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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 May, 2010

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 República do Chile, 65
20031-912 - 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____



(A free translation of the original report in Portuguese)   
 
FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE   
BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION (CVM)   
ITR - QUARTERLY INFORMATION - As of - 03/31/2010  Corporation Law 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY   

 

THE REGISTRATION WITH THE CVM DOES NOT IMPLY THAT ANY OPINION IS EXPRESSED ON THE 
COMPANY. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT 

 

1.01 - IDENTIFICATION

1 - CVM CODE
00951-2 
2 - NAME OF THE COMPANY
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
3 - CNPJ (Taxpayers Record Number)
33.000.167/0001-01 
4 - NIRE
33300032061

 

01.02 - HEAD OFFICE

1 - ADDRESS
Av. República do Chile, 65 - 24th floor
2 - QUARTER OR DISTRICT
Centro 
3 - CEP (ZIP CODE)
20031-912 
4 - CITY
Rio de Janeiro
5 - STATE
RJ 
6 - AREA CODE
021 
7 - PHONE
3224-2040 
8 - PHONE
3224-2041 
9 - PHONE
10 - TELEX
11 - AREA CODE
021 
12 - FAX
3224-9999 
13 - FAX
3224-6055 
14 - FAX
3224-7784 
15 - E-MAIL
petroinvest@petrobras.com.br

 

01.03 - DIRECTOR OF INVESTOR RELATIONS (BUSINESS ADDRESS)

1 - NAME
Almir Guilherme Barbassa
2 - ADDRESS
Av. República do Chile, 65 - 23rd floor
3 - QUARTER OR DISTRICT
Centro
4 - CEP (ZIP CODE)
20031-912 
5 - CITY
Rio de Janeiro
6 - STATE
RJ 
7 - AREA CODE
021 
8 - PHONE NUMBER
3224-2040 
9 - PHONE NO.
3224-2041 
10 - PHONE NO.
11 - TELEX
12 - AREA CODE
021 
13 - FAX No.
3224-9999 
14 - FAX No.
3224-6055 
15 - FAX No.
3224-7784
16 - E-MAIL
barbassa@petrobras.com.br

 

01.04 - GENERAL INFORMATION/INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

CURRENT FISCAL YEAR CURRENT QUARTER PREVIOUS QUARTER
1 - BEGINNING  2 - ENDING  3 - QUARTER  4 - BEGINNING  5 - END  6 - QUARTER  7 - BEGINNING  8 - END 
01/01/2010  12/31/2010  01/01/2010  03/31/2010  10/01/2009  12/31/2009 
9- NAME OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM
KPMG Auditores Independentes
10- CVM CODE
00418-9
11- NAME OF THE ENGAGEMENT PARTNER
Manuel Fernandes Rodrigues de Sousa
12- CPF (Taxpayers registration)
783.840.017-15

 

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01.05 - CURRENT BREAKDOWN OF PAID-IN CAPITAL

No. OF SHARES
(THOUSANDS) 
1- CURRENT QUARTER
03/31/2010 
2 - PREVIOUS QUARTER
12/31/2009 
3 - PREVIOUS YEAR
03/31/2009 
Capital Paid-in       
1 - Common  5.073.347  5.073.347  5.073.347 
2 - Preferred  3.700.729  3.700.729  3.700.729 
3 - Total  8.774.076  8.774.076  8.774.076 
Treasury Stock       
4 - Common 
5 - Preferred 
6 - Total 

 

01.06 - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY

1 - TYPE OF COMPANY
Commercial, Industrial and Other 
2 - SITUATION
Operational 
3 - TYPE OF SHARE CONTROL
State Holding Company 
4 - ACTIVITY CODE
1010 - Oil and Gas 
5 - MAIN ACTIVITY
Prospecting Oil/Gas, Refining and Energy Activities 
6 - TYPE OF CONSOLIDATION
Total 
7 - TYPE OF SPECIAL REVIEW REPORT
Unqualified opinion 

 

01.07 - CORPORATIONS/PARTNERSHIPS EXCLUDED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS

1 - ITEM  2 - CNPJ (TAXPAYERS RECORD NUMBER)  3 - NAME 

 

01.08 - DIVIDENDS/INTEREST ONCAPITAL APPROVED AND/OR PAIDDURING AND AFTERTHE CURRENT QUARTER

1 - ITEM  2 - EVENT  3 - APPROVAL
DATE 
4 - TYPE  5 - PET BEGINS ON  6 - TYPE OF SHARE  7 - DIVIDENDS PER SHARE 
01  RCA  03/19/2010  Interest on Capital Payable  04/30/2010  ON  0,1200000000 
02  RCA  03/19/2010  Interest on Capital Payable  04/30/2010  PN  0,1200000000 
03  AGO  04/22/2010  Dividends  04/30/2010  ON  0,1300000000 
04  AGO  04/22/2010  Dividends  04/30/2010  PN  0,1300000000 
05  RCA  05/14/2010  Interest on Capital Payable  08/31/2010  ON  0,2000000000 
06  RCA  05/14/2010  Interest on Capital Payable  08/31/2010  PN  0,2000000000 

 

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01.09 - SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR

1 - ITEM  2 - DATE OF CHANGE  3 - CAPITAL
(R$ Thousand) 
4 - AMOUNT OF CHANGE
(R$ Thousand) 
5 - REASON FOR CHANGE  7 - NUMBER OF SHARES ISSUED
(Thousands) 
8 - SHARE ISSUE PRICE
(R$) 

 

1.10 - INVESTOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR

1 - DATE
05/14/2010 
2 - SIGNATURE 

 

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02.01 - UNCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (IN THOUSAND OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 - 03/31/2010  4 - 12/31/2009 
Total Assets  335,214,551  320,052,362 
1.01  Current Assets  60,731,838  54,075,785 
1.01.01  Cash and Cash Equivalents  17,522,138  16,798,113 
1.01.01.01  Cash and Banks  121,473  645,862 
1.01.01.02  Short Term Investments  17,400,665  16,152,251 
1.01.02  Accounts Receivable, net  16,246,353  12,844,381 
1.01.02.01  Customers  16,246,353  12,844,381 
1.01.02.01.01  Customers  2,735,184  2,187,257 
1.01.02.01.02  Subsidiary and Affiliated Companies  10,428,994  7,790,090 
1.01.02.01.03  Other Accounts Receivable  3,393,075  3,173,144 
1.01.02.01.04  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  (310,900)  (306,110) 
1.01.02.02  Miscellaneous Credits 
1.01.03  Inventories  15,110,775  14,437,132 
1.01.04  Other  11,852,572  9,996,159 
1.01.04.01  Dividends Receivable  1,552,031  779,937 
1.01.04.02  Recoverable Taxes  4,044,406  4,049,161 
1.01.04.03  Prepaid Expenses  1,274,053  1,267,027 
1.01.04.04  Other Current Assets  537,505  432,694 
1.01.04.05  Marketable Securities  2,861,212  1,717,566 
1.01.04.06  Advances to Suppliers  1,583,365  1,749,774 
1.02  Non-current Assets  274,482,713  265,976,577 
1.02.01  Long-Term Assets  73,725,747  73,468,430 
1.02.01.01  Miscellaneous Credits  5,628,334  5,556,351 
1.02.01.01.01  Petroleum and Alcohol Accounts – STN  817,150  816,714 
1.02.01.01.02  Marketable Securities  4,334,507  4,179,820 
1.02.01.01.03  Investments in Privatization Process  1,331  1,331 
1.02.01.01.04  Other Accounts Receivable  475,346  558,486 
1.02.01.02  Accounts Receivable, net  49,326,809  49,183,729 
1.02.01.02.01  With Affiliates 
1.02.01.02.02  With Subsidiaries  49,326,809  49,183,729 
1.02.01.02.03  Other Companies 
1.02.01.03  Other  18,770,604  18,728,350 
1.02.01.03.01  Project Financing  923,420  2,330,497 
1.02.01.03.02  Deferred Income Tax and Social Contribution  4,429,747  3,309,932 
1.02.01.03.03  Deferred Value-Added Tax (ICMS)  1,885,530  1,898,559 
1.02.01.03.04  Deferred PASEP/COFINS  6,866,685  6,431,385 
1.02.01.03.05  Judicial Deposits  1,731,432  1,690,787 
1.02.01.03.06  Advance for Pension Plan 
1.02.01.03.07  Advances to Suppliers  1,724,442  1,899,651 
1.02.01.03.08  Prepaid Expenses  818,863  830,041 
1.02.01.03.09  Inventories  63,406  25,617 

 

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02.01 - UNCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (IN THOUSAND OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 - 03/31/2010  4 - 12/31/2009 
1.02.01.03.10  Other Non-Current Assets  327,079  311,881 
1.02.02  Fixed Assets  200,756,966  192,508,147 
1.02.02.01  Investments  39,750,966  39,373,050 
1.02.02.01.01  In Affiliates  322,106  574,975 
1.02.02.01.02  In Affiliates - Goodwill  1,692,453  1,692,453 
1.02.02.01.03  In subsidiaries  37,038,122  36,407,008 
1.02.02.01.04  In subsidiaries - Goodwill  549,665  549,665 
1.02.02.01.05  Other investmets  148,620  148,949 
1.02.02.02  Property, Plant and Equipment  157,418,323  149,446,792 
1.02.02.03  Intangible  3,154,058  3,216,485 
1.02.02.04  Deferred Charges  433,619  471,820 

 

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02.02 - UNCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (IN THOUSAND OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 - 03/31/2010  4 - 12/31/2009 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  335,214,551  320,052,362 
2.01  Current Liabilities  84,645,566  79,074,060 
2.01.01  Loans and Financing  8,863,310  3,122,983 
2.01.01.01  Financings  8,294,514  2,452,406 
2.01.01.02  Interest on Financing  568,796  670,577 
2.01.02  Debentures 
2.01.03  Suppliers  8,584,868  9,670,467 
2.01.04  Taxes, Contribution and Participation  8,038,174  8,267,724 
2.01.05  Dividends payable  3,983,629  2,333,053 
2.01.06  Accruals  3,917,282  4,353,440 
2.01.06.01  Payroll and Related Charges  1,848,622  1,906,782 
2.01.06.02  Provision for Contingencies  54,000  54,000 
2.01.06.03  Pension plan  651,886  591,686 
2.01.06.04  Healthcare benefits plan  531,118  531,118 
2.01.06.05  Profit sharing for employees and management  831,656  1,269,854 
2.01.07  Debts with Subsidiaries and Affiliated Companies  30,308,514  31,848,600 
2.01.07.01  Suppliers  30,308,514  31,848,600 
2.01.08  Others  20,949,789  19,477,793 
2.01.08.01  Advances from Customers  282,804  133,917 
2.01.08.02  Project Financing  412,737  351,302 
2.01.08.03  Undertakings with transfer of benefits, risks and control of assets  2,523,389  3,556,808 
2.01.08.04  Deferred Income 
2.01.08.05  Credit Rights Assingned - FIDC-NP  16,437,525  14,318,379 
2.01.08.06  Others  1,293,334  1,117,387 
2.02  Non-Current Liabilities  79,600,477  76,069,829 
2.02.01  Long-term Liabilities  79,600,477  76,069,829 
2.02.01.01  Loans and Financing  26,554,018  26,003,967 
2.02.01.01.01  Financing  26,554,018  26,003,967 
2.02.01.02  Debentures 
2.02.01.03  Accruals  32,383,378  30,199,945 
2.02.01.03.01  Healthcare Benefits Plan  9,784,292  9,535,187 
2.02.01.03.02  Provision for Contingencies  1,172,752  197,650 
2.02.01.03.03  Pension Plan  3,664,395  3,612,199 
2.02.01.03.04  Deferred Income Tax and Social Contribution  17,761,939  16,854,909 
2.02.01.04  Subsidiaries and Affiliated Companies  665,351  904,939 
2.02.01.05  Advance for Future Capital Increase 
2.02.01.06  Others  19,997,730  18,960,978 
2.02.01.06.01  Provision for Dismantling of Areas  4,405,457  4,418,856 
2.02.01.06.02  Undertakings with transfer of benefits, risks and control of assets  11,848,593  10,903,870 
2.02.01.06.03  Deferred Income  60,522  62,121 
2.02.01.06.04  Others Accounts and Expenses Payable  3,683,158  3,576,131 

