(266)	(1)	−	(447)
Impairment reversal (note 19)	1	14	−	−	28	43
Translation adjustment	210	4,474	1,453	3,068	1,727	10,932
Balance at June 30, 2023	2,735