 

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02.02 - UNCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (IN THOUSAND OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 - 03/31/2010  4 - 12/31/2009 
2.03  Deferred income 
2.05  Shareholders’ Equity  170,968,508  164,908,473 
2.05.01  Subscribed and Paid-In Capital  78,966,691  78,966,691 
2.05.01.01  Paid in Capital  78,966,691  78,966,691 
2.05.02  Capital Reserves  514,857  514,857 
2.05.02.01  AFRMM and Other 
2.05.02.02  Fiscal Incentive - Income Tax  514,857  514,857 
2.05.03  Revaluation Reserve 
2.05.03.01  Own Assets 
2.05.03.02  Subsidiaries and Affiliated Companies 
2.05.04  Revenue Reserves  85,430,762  85,430,762 
2.05.04.01  Legal  10,901,656  10,901,656 
2.05.04.02  Statutory  1,294,207  1,294,207 
2.05.04.03  For Contingencies 
2.05.04.04  Unrealized Earnings 
2.05.04.05  Retention of Earnings  72,123,265  72,123,265 
2.05.04.06  Undistributed Dividends 
2.05.04.07  Others Revenue Reserves  1,111,634  1,111,634 
2.05.05  Equity valuation adjustments  (33,617)  (156,982) 
2.05.05.01  Adjustments of securities  63,689  6,365 
2.05.05.02  Accumulated translation adjustments  (97,306)  (163,347) 
2.05.05.03  Adjustments of business combinations 
2.05.06  Retained Earnings/(Accumulated losses)  6,089,815  153,145 
2.05.07  Advance for Future Capital Increase 

 

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03.01 - UNCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE QUARTER (IN THOUSAND OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 - 01/01/2010a 03/31/2010  4 - 01/01/2010a 03/31/2010  5- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009  6- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009 
3.01  Gross Operating Revenues  48,246,679  48,246,679  39,982,843  39,982,843 
3.02  Sales Deductions  (11,294,772)  (11,294,772)  (9,511,004)  (9,511,004) 
3.03  Net Operating Revenues  36,951,907  36,951,907  30,471,839  30,471,839 
3.04  Cost of Products and Services Sold  (21,342,361)  (21,342,361)  (17,224,071)  (17,224,071) 
3.05  Gross profit  15,609,546  15,609,546  13,247,768  13,247,768 
3.06  Operating Expenses  (5,413,190)  (5,413,190)  (4,582,072)  (4,582,072) 
3.06.01  Selling  (1,749,911)  (1,749,911)  (1,703,699)  (1,703,699) 
3.06.02  General and Administrative  (1,225,155)  (1,225,155)  (1,135,209)  (1,135,209) 
3.06.02.01  Management and Board of Directors Remuneration  (1,305)  (1,305)  (1,300)  (1,300) 
3.06.02.02  Administrative  (1,223,850)  (1,223,850)  (1,133,909)  (1,133,909) 
3.06.03  Financial  (113,309)  (113,309)  378,359  378,359 
3.06.03.01  Income  912,279  912,279  1,727,595  1,727,595 
3.06.03.02  Expenses  (1,025,588)  (1,025,588)  (1,349,236)  (1,349,236) 
3.06.04  Other Operating Income 
3.06.05  Other Operating Expenses  (3,317,362)  (3,317,362)  (3,463,039)  (3,463,039) 
3.06.05.01  Taxes  (80,603)  (80,603)  (67,310)  (67,310) 
3.06.05.02  Cost of Research and Technological Development  (379,778)  (379,778)  (331,994)  (331,994) 
3.06.05.03  Impairment 
3.06.05.04  Exploratory Costs for the Extraction of Crude Oil and Gas  (875,821)  (875,821)  (780,999)  (780,999) 
3.06.05.05  Healthcare and Pension Plan  (384,088)  (384,088)  (350,385)  (350,385) 
3.06.05.06  Monetary and Foreign Exchange Variations, Net  229,190  229,190  (682,768)  (682,768) 
3.06.05.07  Other Operating Expenses, Net  (1,826,262)  (1,826,262)  (1,249,583)  (1,249,583) 
3.06.06  Equity Pick-up  992,547  992,547  1,341,516  1,341,516 
3.07  Operating Income  10.645.021  10.645.021  8.972.945  8.972.945 
3.08  Non-operating Income 
3.08.01  Revenues 
3.08.02  Expenses 

 

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03.01 - UNCONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE QUARTER (IN THOUSAND OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 - DESCRIPTION  3- 01/01/2010to 03/31/2010  4- 01/01/2010to 03/31/2010  5- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009  6- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009 
3.09  Income before Taxes/Profit Sharing  10,196,356  10,196,356  8,665,696  8,665,696 
3.10  Income Tax and Social Contribution  (2,746,451)  (2,746,451)  (1,753,204)  (1,753,204) 
3.11  Deferred Income Tax  241,580  241,580  (631,035)  (631,035) 
3.12  Statutory Participations/Contributions 
3.12.01  Participations 
3.12.02  Contributions 
3.13  Reversal of Interest on Stockholders’ Capital 
3.15  Net Income for the period  7,691,485  7,691,485  6,281,457  6,281,457 
  Number of Shares. Ex-Treasury (Thousands)  8,774,076  8,774,076  8,774,076  8,774,076 
  Net Income per Share  0,87661  0,87661  0,71591  0,71591 
  Loss per Share         

 

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04.01 - STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - INDIRECT METHOD (in thousands of reais)

1 - CODE  2 - DESCRIPTION  3- 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  4- 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  5- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009  6- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009 
4.01  Net Cash - Operating Activities  3,030,236  3,030,236  11,957,308  11,957,308 
4.01.01  Cash provided by operating activities  7,986,407  7,986,407  7,147,244  7,147,244 
4.01.01.01  Net income for the year  7,691,485  7,691,485  6,281,457  6,281,457 
4.01.01.02  Minority interest 
4.01.01.03  Equity in earnings (losses) of significant investments  (992,547)  (992,547)  (1,341,516)  (1,341,516) 
4.01.01.04  Goodwill/discount - Amortization 
4.01.01.05  Depreciation, exhaustion and amortization  2,288,635  2,288,635  2,154,469  2,154,469 
4.01.01.06  Loss on recovery of assets  2,766  2,766  98,687  98,687 
4.01.01.07  Write-off of dry wells  576,880  576,880  473,262  473,262 
4.01.01.08  Residual value of permanent assets written off  13,283  13,283  4,563  4,563 
4.01.01.09  Exchange and monetary variation and charges on financing  (1,352,515)  (1,352,515)  (1,154,713)  (1,154,713) 
4.01.01.10  Deferred income and social contribution taxes, net  (241,580)  (241,580)  631,035  631,035 
4.01.02  Changes in assets and liabilities  (5,635,218)  (5,635,218)  4,936,526  4,936,526 
4.01.02.01  Accounts receivable  (679,928)  (679,928)  (39,249)  (39,249) 
4.01.02.02  Inventories  (572,514)  (572,514)  (792,776)  (792,776) 
4.01.02.03  Petroleum and alcohol accounts - STN  (436)  (436)  (3,584)  (3,584) 
4.01.02.04  Exchange variation of permanent assets 
4.01.02.05  Accounts payable to suppliers  (1,085,599)  (1,085,599)  (853,190)  (853,190) 
4.01.02.06  Taxes, fees and contributions  (831,550)  (831,550)  296,595  296,595 
4.01.02.07  Project financing obligations  61,435  61,435  5,002  5,002 
4.01.02.08  Healthcare and pension plans  552,364  552,364  248,749  248,749 
4.01.02.09  Short term operations with subsidiaries and affiliated company  (3,078,990)  (3,078,990)  6,074,979  6,074,979 
4.01.03  Others  679,047  679,047  (126,462)  (126,462) 
4.01.03.01  Other assets  14,713  14,713  (376,475)  (376,475) 
4.01.03.02  Other liabilities  664,334  664,334  250,013  250,013 
4.02  Net Cash - Investment Activities  (10,467,579)  (10,467,579)  (10,342,283)  (10,342,283) 
4.02.01  Investments in business segments  (9,549,997)  (9,549,997)  (9,737,534)  (9,737,534) 

 

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04.01 - STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - INDIRECT METHOD (in thousands of reais)

1 - CODE  2 - DESCRIPTION  3- 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  4- 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  5- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009  6- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009 
4.02.02  Investments in securities  (1,143,646)  (1,143,646)  81,150  81,150 
4.02.03  Other investments  202,965  202,965  (374,344)  (374,344) 
4.02.04  Dividends received  53,416  53,416 
4.02.05  Undertakings under negotiation  23,099  23,099  (364,971)  (364,971) 
4.03  Net Cash - Financing Activities  8,161,368  8,161,368  2,293,475  2,293,475 
4.03.01  Financing and loans, net  6,066,285  6,066,285  1,410,898  1,410,898 
4.03.02  Non standard Credit Rights Investment Fund  2,119,146  2,119,146  893,833  893,833 
4.03.03  Dividends paid to shareholders  (24,063)  (24,063)  (11,256)  (11,256) 
4.04  Exchange variation on cash and cash equivalents 
4.05  Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  724,025  724,025  3,908,500  3,908,500 
4.05.01  Opening balance of cash and cash equivalents  16,798,113  16,798,113  11,268,314  11,268,314 
4.05.02  Closing balance of cash and cash equivalents  17,522,138  17,522,138  15,176,814  15,176,814 

 

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05.01 - STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY FROM 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010 (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 - CAPITAL  4 - CAPITAL RESERVES 5 -REVALUATION RESERVES  6 -REVENUE RESERVES  7 - RETAINED EARNINGS / (ACCUMULATED LOSSES)  8 - EQUITY VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS  9 - TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
5.01  Opening balance  78,966,691  514,857  350  85,430,762  (1,033,609)  163,879,051 
5.02  Prior year adjustments  (350)  153,145  876,627  1,029,422 
5.03  Adjusted balance  78,966,691  514,857  85,430,762  153,145  (156,982)  164,908,473 
5.04  Income / loss for the period  7,691,485  7,691,485 
5.05  Distributions  (1,754,815)  (1,754,815) 
5.05.01  Dividends 
5.05.02  Interest on shareholders' equity  (1,754,815)  (1,754,815) 
5.05.03  Other distributions 
5.06  Realization of profit reserves 
5.07  Equity evaluation adjustments  123,365  123,365 
5.07.01  Adjustments of marketable securities  57,324  57,324 
5.07.02  Accumulated translation adjustments  66,041  66,041 
5.07.03  Adjustments from business combinations 
5.08  Increase / decrease in capital 
5.09  Formation / realization of capital reserves 
5.10  Treasury shares 
5.11  Other capital transactions 
5.12  Others 
5.13  Closing balance  78,966,691  514,857  85,430,762  6,089,815  (33,617)  170,968,508 

 

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05.02- STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY FROM 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010 (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 - CAPITAL  4 - CAPITAL RESERVES 5 -REVALUATION RESERVES  6 -REVENUE RESERVES  7 - RETAINED EARNINGS / (ACCUMULATED LOSSES)  8 - EQUITY VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS  9 - TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
5.01  Opening balance  78,966,691  514,857  350  85,430,762  (1,033,609)  163,879,051 
5.02  Prior year adjustments  (350)  153,145  876,627  1,029,422 
5.03  Adjusted balance  78,966,691  514,857  85,430,762  153,145  (156,982)  164,908,473 
5.04  Income / loss for the period  7,691,485  7,691,485 
5.05  Distributions  (1,754,815)  (1,754,815) 
5.05.01  Dividends 
5.05.02  Interest on shareholders' equity  (1,754,815)  (1,754,815) 
5.05.03  Other distributions 
5.06  Realization of profit reserves 
5.07  Equity evaluation adjustments  123,365  123,365 
5.07.01  Adjustments of marketable securities  57,324  57,324 
5.07.02  Accumulated translation adjustments  66,041  66,041 
5.07.03  Adjustments from business combinations 
5.08  Increase / decrease in capital 
5.09  Formation / realization of capital reserves 
5.10  Treasury shares 
5.11  Other capital transactions 
5.12  Others 
5.13  Closing balance  78,966,691  514,857  85,430,762  6,089,815  (33,617)  170,968,508 

 

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08.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - Code  2 - Description   3 - 03/31/2010   4 - 12/31/2009 
Total Assets  365,998,064  350,306,679 
1.01  Current Assets  74,459,104  74,373,575 
1.01.01  Cash and Cash Equivalents  26,951,326  29,034,228 
1.01.01.01  Cash and Banks  2,503,156  2,853,964 
1.01.01.02  Short Term Investments  24,448,170  26,180,264 
1.01.02  Accounts Receivable, net  16,200,355  14,062,355 
1.01.02.01  Customers  16,200,355  14,062,355 
1.01.02.01.01  Customers  12,930,238  10,992,121 
1.01.02.01.02  Credits with Affiliated Companies  571,016  970,004 
1.01.02.01.03  Other Accounts Receivable  4,241,685  3,646,083 
1.01.02.01.04  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  (1,542,584)  (1,545,853) 
1.01.02.02  Miscellaneous Credits 
1.01.03  Inventories  20,030,610  19,447,693 
1.01.04  Other  11,276,813  11,829,299 
1.01.04.01  Dividends Receivable  37,955  17,688 
1.01.04.02  Recoverable Taxes  6,545,622  7,022,538 
1.01.04.03  Prepaid Expenses  1,114,577  1,288,623 
1.01.04.04  Other Current Assets  3,322,996  3,376,626 
1.01.04.05  Marketable Securities  255,663  123,824 
1.02  Non-current Assets  291,538,960  275,933,104 
1.02.01  Long-Term Assets  37,083,657  34,923,056 
1.02.01.01  Credits  8,543,043  8,598,611 
1.02.01.01.01  Petroleum and Alcohol Accounts  817,150  816,714 
1.02.01.01.02  Marketable Securities  4,725,510  4,638,959 
1.02.01.01.03  Investments in Privatization Process  2,233  2,233 
1.02.01.01.04  Accounts Receivable, net  2,998,150  3,140,705 
1.02.01.02  Credits with Affiliated Companies  157,671  147,335 
1.02.01.02.01  With Affiliates  157,671  147,335 
1.02.01.02.02  With Subsidiaries 
1.02.01.02.03  Other Companies 
1.02.01.03  Other  28,382,943  26,177,110 
1.02.01.03.01  Projects Financings 
1.02.01.03.02  Deferred Income Tax and Social Contribution  8,025,513  6,676,029 
1.02.01.03.03  Deferred ICMS  2,556,437  2,526,968 
1.02.01.03.04  Deferred PASEP/COFINS  7,507,539  6,917,479 
1.02.01.03.05  Other Taxes  131,806  110,973 
1.02.01.03.06  Judicial Deposits  2,122,764  1,988,688 
1.02.01.03.07  Advance for Migration - Pension Plan 
1.02.01.03.08  Advance to Suppliers  5,333,485  5,364,878 
1.02.01.03.09  Prepaid Expenses  1,448,217  1,431,565 
1.02.01.03.10  Compulsory Loans - Eletrobras  54  54 

 

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08.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - Code  2 - Description   3 - 03/31/2010   4 - 12/31/2009 
1.02.01.03.11  Inventories  79,800  38,933 
1.02.01.03.12  Other Non-current Assets  1,177,328  1,121,543 
1.02.02  Fixed Assets  254,455,303  241,010,048 
1.02.02.01  Investments  5,676,750  5,659,760 
1.02.02.01.01  In Affiliates  3,468,346  3,460,634 
1.02.02.01.02  In Subsidiaries 
1.02.02.01.03  Other Investments  490,151  486,806 
1.02.02.01.06  Discount - Acquisition Investments 
1.02.02.01.07  Goodwill - Acquisition Investments  1,718,253  1,712,320 
1.02.02.02  Property, Plant and Equipment  240,384,788  227,079,424 
1.02.02.03  Intangible  8,393,765  8,270,864 
1.02.02.04  Deferred Charges 

 

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08.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - Code  2 - DESCRIPTION   3 - 03/31/2010  4 - 12/31/2009 
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  365,998,064  350,306,679 
2.01  Current Liabilities  60,148,102  54,828,766 
2.01.01  Loans and Financings  20,335,481  15,165,535 
2.01.01.01  Financings  18,813,493  13,746,575 
2.01.01.02  Interest on Financings  1,521,988  1,418,960 
2.01.02  Debentures 
2.01.03  Suppliers  16,191,083  17,081,600 
2.01.04  Taxes, Contribution and Participation  9,842,337  10,590,141 
2.01.05  Dividends Payable  3,983,629  2,333,053 
2.01.06  Accruals  4,553,543  5,060,993 
2.01.06.01  Payroll and Related Charges  2,229,884  2,303,944 
2.01.06.02  Provision for Contingencies  54,000  54,000 
2.01.06.03  Pension Plan  686,622  641,774 
2.01.06.04  Healthcare benefits plan  565,952  565,952 
2.01.06.05  Profit sharing for employees and management  1,017,085  1,495,323 
2.01.07  Debts with Subsidiaries and Affiliated Companies 
2.01.08  Other  5,242,029  4,597,444 
2.01.08.01  Advances from Customers  718,982  559,657 
2.01.08.02  Projects Financings  273,795  212,359 
2.01.08.03  Undertakings with transfer of benefits, risks and control of assets  360,149  390,252 
2.01.08.04  Deferred Income  7,480  7,474 
2.01.08.05  Others  3,881,623  3,427,702 
2.02  Non-current Liabilities  132,618,168  128,363,836 
2.02.01  Long-term Liabilities  132,618,168  128,363,836 
2.02.01.01  Loans and Financings  87,157,511  84,992,180 
2.02.01.02  Debentures 
2.02.01.03  Accruals  37,734,882  35,487,429 
2.02.01.03.01 Healthcare Benefits Plan  10,478,380  10,208,276 
2.02.01.03.02 Contingency Accrual  1,918,836  865,299 
2.02.01.03.03 Provision for Pension plan  4,048,642  3,956,070 
2.02.01.03.04 Deferred Income Tax and Social Contribution  21,240,483  20,405,737 
2.02.01.03.05 Other Deferred Taxes  48,541  52,047 
2.02.01.04  Subsidiaries and Affiliated Companies  59,226  52,433 
2.02.01.05  Advance for Future Capital Increase 
2.02.01.06  Others  7,666,549  7,831,794 
2.02.01.06.01 Provision for Dismantling of Areas  4,700,858  4,790,500 
2.02.01.06.02 Undertakings with transfer of benefits, risks and control of assets  344,351  349,482 
2.02.01.06.03 Deferred Income  112,445  231,204 
2.02.01.06.04 Others Accounts and Expenses Payable  2,508,895  2,460,608 
2.03  Deferred Income 
2.04  Minority Interest  2,932,712  2,909,819 

 

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08.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - Code  2 - DESCRIPTION  3 - 03/31/2010  4 - 12/31/2009 
2.05  Shareholders equity  170,299,082  164,204,258 
2.05.01  Realized capital  78,966,691  78,966,691 
2.05.01.01  Paid in Capital  78,966,691  78,966,691 
2.05.02  Capital Reserves  514,857  514,857 
2.05.02.01  AFRMM subsidy 
2.05.02.02  Fiscal Incentive - Income Tax  514,857  514,857 
2.05.03  Revaluation Reserve 
2.05.03.01  Own Assets 
2.05.03.02  Subsidiaries and Affiliated Companies 
2.05.04  Revenue Reserves  84,879,692  84,879,692 
2.05.04.01  Legal  10,901,656  10,901,656 
2.05.04.02  Statutory  1,294,210  1,294,210 
2.05.04.03  For Contingencies 
2.05.04.04  Unrealized Earnings 
2.05.04.05  Retained Earnings  72,683,826  72,683,826 
2.05.04.06  Undistributed Dividends 
2.05.04.07  Others Revenue Reserves 
2.05.05  Equity valuation adjustments  (33,617)  (156,982) 
2.05.05.01  Adjustments of securities  63,689  6,365 
2.05.05.02  Accumulated translation adjustments  (97,306)  (163,347) 
2.05.05.03  Adjustments of business combinations 
2.05.06  Retained Earnings/(Accumulated losses)  5,971,459 
2.05.07  Advance for Capital Increase 

 

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09.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE QUARTER (THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - Code  2 - DESCRIPTION  3 - 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  4 - 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  5 - 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009  6 - 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009 
3.01  Gross Operating Revenues  63,323,785  63,323,785  53,635,715  53,635,715 
3.02  Sales Deductions  (12,911,715)  (12,911,715)  (11,005,274)  (11,005,274) 
3.03  Net Operating Revenues  50,412,070  50,412,070  42,630,441  42,630,441 
3.04  Cost of Products and Services Sold  (31,101,669)  (31,101,669)  (25,815,731)  (25,815,731) 
3.05  Gross profit  19,310,401  19,310,401  16,814,710  16,814,710 
3.06  Operating Expenses  (8,573,624)  (8,573,624)  (7,163,615)  (7,163,615) 
3.06.01  Selling  (2,072,394)  (2,072,394)  (1,865,393)  (1,865,393) 
3.06.02  General and Administrative  (1,829,000)  (1,829,000)  (1,749,134)  (1,749,134) 
3.06.02.01 Management and Board of Directors Remuneration  (9,256)  (9,256)  (14,585)  (14,585) 
3.06.02.02 Administrative  (1,819,744)  (1,819,744)  (1,734,549)  (1,734,549) 
3.06.03  Financial  (124,488)  (124,488)  134,129  134,129 
3.06.03.01 Income  759,818  759,818  785,596  785,596 
3.06.03.02 Expenses  (884,306)  (884,306)  (651,467)  (651,467) 
3.06.04  Other Operating Income 
3.06.05  Other Operating Expenses  (4,368,461)  (4,368,461)  (3,328,471)  (3,328,471) 
3.06.05.01 Taxes  (153,427)  (153,427)  (150,874)  (150,874) 
3.06.05.02 Cost of Research and Technological Development  (391,360)  (391,360)  (336,212)  (336,212) 
3.06.05.03 Impairment  (193,754)  (193,754) 
3.06.05.04 Exploratory Costs for The Extraction of Crude Oil and Gas  (1,002,668)  (1,002,668)  (934,019)  (934,019) 
3.06.05.05 Healthcare and Pension Plan  (408,103)  (408,103)  (371,226)  (371,226) 
3.06.05.06 Net Monetary and Exchanges Variation  (576,504)  (576,504)  (475,422)  (475,422) 
3.06.05.07 Other Operating Expenses, Net  (1,642,645)  (1,642,645)  (1,060,718)  (1,060,718) 
3.06.06  Equity Pick-up  (179,281)  (179,281)  (354,746)  (354,746) 
3.07  Operating income  10,736,777  10,736,777  9,651,095  9,651,095 
3.08  Non-operating income 
3.08.01  Income 
3.08.02  Expenses 

 

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09.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE QUARTER (THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - Code  2 - DESCRIPTION  3 - 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  4 - 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  5 - 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009  6 - 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009 
3.09  Income before Taxes/Employee profit sharing  10,736,777  10,736,777  9,651,095  9,651,095 
3.10  Income Tax and Social Contribution  (3,386,217)  (3,386,217)  (2,389,229)  (2,389,229) 
3.11  Deferred Income Tax  446,287  446,287  (540,452)  (540,452) 
3.12  Profit Sharing/ Statutory Contribution 
3.12.01  Participations 
3.12.02  Contributions 
3.13  Reversal of Interest on Stockholders’ capital 
3.14  Minority Interest  (70,573)  (70,573)  (430,545)  (430,545) 
3.15  Net Income/loss for the period  7,726,274  7,726,274  6,290,869  6,290,869 
  Number of Shares. Ex-Treasury (Thousands)  8,774,076  8,774,076  8,774,076  8,774,076 
  Net income per Share (Reais)  0,88058  0,88058  0,71698  0,71698 
  Loss per Share (Reais)         

 

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10.01 – CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - INDIRECT METHOD (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 - DESCRIPTION  3- 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  4- 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  5- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009  6- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009 
4.01  Net Cash - Operating Activities  9,676,257  9,676,257  12,403,123  12,403,123 
4.01.01  Cash provided by operating activities  13,123,099  13,123,099  11,860,548  11,860,548 
4.01.01.01  Net income for the year  7,726,274  7,726,274  6,290,869  6,290,869 
4.01.01.02  Minority interest  70,573  70,573  430,545  430,545 
4.01.01.03  Equity in earnings (losses) of significant investments  179,281  179,281  354,746  354,746 
4.01.01.04  Goodwill/discount - Amortization 
4.01.01.05  Depreciation, exhaustion and amortization  3,264,506  3,264,506  3,158,969  3,158,969 
4.01.01.06  Loss on recovery of assets  310,446  310,446  244,131  244,131 
4.01.01.07  Write-off of dry wells  632,186  632,186  562,270  562,270 
4.01.01.08  Residual value of permanent assets written off  269,920  269,920  114,092  114,092 
4.01.01.09  Exchange and monetary variation and charges on financing  1,116,200  1,116,200  164,474  164,474 
4.01.01.10  Deferred income and social contribution taxes, net  (446,287)  (446,287)  540,452  540,452 
4.01.02  Changes in assets and liabilities  (3,877,165)  (3,877,165)  1,564,437  1,564,437 
4.01.02.01  Accounts receivable  (2,450,239)  (2,450,239)  222,995  222,995 
4.01.02.02  Inventories  (562,565)  (562,565)  1,819,752  1,819,752 
4.01.02.03  Petroleum and alcohol accounts - STN  (436)  (436)  (3,584)  (3,584) 
4.01.02.04  Exchange variation of permanent assets 
4.01.02.05  Accounts payable to suppliers  (899,882)  (899,882)  (1,001,080)  (1,001,080) 
4.01.02.06  Taxes, fees and contributions  (1,077,070)  (1,077,070)  335,922  335,922 
4.01.02.07  Project financing obligations  61,435  61,435  5,002  5,002 
4.01.02.08  Healthcare and pension plans  600,124  600,124  264,967  264,967 
4.01.02.09  Short term operations with subsidiaries / affiliated companies  451,468  451,468  (79,537)  (79,537) 
4.01.03  Others  430,323  430,323  (1,021,862)  (1,021,862) 
4.01.03.01  Other assets  414,901  414,901  (1,346,824)  (1,346,824) 
4.01.03.02  Other liabilities  15,422  15,422  324,962  324,962 
4.02  Net Cash - Investment Activities  (16.013.202)  (16.013.202)  (14.426.355)  (14.426.355) 
4.02.01  Investments in business segments  (15.998.949)  (15.998.949)  (14.092.668)  (14.092.668) 

 

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10.01 – CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - INDIRECT METHOD (IN THOUSAND OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 - DESCRIPTION  3- 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  4- 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010  5- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009  6- 01/01/2009 to 03/31/2009 
4.02.02  Investments in securities  9,153  9,153  84,875  84,875 
4.02.03  Other investments  (64,399)  (64,399)  (436,613)  (436,613) 
4.02.04  Dividends received  40,993  40,993  18,051  18,051 
4.02.05  Undertakings under negotiation 
4.03  Net Cash - Financing activities  4,188,214  4,188,214  5,598,333  5,598,333 
4.03.01  Financing and loans, net  4,212,277  4,212,277  5,609,589  5,609,589 
4.03.02  Non standard Credit Rights Investment Fund  (11,256)  (11,256) 
4.03.03  Dividends paid to shareholders  (24,063)  (24,063) 
4.04  Exchange variation on cash and cash equivalents  65,829  65,829  101,692  101,692 
4.05  Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  (2,082,902)  (2,082,902)  3,676,793  3,676,793 
4.05.01  Opening balance of cash and cash equivalents  29,034,228  29,034,228  16,099,008  16,099,008 
4.05.02  Closing balance of cash and cash equivalents  26,951,326  26,951,326  19,775,801  19,775,801 

 

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11.01 – CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY FROM 01/01/2010 to 03/31/2010 (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 - CAPITAL  4 - CAPITAL RESERVES 5 -REVALUATION RESERVES  6 -REVENUE RESERVES  7 - RETAINED EARNINGS / (ACCUMULATED LOSSES)  8 - EQUITY VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS  9 - TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
5.01  Opening balance  78,966,691  514,857  84,879,692  (156,982)  164,204,258 
5.02  Prior year adjustments 
5.03  Adjusted balance  78,966,691  514,857  84,879,692  (156,982)  164,204,258 
5.04  Income / loss for the period  7,726,274  7,726,274 
5.05  Distributions  (1,754,815)  (1,754,815) 
5.05.01  Dividends 
5.05.02  Interest on shareholders' equity  (1,754,815)  (1,754,815) 
5.05.03  Other distributions 
5.06  Realization of profit reserves 
5.07  Equity evaluation adjustments  123,365  123,365 
5.07.01  Adjustments of marketable securities  57,324  57,324 
5.07.02  Accumulated translation adjustments  66,041  66,041 
5.07.03  Adjustments from business combinations 
5.08  Increase / decrease in capital 
5.09  Formation / realization of capital reserves 
5.10  Treasury shares 
5.11  Other capital transactions 
5.12  Others 
5.13  Closing balance  78,966,691  514,857  84,879,692  5,971,459  (33,617)  170,299,082 

 

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11.02 - STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY FROM 01/01/2010 to 31/03/2010 (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)

1 - CODE  2 – DESCRIPTION  3 - CAPITAL  4 - CAPITAL RESERVES 5 -REVALUATION RESERVES  6 -REVENUE RESERVES  7 - RETAINED EARNINGS / (ACCUMULATED LOSSES)  8 - EQUITY VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS  9 - TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
5.01  Opening balance  78,966,691  514,857  84,879,692  (156,982)  164,204,258 
5.02  Prior year adjustments 
5.03  Adjusted balance  78,966,691  514,857  84,879,692  (156,982)  164,204,258 
5.04  Income / loss for the period  7,726,274  7,726,274 
5.05  Distributions  (1,754,815)  (1,754,815) 
5.05.01  Dividends 
5.05.02  Interest on shareholders' equity  (1,754,815)  (1,754,815) 
5.05.03  Other distributions 
5.06  Realization of profit reserves 
5.07  Equity evaluation adjustments  123,365  123,365 
5.07.01  Adjustments of marketable securities  57,324  57,324 
5.07.02  Accumulated translation adjustments  66,041  66,041 
5.07.03  Adjustments from business combinations 
5.08  Increase / decrease in capital 
5.09  Formation / realization of capital reserves 
5.10  Treasury shares 
5.11  Other capital transactions 
5.12  Others 
5.13  Closing balance  78,966,691  514,857  84,879,692  5,971,459  (33,617)  170,299,082 

 

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FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE  (FOR USE BY THE COMPANY FOR SIMPLE CHECKING) 
BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION (CVM)   
INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (ITR)  Corporate Law 
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER COMPANIES  March 31, 2010 

 

00951-2 PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS  33.000.167/0001-01 
06.01 - NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION

 

1 The Company and its operations

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras is a Brazilian petroleum company and, directly or through its subsidies, it is engaged in exploring, prospecting and producing petroleum, bituminous schist and other minerals, and in refining, processing, trading and transporting oil, oil products, natural gas and other hydrocarbon fluids, as well as other activities related to energy. Petrobras may also undertake research, development, production, transport, distribution and trading of all types of energy, as well as other correlated or similar activities.

2 Presentation of the financial statements

Consolidated financial statements

The consolidated quarterly information was prepared and is being presented in accordance with the international financial reporting standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board, and these are the first financial statements presented by the Company in accordance with IFRS.

Individual financial statements

The individual quarterly information was prepared and is being presented in accordance with accounting practices generally accepted in Brazil, observing the provisions contained in the Corporation Law and it incorporates the changes introduced through Law 11638/07 and Law 11941/9 (Provisional Measure 449/08), complemented by new pronouncements, interpretations and orientations of the Accounting Pronouncements Committee (CPC), approved by resolutions of the Federal Accounting Council (CFC) and rules of the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) during 2009, with application as from 2010.

The pronouncements, interpretations and orientations of the Accounting Pronouncements Committee (CPC), approved by the resolutions of the Federal Accounting Council (CFC) and the rules of the Brazilian Securities Commission are converging with the international accounting rules issued by the International Accounting Standard Board (IASB). Some adjustments were made in the individual financial statements aiming at aligning and adjusting them to the consolidated financial statements in accordance with international financial reporting standards (IFRS), as required by CVM Resolution 610/09 (CPC 43 – Initial Adoption of the Technical Pronouncements). Accordingly, the individual financial statements do not present differences in relation to the consolidated statements according to IFRS, except for the maintenance of deferred charges, as established in CPC 43. The reconciliations of shareholders' equity and results of the parent company with consolidated are described in note 3.4.

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Financial statements for 2009

Until December 31, 2009, Petrobras presented its individual and consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting practices generally accepted in Brazil, which incorporated the changes introduced through Law 11638/07 and Law 11941/09 (Provisional Measure 449/08), complemented by the pronouncements of the Accounting Pronouncements Committee (CPC), approved by resolutions of the Federal Accounting Council (CFC) and rules of the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) until December 31, 2008.

As established in CVM Resolution 609/09 (CPC 37 – Initial Adoption of International Accounting Standards), the international standards where implemented retroactively to January 1, 2009. Accordingly, the accounting information originally disclosed was adjusted and is being presented in accordance with international accounting standards.

The comparison of the balance on the date of adoption of IFRS and of the other adjusted information for 2009 with the amounts disclosed on those dates is presented in notes 3.2 and 3.3.

3 Adoption of international accounting standards

In the balance for adoption of IFRS as of January 1, 2009, exceptions were applied and certain optional exemptions for retroactive application of the IFRS were applied in accordance with CPC 37 and are presented as follows:

3.1 Transition of the accounting practices a) Exchange variations recorded in a specific shareholders’ equity account

The Company adopted CVM Resolution 534/08 (CPC 02 – Effects of changes in the exchange rates and translation of the financial statements), equivalent to IAS 21, in fiscal year 2008. However, due to the date of the opening balance of January 1, 2009, the balance of accumulated translation adjustments existing as of December 31, 2008 was transferred to retained earnings in the amount of R$ 636,264 thousand, aiming at equivalence with the exemption of IFRS 1 from not calculating retroactively the exchange variations of investments in subsidiaries and affiliated companies with a functional currency different from the parent company.

b) Capitalization of loan costs

The Company capitalized financial charges only for the loans directly linked to a construction project, pursuant to CVM Resolution 193/96, in force until December 31, 2008. From January 1, 2009 onwards, the Company has also capitalized financial charges based on an average funding rate applied to the balance of work in progress, thus adopting the exemption established in IFRS 1of not changing retroactively the criteria for computing capitalizable costs.

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c) Business combinations

Business combinations occurring up till December 31, 2008 were recorded in the accounting pursuant to CVM Instruction 247/96. On adopting IFRS, the Company chose not to apply the requirements of CPC 15 – Business combinations (IFRS 3) retroactively, as permitted by IFRS 1. Therefore, the goodwill existing at December 31, 2008, net of amortization, was maintained and is no longer amortized. The balances of negative goodwill existing as of December 31, 2008, in the amount R$ 815.655 thousand, were recognized against retained earnings on the date of transition to IFRS, also resulting in the reversal of amortizations recognized in the Company’s income statement.

Additionally, the purchase options for Specific Purpose Entities (SPE), exercised by Petrobras during fiscal year 2009, were recorded in the accounting pursuant to CVM Instruction 247/96. However, for IFRS purposes, they are considered as transactions with partners, as owners, since the Company already controlled their operating activities and, consequently, consolidated its financial statements pursuant to CVM Instruction 408/04. Pursuant to CPC 36 – Consolidated statements (IAS 27), the amount of R$ 1,936,114 thousand was recognized directly against retained earnings in 2009.

d) Provision for abandonment of wells and dismantling of areas

The costs for abandonment of assets and the dismantling of areas are calculated considering the future costs discounted at a rate free of risk and recorded in assets and liabilities when the obligation is incurred.

Until December 31, 2008, Petrobras adopted as an accounting practice SFAS 143 –“Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), pursuant to which the future obligation with abandonment of wells and dismantling of production areas should be recorded in the accounting at its present value as a provision, which should not be reviewed between periods due to changes in the current discount rate. The provision for abandonment of wells and dismantling of areas should reflect the effects of the changes in the discount rate from one period to another, pursuant to ICPC 12 – Changes in liabilities for deactivation, restoration and other similar liabilities (IFRIC 1).

The Company recorded the amount of R$ 2.186.419 thousand in retained earnings on the transition date, adopting the exemption from not using the provision at the time that the obligation was incurred, so that the cost of property, plant and equipment reflects the changes in the balance of the provision.

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e) Post-retirement benefits

There is no difference in accounting practices for the valuation of post-employment benefits between CVM Resolution 371/00, in force until December 31, 2008, CPC 33 – Employee benefits (IAS 19), since on the adoption of IFRS the Company chose to maintain the corridor method for the recording of actuarial gains and losses in the income statement. Accordingly, the moment of initial adoption of these pronouncements, different from the date of creation of the plans, could produce different balances for unrecognized actuarial gains and losses.

The balance of unrecognized actuarial gains and losses at December 31, 2008, in the amount of R$ 580.000 thousand, was fully recorded against retained earnings on the transition date, thus adopting the exemption established in IFRS 1. Actuarial gains and losses generated after the transition date will be recognized in the income statement by the corridor method.

f) Deferred expenses and revenues

Law 11941/09 extinguished deferred assets, permitting maintaining the balance as of December 31, 2008, which will continue to be amortized in up to 10 years, subject to impairment testing, which was adopted by the Company in the individual accounting statements, in accordance with what is established by CPC 43.

Pursuant to IFRS, pre-operating expenses and gains should be recorded as expenses and revenues, respectively, when incurred. With the adoption of IFRS, the amount of R$ 1,035,983 thousand was recorded in retained earnings in consolidated.

g) Public service concession

The Company exercises shared control over state gas distributors, which are consolidated in proportion to the stake Petrobras holds in the capital of these companies. These distributors operate under concessions and their activities are classified within the requirements of IFRIC 12 – “Service Concession Arrangements”. Consequently, rights presented as part of the property, plant and equipment of these companies, in the amount of R$ 575.499 thousand, are now addressed as intangible assets.

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h) Reclassifications

The following reclassifications were made aiming at adjusting the Company’s presentation to the requirements of IFRS.

• Advances to suppliers that used to be presented as part of inventories or property, plant and equipment were classified to specific lines for advances in current and non-current assets;

• Net deferred assets from the tax effects income tax and social contribution, which used to be presented under current assets and liabilities, were reclassified to non-current assets and liabilities and, when applicable, are presented at their net amounts;

• Certain balances presented as part of deferred assets that met the criteria for recognition in IFRS were reclassified to prepaid expenses.

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3.2 Comparison of the financial statements adjusted to IFRS and those published

3.2.1 Consolidated balance sheet

  R$ thousand
  01/01/2009 (*)  31/12/2009 
    Adjusted to    Adjusted to 
Assets  As published  IFRS  As published  IFRS 
Current         
Cash and cash equivalents  15,888,596  16,099,008  28,795,714  29,034,228 
Marketable securities  288,751  288,751  123,824  123,824 
Trade accounts receivable, net  14,903,732  14,968,941  13,984,270  14,062,355 
Dividends receivable  20,101  20,101  17,688  17,688 
Inventories  19,977,171  18,391,281  21,424,651  19,447,693 
Taxes, contributions and profit-sharing  9,641,247  7,912,950  9,650,733  7,022,538 
Prepaid expenses  1,393,879  1,395,172  1,287,454  1,288,623 
Other current assets  1,461,801  3,014,457  1,389,681  3,376,626 
  63,575,278  62,090,661  76,674,015  74,373,575 
 
Non-current         
Long-term receivables         
Trade accounts receivable, net  1,326,522  1,330,819  3,285,420  3,288,040 
Petroleum and alcohol account - STN  809,673  809,673  816,714  816,714 
Marketable securities  4,066,280  4,066,280  4,638,959  4,638,959 
Deposits in court  1,853,092  1,853,092  1,988,688  1,988,688 
Prepaid expenses  1,400,072  1,635,240  1,294,277  1,431,565 
Deferred income tax and social contribution  10,238,308  12,967,379  12,931,807  16,231,449 
Inventories  303,929  113,740  180,618  38,933 
Other long-term receivables  1,256,967  6,354,179  1,243,548  6,488,708 
  21,254,843  29,130,402  26,380,031  34,923,056 
 
Investments  5,106,495  5,674,147  3,148,357  5,659,760 
Property, plant and equipment  190,754,167  185,693,589  230,230,518  227,079,424 
Intangible assets  8,003,213  9,592,456  6,808,331  8,270,864 
Deferred charges  3,469,846  2,365,998 
  228,588,564  230,090,594  268,933,235  275,933,104 
  292,163,842  292,181,255  345,607,250  350,306,679 

 

* Date of initial adoption

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  R$ thousand
  01/01/2009 (*)  31/12/2009 
Liabilities    Adjusted to    Adjusted to 
  As published  IFRS  As published  IFRS 
Current         
Financing  12,451,137  12,688,871  13,571,170  13,746,575 
Interest on financing  823,330  950,825  1,316,041  1,418,960 
Contractual commitments with transfer of benefits, risks and         
control of assets  585,045  585,045  390,252  390,252 
Accounts payable to suppliers  17,027,579  17,168,421  16,980,678  17,081,600 
Taxes, contributions and profit-sharing  12,741,382  8,563,605  12,747,880  10,590,141 
Proposed dividends  9,914,707  9,914,707  2,333,053  2,333,053 
Project financing  188,858  188,858  212,359  212,359 
Pension plan  627,988  627,988  641,774  641,774 
Healthcare plan  523,714  523,714  565,952  565,952 
Salaries, vacation pay and charges  2,016,430  2,027,008  2,293,528  2,303,944 
Provision for contingencies  54,000  54,000  54,000  54,000 
Advances from clients  666,107  666,107  556,208  559,657 
Provision for profit-sharing for employees and officers  1,344,526  1,344,526  1,495,323  1,495,323 
Deferred income  5,929  5,929  7,474  7,474 
Other accounts and expenses payable  3,586,429  2,984,350  4,863,945  3,427,702 
  62,557,161  58,293,954  58,029,637  54,828,766 
 
Non- current         
Financing  50,049,441  50,438,874  84,702,691  84,992,180 
Contractual commitments with transfer of benefits, risks and  804,998  804,998  349,482  349,482 
control of assets         
Subsidiaries and affiliated companies  49,289  49,289  52,433  52,433 
Deferred income tax and social contribution  13,165,132  17,632,684  17,290,995  20,457,784 
Pension plan  3,475,581  3,891,041  3,561,330  3,956,070 
Healthcare plan  10,296,679  9,309,086  11,184,849  10,208,276 
Provision for contingencies  890,326  912,343  844,951  865,299 
Provision for dismantling of areas  6,581,618  5,417,312  4,896,343  4,790,500 
Deferred income  1,292,906  229,373  1,232,227  231,204 
Other accounts and expenses payable  1,982,355  2,226,387  2,387,546  2,460,608 
  88,588,325  90,911,387  126,502,847  128,363,836 
 
Shareholders' equity         
Subscribed and paid in capital  78,966,691  78,966,691  78,966,691  78,966,691 
Capital reserves  514,857  514,779  514,857  514,857 
Revaluation reserve  10,284  350 
Profit reserves  58,643,049  61,623,889  79,521,014  84,879,692 
Accumulated translation adjustments  636,264  455,322  (163,347) 
Equity valuation adjustments  (405,863)  (405,863)  6,365  6,365 
  138,365,282  140,699,496  159,464,599  164,204,258 
Minority interest  2,653,074  2,276,418  1,610,167  2,909,819 
Total shareholders' equity  141,018,356  142,975,914  161,074,766  167,114,077 
  292,163,842  292,181,255  345,607,250  350,306,679 

 

* Date of initial adoption

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3.2.2 Reconciliation of consolidated shareholders’ equity

  R$ thousand 
  01/01/2009 (*)  12/31/2009 
Shareholders’ equity as published  138,365,282  159,464,599 
Capitalization of loan costs    2,493,675 
Business combinations  815,655  2,247,811 
Provision for abandonment of wells and dismantling of areas  1,273,149  434,227 
Post-retirement benefits  580,000  587,133 
Deferred expenses and revenues  (1,035,983)  (950,660) 
Deferred taxes  611,366  (158,185) 
Others  90,027  85,658 
Parent company adjusted to IFRS  140,699,496  164,204,258 

 

* Date of initial adoption

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3.2.3 Consolidated income statement

  R$ thousand 
  First quarter 2009 
  As published  Adjusted to IFRS 
Gross operating income     
Sales     
Products  53,428,198  53,488,505 
Services, mainly freight  147,210  147,210 
  53,575,408  53,635,715 
Sales charges  (10,979,836)  (11,005,274) 
Net operating income  42,595,572  42,630,441 
Cost of goods and services sold  (25,780,270)  (25,815,731) 
Gross profit  16,815,302  16,814,710 
 
Operating income (expenses)     
Sales  (1,864,142)  (1,865,393) 
Administrative and general expenses     
   Officers' and board of directors' fees  (14,585)  (14,585) 
   Administrative  (1,738,434)  (1,734,549) 
Tax  (150,874)  (150,874) 
Cost of research and technological development  (336,212)  (336,212) 
Provision for loss on recoverable value of assets     
Exploration costs for the extraction of crude oil and gas  (1,011,410)  (934,019) 
 
Health care and pension plans  (368,848)  (371,226) 
Other operating income and expenses, net  (1,110,037)  (1,060,718) 
  (6,594,542)  (6,467,576) 
 
Financial results     
Revenues  783,769  785,596 
Expenses  (1,217,553)  (651,467) 
Exchange and monetary variations, net  (415,589)  (475,422) 
 
  (849,373)  (341,293) 
 
Equity in earnings of investments  (370,972)  (354,746) 
 
Net income before income tax and social contribution  9,000,415  9,651,095 
 
Income tax and social contribution     
Current  (2,389,840)  (2,389,229) 
Deferred charges  (452,734)  (540,452) 
  (2,842,574)  (2,929,681) 
 
Net income  6,157,841  6,721,414 
 
Net income attributable to minority interests  (342,069)  (430,545) 
 
Net income attributable to shareholders of Petrobras  5,815,772  6,290,869 
 
 
Basic and diluted income per share  0.66  0.71 

 

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3.2.4 Reconciliation of consolidated net income

  R$ thousand 
  First quarter 2009 
Net income as published  5,815,772 
Capitalization of loan costs  630,774 
Deferred taxes  (102,804) 
Others  (52,873) 
Net income in IFRS  6,290,869 

 

3.2.5 Consolidated cash flows

  R$ thousand 
  First quarter 2009 
    Adjusted to 
  As published  IFRS 
Net income  5,815,772  6,290,869 
Adjustments to reconcile the net income  5,955,069  5,569,679 
Changes in assets and liabilities  587,964  542,575 
Cash provided by operating activities:  12,358,805  12,403,123 
Investments in business segments  (14,426,355)  (14,426,355) 
Cash used in financing activities  5,598,333  5,598,333 
Effect of exchange variation on cash and cash equivalents  112,987  101,692 
Use of cash in the period  3,643,770  3,676,793 
Cash at beginning of period  15,888,596  16,099,008 
Cash at end of period  19,532,364  19,775,801 

 

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3.3 Effects of the adoption of international standards on the individual financial statements

  R$ thousand
  01/01/2009 (*)  12/31/2009 
Parent company shareholders' equity as published  144,051,139  163,879,051 
 
Capitalization of loan costs  2,493,675 
Business combinations  815,655  2,247,811 
Provision for abandonment of wells and dismantling of areas  1,273,149  434,227 
Post-retirement benefits  580,000  587,133 
Absorption of unsecured liabilities of a subsidiary (**)  (4,160,317)  (3,584,428) 
Deferred taxes  308,549  (404,629) 
Profit on the sale of products in inventories in subsidiaries (**)  (1,525,539)  (830,024) 
Others  90,027  85,658 
 
Parent company adjusted to international accounting standards (CPC)  141,432,663  164,807,016 

 

(**) As required by CPC 18 – Investment in affiliated companies and subsidiaries

  R$ thousand 
  03/31/2010 
 
Parent company net income as published  6,160,963 
 
Capitalization of loan costs  630,774 
Deferred taxes  (111,933) 
Others  (398,345) 
Parent company net income adjusted to international   
accounting standards (CPC)  6,281,459 

 

3.4 Reconciliation of the balance sheet and net income of consolidated with those of the parent company

  R$ thousand
  Shareholders’ equity  Net income 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
 
Consolidated - IFRS  170,299,082  164,204,258  7,726,274  6,290,869 
Net deferred assets from the tax effects  669,425  704,216  (34,789)  (9,410) 
Parent company adjusted to IFRS  170,968,507  164,908,474  7,691,485  6,281,459 

 

The consolidated statements presented in tables 08.01, 08.02, 09.01 and 10.01 were prepared in accordance with the CPC and IFRS, and the only difference is the treatment of deferred assets, which pursuant to the CPC remain recorded in the individual stateements and pursuant to IFRS, should be recorded as expenses and revenue, respectively, when incurred, and, therefore, were written off in the consolidated statements.

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4 Description of significant accounting policies

4.1 Changes in accounting practices

In addition to the changes in accounting practices for adaptation to international standards, mentioned in note 3, the company reviewed the useful economic life of the assets related to the Supply segment and to the thermoelectric power stations of the Gas and Energy segment, based on the reports of external appraisers, which resulted in the following changes in rates:

Estimated useful life  Former  Current 
Industrial equipment and apparatus for refining  10 years  4 to 31 years (average of 20 years) 
Ducts  10 years  31 years 
Tanks for storage of products  10 years  26 years 
Thermoelectric power stations  20 years  10 to 33.3 years (average of 23 years) 

 

The effects of these changes in estimates of useful life for these assets were recognized as from 2010.

4.2 Below, we describe in detail the other accounting practices adopted by the Company that did not undergo changes with respect to fiscal year 2009:

4.2.1 Functional currency

The Company's functional currency, as established by management, is the Real.

The exchange variations on investments in subsidiaries and affiliated companies with a functional currency different from the parent company are recorded in shareholders’ equity, as an accumulated translation adjustment and are transferred to the statement of income upon realization of the investments.

The statements of income and cash flows of the invested companies in a stable economic environment with a functional currency different from the parent company are translated into Reais by the monthly average exchange rate, assets and liabilities are translated by the final rate and the other items of shareholders' equity are translated at the historic rate.

4.2.2 Accounting estimates

In the preparation of the financial statements it is necessary to use estimates for certain assets, liabilities and other transactions. These estimates include: petroleum and gas reserves, liabilities of pension and health plans, depreciation, depletion and amortization, abandonment costs, provisions for contingent liabilities, market value of financial instruments, income tax and social contribution. Although Management uses assumptions and judgments that are reviewed periodically, the actual results may differ from these estimates.

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4.2.3 Calculation of results

Income, recognized on the accrual basis, includes income, charges and monetary or exchange gains and losses at official indices or rates, due on current and non-current assets and liabilities, including, when applicable, the effects of adjustments to present value of significant transactions, adjustments to market value or realization value, as well as the allowance for doubtful accounts recorded at a limit considered sufficient to cover possible losses on the realization of accounts receivable.

Revenue from the sale of products is recognized in the statement of income when the risks and rewards of ownership have been transferred to the buyer. Revenue from services rendered is recognized in the statement of income in proportion to the stage of completion of the service.

4.2.4 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents are represented by short-term investments of high liquidity which are readily convertible into cash, with maturity within three months or less of the date of acquisition.

4.2.5 Marketable securities

The Company classifies marketable securities on initial recognition, based on Management's strategies for these securities in the following categories:

• Securities for trading are stated at fair value. Interest, monetary updating and changes resulting from the valuation to fair value are recorded in the income statement when incurred.

• Securities available for sale are stated at fair value. Interest and monetary updating are recorded in the income statement, when incurred, while the changes resulting from valuation to fair value are recorded in equity valuation adjustments, in shareholders’ equity, and transferred to the income statement for the year, upon settlement.

• Securities held until maturity are stated at cost of acquisition, plus interest and monetary updating, which are recorded in the income statement when incurred.

4.2.6 Inventories

Inventories are presented as follows:

• Raw material comprises mainly the stocks of petroleum, which are stated at the average value of the costs for importing and production, adjusted, when applicable, to their realization value;

• Oil and alcohol products are stated at the average cost of refining or purchase, adjusted, when applicable, to their realization value;

• Materials and supplies are stated at the lower of average purchase cost and replacement cost. Imports in transit are stated at the identified cost and advances are stated to the identified cost.

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4.2.7 Corporate investments

Investments in subsidiaries, jointly controlled subsidiaries and also in affiliated companies over which management has significant influence, and in other companies which are part of the same group or under common control, are valued by the equity accounting method.

4.2.8 Property, plant and equipment

They are stated at the cost of acquisition, restated monetarily until December 31, 1995 for the companies headquartered in Brazil, and until fiscal year 2002 for the companies headquartered in Argentina, and the rights that have as objects tangible assets intended for the maintenance of the Company’s activities, resulting from transactions that transfer the benefits, risks and control of these assets, are stated at fair value or, if lower, by the present value of the minimum payments of the contract.

The equipment and facilities for petroleum and gas production, related to the respective developed wells are appreciated according to the monthly volume of production in relation to the proven and developed reserves of each field. The straight line method is used for assets with a useful life shorter than the life of the field or for assets that are linked to fields in various stages of production. Other equipment and assets not related to petroleum and gas production are appreciated by the straight line method according to their estimated useful life.

Expenditure on exploration and development of petroleum and gas production is recorded according to the successful efforts method. This method establishes that the development costs of the production wells and the successful exploration wells, linked to economically viable reserves, are capitalized, while the geology and geophysics costs are considered expenses for the period in which they occur and the cost of dry exploration wells and the costs linked to non-commercial reserves should be recorded in the income statement when they are thus identified.

Capitalized costs are depreciated using the method of units produced in relation to the proven, developed reserves. These reserves are estimated by the Company’s geologists and petroleum engineers according to international standards and are reviewed annually or when there are indications of material changes.

Material expenses incurred with maintenance of the industrial units and ships, which include spare parts, dismantling and assembly services, amongst others, are recorded in property, plant and equipment. These stoppages occur in programmed periods, on average every four years, and the respective expenses are depreciated as a production cost until the beginning of the following stoppage.

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4.2.9 Intangible assets

They are stated at the cost of acquisition, less accumulated amortization and impairment. They comprise rights and concessions that include, mainly, the signing bonus paid for obtaining concessions for exploration of petroleum or natural gas and public service concessions, in addition to trademarks and patents, software and goodwill from expectations of future profitability resulting from acquisition of a controlling interest (subsidiaries and jointly controlled subsidiaries). Goodwill resulting from acquisition of an interest in affiliated companies is presented in the investment.

The signing bonuses are amortized by the unit of production method in relation to the total proven reserves, while the other intangible assets are amortized on a straight line basis according to their estimated useful life.

4.2.10 Deferred charges

The Company maintained the balance of deferred assets as of December 31, 2008 in the individual statement, which will continue to be amortized in up to 10 years, subject to impairment testing in conformity with Law 11941/09.

4.2.11 Decrease to recoverable value (Impairment)

The Company values the items of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets with a definite useful life and deferred charges (individual) when there are indications they will not recover their book values. The assets that have an indefinite useful life, such an as goodwill for expectations of future profitability, are tested for impairment annually, regardless of whether there are indications of impairment or not.

In the application of the test for decrease in the recoverable value of assets (impairment), the carrying amount of an asset or cash generating unit is compared with its recoverable value. The recoverable value is the higher value between the net sales value of an asset and its value in use. Considering the particularities of the company’s assets, the recoverable value used for valuing the tests of reduction in recoverable value is the value in use, except when specifically indicated.

This use value is estimated based on the present value of future cash flows, resulting from the company’s best estimates. The cash flows resulting from continuous use of the related assets are adjusted by the specific risks and use the pre-tax discount rate. This rate is derived from the structured post-tax rate in the weighted average cost of capital (WACC). The main assumptions for the cash flows are: prices based on the last strategic plan published, production curves associated with existing products in the company’s portfolio, market operating costs and investments needed for carrying out the projects.

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These evaluations are made at the lowest level of assets for which there are identifiable cash flows. Assets linked to the exploration and development of petroleum and gas production are reviewed annually, field by field, in order to identify possible losses on recovery based on the estimated future cash flow.

Reversal of previously recognized losses is permitted, except in relation to the decrease in the value of goodwill for expectations of future profitability.

4.2.12 Loans and financing

They are initially recognized at fair value less transaction costs incurred and, after initial recognition, are stated at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method.

4.2.13 Contracts with transfer of benefits, risks and control of assets

The Company records the rights that have as their objects tangible assets intended for the maintenance of the Company’s activities resulting from operations that transferred the benefits, risks and control of these assets, as well as their correlated liability, in its property, plant and equipment at their fair value or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum payments of the contract.

4.2.14 Abandonment of wells and dismantling of areas

The future liability for abandonment of wells and dismantling the production area is stated at its present value, discounted at a risk free rate and is fully recorded at the time of the declaration of commercial viability of each field, as part of the costs of the related assets (property, plant and equipment) as a balancing item to the provision recorded in the liabilities that will bear these expenses. The interest incurred through the updating of the provision is classified as financial expenses.

4.2.15 Derivative financial instruments and hedge operations

All the derivative instruments were recognized in the Company's balance sheet, both in assets and in liabilities, and are stated at fair value.

In the operations with derivatives, for hedge against changes in the prices of oil and oil products and currency, the gains and losses resulting from the changes in fair value are recorded in the financial results.

For cash flow hedges, the gains and losses resulting from the changes in their fair value are recorded in equity valuation adjustments, in shareholders’ equity, until their settlement.

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4.2.16 Income tax and social contribution

These taxes are calculated and recorded based on the effective rates in force on the date of preparation of the financial statements. Deferred taxes are recognized as a result of temporary differences, tax loss carry forwards and negative basis of social contribution, when applicable.

4.2.17 Employee benefits

Provisions are recorded for the actuarial commitments with pension and retirement plans and the healthcare plan, based on an actuarial calculation prepared annually by an independent actuary, in accordance with the projected credit unit method, net of the guarantor assets of the plan, when applicable, and the costs referring to the increase in the present amount of the liability, resulting from the service provided by the employee, recognized during the employees’ time of service.

The projected credit unit method considers each period of service as a triggering event for an additional unit of benefit, which are accumulated for the computation of the final obligation. Additionally, other actuarial assumptions are used, such as estimates of the evolution of costs with healthcare benefits, biological and economic hypotheses and, also, past data on expenses incurred and contributions from employees.

The actuarial gains and losses resulting from adjustments based on experience and on changes in the actuarial assumptions are included or excluded, respectively, when determining the net actuarial commitment and are amortized over the average period of service remaining for the active active employees in accordance with the corridor method.

The Company also contributes to the national pension and social security plans of international subsidiaries, whose percentages are based on the payroll, and these contributions are taken to the income statement when incurred.

4.2.18 Government subsidies and assistance

Government subsidiaries for investments are recognized as revenue throughout the period, compared with the expenses that it intends to offset on a systematic basis, and are applied in Petrobras in the following manner:

• Subsidies for re-investments:in the same proportion as the depreciation of the asset, and

• Direct subsidies related to the operating profit: directly in the income statement.

The amounts allocated in the income statement will be distributed to the tax incentive reserve, in shareholders’ equity.

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5 Cash and cash equivalents

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
 
Cash and banks  2,503,156  2,853,964  121,473  645,862 
Interest-earning bank accounts   
- In Brazil   
Exclusive investment funds:   
.Exchange     
.Interbank deposit  9,707,870  10,636,809  7,541,083  8,428,509 
Government bonds  5,817,052  6,992,964 
Credit rights    4,439,964  3,442,384 
 Financial investment funds:   
.Exchange  3,396  4,008 
.Interbank deposit  1,424,923  1,283,825 
Others  230,212  205,567  99,977  114,085 
  17,183,453  19,123,173  12,081,024  11,984,978 
- Abroad         
. Time deposit  5,978,531  5,423,782  4,933,260  3,950,737 
. Fixed interest security  1,286,186  1,633,309  386,381  216,536 
  7,264,717  7,057,091  5,319,641  4,167,273 
 
Total financial investments  24,448,170  26,180,264  17,400,665  16,152,251 
Total cash and cash equivalents  26,951,326  29,034,228  17,522,138  16,798,113 

 

The financial investments in Brazil have immediate liquidity and comprise quotas in exclusive funds, whose proceeds are invested in federal government bonds and financial derivative operations, executed by the managers of the funds, with the US dollar futures contracts and interbank deposits (DI) guaranteed by the Brazilian Futures and Commodities Exchange (BM&F). The exclusive funds do not have material financial obligations and are limited to the obligations of daily adjustments of the positions on the BM&F, audit services, service fees related to the custody of assets and execution of financial operations and other administrative expenses. Financial investment balances are recorded at cost, plus accrued income, which is recognized proportionally up to the balance sheet date at amounts not exceeding their respective market values.

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At March 31, 2010, the Parent company had amounts invested in the Petrobras System’s nonstandard credit investment fund (FIDC-NP). This investment fund is intended predominantly for acquiring performing and/or non-performing credit rights from operations carried out by companies of the Petrobras System, and aims at optimizing the financial management of the cash of the Parent company and its subsidiaries. The assignments of credit rights recorded in the current liabilities of the Parent Company in the amount of R$ 16,437,525 thousand (R$ 14,318,379 thousand at December 31, 2009) were offset in Consolidated with the amounts invested in the FIDC-NP. The investments in government bonds in the FIDC-NP are recorded under cash and cash equivalents (Consolidated) according to their respective realization terms.

At March 31, 2010 and at December 31, 2009, the Company and its subsidiaries PifCo and Brasoil had amounts invested abroad in an investment fund that held, amongst others, debt securities of companies of the Petrobras System and a specific purpose entity related to the Company’s projects, mainly the CLEP, Malhas, Marlim Leste (P-53) and Gasene projects, equivalent to R$ 14,316,798 thousand (R$ 12,724,142 thousand at December 31, 2009.) These amounts refer to the consolidated companies and were offset against the balance of financing in current and non-current liabilities.

6 Accounts receivable

6.1 Trade accounts receivable, net

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
 
Clients         
Third parties  16,476,001  15,129,275  2,735,184  2,187,257 
Related parties (Note 8.1)  728,687  1,117,339  59,755,803  (*) 56,973,820 (*) 
Others  4,717,032  3,646,083  3,868,421  3,731,629 
  21,921,720  19,892,697  66,359,408  62,892,706 
 
Less: allowance for doubtful accounts  (2,565,544)  (2,542,302)  (310,900)  (306,110) 
  19,356,176  17,350,395  66,048,508  62,586,596 
 
Less: non-current trade accounts receivable, net  (3,155,821)  (3,288,040)  (49,802,155)  (49,742,215) 
 
Short-term accounts receivable, net  16,200,355  14,062,355  16,246,353  12,844,381 

 

(*)Does not include the balances of the dividends receivable of R$ 1,552,031 thousand as of March 31, 2010 (R$ 2,508,981 thousand as of December 31, 2009), reimbursements receivable of R$ 785.957 thousand as of March 31, 2010 (R$ 1,511,022 thousand as of December 31, 2009) and Credit Assignment Investment Fund of R$ 6,859,154 thousand at March 31, 2010 (R$ 4,678,719 thousand at December 31, 2009).

It includes receivables from CEG RIO of R$ 12,425 thousand at March 31, 2010 which are not included in note 7.1 Related party transactions, as they were offset by Petrobras' obligations with CEG RIO.

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6.2 Changes in the provision for doubtful loans

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
Balance at the beginning of the quarter  2,542,302  2,813,902  306,110  291,265 
Additions (*)  149,808  246,126  4,790  36,909 
Write-offs (*)  (126,566)  (517,726)  (22,064) 
Balance at the end of the quarter  2,565,544  2,542,302  310,900  306,110 
 
Current  1,542,584  1,545,853  310,900  306,110 
Non-current  1,022,960  996,449   

 

(*) Includes positive exchange variation on provision for doubtful accounts recorded in companies abroad.

7 Related party transactions

Petrobras carries out commercial transactions with its subsidiaries and special purpose entities under normal market conditions. The transactions for the purchase of oil and oil products carried out by Petrobras with its subsidiary PifCo have longer settlement terms due to the fact that PifCo is a subsidiary created for this purpose, with the levying of the due charges in the period. The passing on of prepayments for exports is carried out at the same rates as those obtained by the subsidiary. Intercompany loans are made in accordance with market conditions and applicable legislation.

At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, losses were not expected on the realization of these accounts receivable.

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7.1 Assets

  RS thousand
  PARENT COMPANY
  CURRENT ASSETS NON-CURRENT ASSETS  
 
  Accounts receivable, mainly for sales Cash and cash equivalents and securities Dividends receivable Advance for future capital increase Amounts related to construction of gas pipeline Loans Other operations Reimbursement receivable  TOTAL ASSETS
SUBSIDIARIES (*)                  
Petroquisa 25,390 0 143,114 0 0 0 0 0 168,504
BR Distribuidora 1,148,530 0 364,100 0 0 202,993 0 0 1,715,623
Gaspetro 1,059,831 0 357,067 3 970,434 14,941 0 0 2,402,276
PifCo 4,046,178 0 0 0 0 9,921,296 3,269 0 13,970,743
PNBV 14,655 0 0 8,758 0 0 6,932 0 30,345
Downstream 179,995 0 0 0 0 227,853 0 0 407,848
Transpetro 291,683 0 353,365 0 0 0 0 0 645,048
PIB-BV Netherlands 222,099 0 0 0 0 142,588 66,636 0 431,323
Brasoil 10,291 0 0 0 0 37,090,397 4,426 0 37,105,114
BOC 0 0 0 0 0 136,689 360 0 137,049
Real estate investment fund 28,932 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28,932
Petrobras Comercializadora Energia Ltda 40,840 0 44,051 0 0 0 0 0 84,891
Petrobras Biocombustível S.A. 33,756 0 0 57,451 0 0 0 0 91,207
Marlim Participações S.A 0 0 6,722 0 0 0 0 0 6,722
Thermoelectric power plants 1,239,343 0 124,731 92,381 0 225,764 0 0 1,682,219
Abreu e Lima Refinery 264,300 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 264,303
Cia Locadora de Equipamentos Petrolíferos 0 0 151,871 0 0 0 0 0 151,871
Cayman Cabiunas Investment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 241,885 241,885
Other subsidiaries 48,373 0 7,007 0 0 140,122 16 0 195,518
  8,654,196 0 1,552,031 158,593 970,434 48,102,643 81,639 241,885 59,761,421
SPECIFIC PURPOSE ENTITIES                  
Nova Transportadora do Nordeste - NTN 481,111 0 0 0 0 0 0 71,236 552,347
Nova Transportadora do Sudeste - NTS 468,060 0 0 0 0 0 0 34,623 502,683
Transportadora Urucu Manaus - TUM 321,030 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 321,030
PDET Off Shore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 438,085 438,085
Cayman Cabiúnas Investment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Transportadora Gasene S.A 37,116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37,116
Credit Rights Investment Fund (**) (442,023) 7,301,177 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,859,154
Other SPEs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 128 128
  865,294 7,301,177 0 0 0 0 0 544,072 8,710,543
AFFILIATED COMPANIES 455,056 0 0 13,500 0 0 0 0 468,556
03/31/2010 9,974,546 7,301,177 1,552,031 172,093 970,434 48,102,643 81,639 785,957 68,940,520
12/31/2009 7,308,859 5,159,950 2,508,981 295,107 973,404 47,837,083 78,137 1,511,022 65,672,543

 

(*) Includes its subsidiaries and jointly controlled subsidiaries

(**) Composed of (R$ 815,608 thousand) in assigned / performed receivables and R$ 373,585 thousand in prepaid expenses.

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R$ thousand
Interest rates for active loans
 
Index  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
 
TJLP + 5% p.a.  47,843  49,432 
LIBOR + 1 to 3% p.a.  44,120,801  44,797,544 
1.70% p.a.  227,853  223,917 
101% of CDI  170,090  171,474 
14.5% p.a.  77,259  77,175 
IGPM + 6% p.a.  148,505  146,223 
Other rates  3,310,292  2,371,318 
  48,102,643  47,837,083 

 

Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline

The section of the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline in Bolivia is the property of the company Gás Transboliviano S.A. (GTB), in which Gaspetro holds a minority interest (11%).

A US$ 350 million turnkey contract for the construction of the Bolivian section of the pipeline was entered into with Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB), which was subsequently passed on to GTB, and it will be paid off in the form of transport services over 12 years starting in January 2000.

At March 31, 2010 the balance of the rights for future transport services, on account of costs already incurred in the construction up to that date, plus interest of 10.7% p.a., is R$ 328,834 thousand (R$ 338,558 thousand at December 31, 2009), of which R$ 225,460 thousand is classified in long term receivables as an advance to suppliers (R$ 231,045 thousand at December 31, 2009) which includes the amount of R$ 103,641 thousand (R$ 101,912 thousand at December 31, 2009) related to the acquisition in advance of the right to transport 6 million cubic meters of gas for a period of 40 years (TCO - Transportation Capacity Option).

The Brazilian section of the gas pipeline is the property of Transportadora Brasileira Gasoduto Bolívia-Brasil S.A. (TBG), a subsidiary of Gaspetro. At March 31, 2010, Petrobras’ total receivable from TBG for management, forwarding of costs and financing related to the construction of the gas pipeline and the acquisition in advance of the right to transport 6 million cubic meters of gas for a period of 40 years (TCO) was R$ 970,434 thousand (R$ 973,404 thousand at December 31, 2009), and is classified under long-term assets as accounts receivable, net.

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7.2 Liabilities

  RS thousand
  PARENT COMPANY
  CURRENT LIABILITIES NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
 
  Suppliers, mainly for
purchases of oil and oil
products 
Advances from
clients 
Affreightment of
Platforms 
Contractual
commitments with
transfer of benefits,
risks and control of
assets
Assigned receivables
flow FIDC
Other operations   Contractual commitments with transfer of benefits, risks and control of assets  Loans  Other operations   TOTAL LIABILITIES
 
SUBSIDIARIES (*)                     
Petroquisa  (30,553)          (27)        (30,580) 
BR Distribuidora  (191,860)  (11,905)              (175,988)  (379,753) 
Gaspetro  (261,013)  (272,355)                (533,368) 
PifCo  (26,204,750)  (104,386)              (438,705)  (26,747,841) 
PNBV  (72,779)    (1,679,244)              (1,752,023) 
Downstream  (87,800)                  (87,800) 
Transpetro  (547,047)          (50)        (547,097) 
PIBBV Netherlands  (403,411)  (7,074)        (5)        (410,490) 
Brasoil  (4,633)    (21,670)              (26,303) 
Thermoelectric power plants  (244,877)      (27,273)      (586,375)      (858,525) 
Marlim Participações S.A        (358,023)      (306,160)      (664,183) 
Petrobras Biocombustível S.A.  (47,607)  (5,662)                (53,269) 
Cia Locadora de Equipamentos Petrolíferos        (1,286,498)      (2,603,418)      (3,889,916) 
Cayman Cabiunas Investment Co.                   
Other subsidiaries  (4,278)  (32)    (15,314)      (158,497)      (178,121) 
  (28,100,608)  (401,414)  (1,700,914)  (1,687,108)  (82)  (3,654,450)  (614,693)  (36,159,269) 
SPECIFIC PURPOSE ENTITIES                     
PDET Offshore        (177,164)    (138,943)  (1,478,942)      (1,795,049) 
Nova Transportadora do Nordeste         (111,237)      (1,209,251)      (1,320,488) 
NTN                     
Nova Transportadora do Sudeste                      
        (92,570)      (1,142,010)      (1,234,580) 
NTS                     
Cayman Cabiunas Investment Co.                   
Charter Development LLC        (157,155)      (3,105,664)      (3,262,819) 
Barracuda Caratinga Leasing Co BV        (183,289)            (183,289) 
Gasene Participações S/A        (58,912)      (1,258,276)      (1,317,188) 
Credit Rights Investment Fund          (16,437,525)          (16,437,525) 
Other SPEs                   
  (780,327)  (16,437,525)  (138,943)  (8,194,143)  (25,550,938) 
AFFILIATED COMPANIES  (113,724)  (50,658)  (164,382) 
03/31/2010  (28,214,332)  (401,414)  (1,700,914)  (2,467,435)  (16,437,525)  (139,025)  (11,848,593)  (50,658)  (614,693)  (61,874,589) 
12/31/2009  (29,723,334)  (751,716)  (1,394,118)  (3,502,082)  (14,318,379)  (139,027)  (10,903,870)  (49,359)  (855,580)  (61,637,465) 

 

(*) Includes its subsidiaries and jointly controlled subsidiaries

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7.3 Results

  Parent company
  Results  
      Exchange and   
  Operating income,  Net financial  monetary  TOTAL 
  mainly from sales  income (expenses)  variations, net  RESULTS 
SUBSIDIARIES (*)         
Petroquisa  56,829  11  4,237  61,077 
BR Distribuidora  13,500,064  (3,641)  16,949  13,513,372 
Gaspetro  1,088,880  8,441  23,288  1,120,609 
PifCo  5,873,298  (247,062)  (294,036)  5,332,200 
PNBV  0  (334)  (15,121)  (15,455) 
Downstream  736,600  1,437  2,934  740,971 
Transpetro  129,119  0  10,461  139,580 
PIB-BV Netherlands  22,484  109  847  23,440 
Brasoil  0  310,807  725,297  1,036,104 
BOC  0  1,874  5,004  6,878 
Petrobras Comercializadora Energia Ltda  61,321  0  4,802  66,123 
Thermoelectric power plants  1,984  (22,736)  9,323  (11,429) 
Marlim Participações S.A  0  (13,364)  698  (12,666) 
Cia Locadora de Equipamentos Petrolíferos  0  (115,538)  15,309  (100,229) 
Abreu e Lima Refinery  62,970  0  0  62,970 
Petrobras Biocombustível  (55)  0  38  (17) 
Cayman Cabiunas Investment Co.  0  (2,782)  (3,462)  (6,244) 
Other subsidiaries  55,389  (12,299)  (4,066)  39,024 
  21,588,883  (95,077)  502,502  21,996,308 
SPECIFIC PURPOSE ENTITIES         
Nova Transportadora do Nordeste - NTN  0  (29,542)  0  (29,542) 
Nova Transportadora do Sudeste - NTS  0  (25,252)  0  (25,252) 
Transportadora Urucu Manaus - TUM  24,716  0  0  24,716 
Cia. Locadora de Equipamentos Petrolíferos  0  0  0  0 
PDET Offshore  0  (23,156)  0  (23,156) 
Charter Development LLC  0  (255,051)  (60,979)  (316,030) 
Cayman Cabiunas Investment Co.  0  0  0  0 
Gasene Participações S/A  0  (33,661)  0  (33,661) 
Transportadora Gasene  14,599  0  0  14,599 
Barracuda & Caratinga Leasing  0  (2,466)  (9,469)  (11,935) 
Credit Rights Investment Fund  0  94,159  0  94,159 
Other SPEs  0  (901)  0  (901) 
  39,315  (275,870)  (70,448)  (307,003) 
AFFILIATED COMPANIES  2,507,059  (644)  (1,151)  2,505,264 
03/31/2010  24,135,257  (371,591)  430,903  24,194,569 
03/31/2009  18,261,419  242,941  (621,193)  17,883,167 

 

(*) Includes its subsidiaries and jointly controlled subsidiaries

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7.4 Guarantees obtained and granted

Petrobras has a policy of granting guarantees to its subsidiaries for certain financial operations carried out abroad.

The guarantees offered by Petrobras are made based on contractual clauses that support the financial operations between the subsidiaries and third parties, guaranteeing the purchase of the debt in the event of default on the part of the subsidiaries.

At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the financial operations carried out by these subsidiaries and guaranteed by Petrobras present the following balances to be settled:

Date of maturity    31.03.2010   31.12.2009 
of operations    Brasoil    PNBV    PifCo    PIB-BV    Ref. Abreu e Lima    TAG    Total    Total 
2010  22,580  1,415,895  3,250,325  318,130  5,006,930  4,927,213 
2011  902,433  429,844  1,332,277  1,302,505 
2012  703,495  1,959,100  89,050  2,751,645  2,705,825 
2013  151,385  666,470  817,855  799,578 
2014  566,358  1,346,518  178,100  2,090,976  2,044,249 
2015 onwards  4,012,917  20,316,886  534,300  9,279,363  5,348,064  39,491,530  38,671,761 
  22,580  7,752,483  27,969,143  1,119,580  9,279,363  5,348,064  51,491,213  50,451,131 

 

In conformity with Decree 4543/2002, which governs the special customs regime for exporting and importing assets intended for research activities and exploration of oil and natural gas deposits (Repetro), Petrobras has been importing and exporting equipment and material under this regime. The benefit of these operations made via Repetro is the temporary suspension of federal taxes for the period in which the aforementioned materials and equipment remain in Brazil. An appropriate surety, signed by third parties, as a way of guaranteeing the payment of the suspended taxes, is required.

The appropriate sureties are being granted by Petrobras Distribuidora S/A (BR) and Petrobras Gás S/A (Gaspetro) and the remuneration charged is fixed at 0.30% p.a. on the amount of federal taxes that are suspended.

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At March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the expenses incurred by Petrobras for obtaining the appropriate sureties were:

  R$ thousand 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
BR  4,796  5,068 
Gaspetro  3,174   
Total  7,970  5,068 

 

7.5 Transactions with affiliated companies, government entities and pension funds

The Company is controlled by the Federal Government and carries out various transactions with government entities in the normal course of its operations.

Significant transactions with government entities and a pension fund resulted in the following balances:

  Consolidated
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
  Assets  Liabilities  Assets  Liabilities 
Affiliated companies  529,876  167,843  949,481  165,307 
Braskem  79,760  54,776  593,931  75,508 
Quattor  344,550  78,049  259,539  40,899 
Ueg Araucária    550    550 
Deten Química  11,475    11,179   
Other affiliated companies  94,091  34,468  84,832  48,350 
Government entities and pension funds  22,913,017  50,284,669  16,172,117  49,156,858 
Petros (Pension fund)    361,622    523,284 
Banco do Brasil S.A.  8,887,005  5,893,341  1,484,332  7,294,305 
BNDES  1,385  35,087,525  1,085  34,928,827 
Caixa Econômica Federal  111  3,790,736  571  3,952,649 
Federal government - Proposed dividends    1,274,840    562,575 
Deposits tied to legal proceedings (CEF and BB)  2,061,090    1,716,089  62,936 
Petroleum and alcohol account - Federal government credits  817,150    816,714   
Government bonds  10,544,846    11,560,978   
National Agency for Petroleum, National Gas and Biofuels    3,037,823    1,321,702 
Others  601,430  838,782  592,348  510,580 
  23,442,893  50,452,512  17,121,598  49,322,165 
 
Current  15,290,627  9,933,760  9,915,867  5,981,885 
Non-current  8,152,266  40,518,752  7,205,731  43,340,280 

 

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The balances are classified in the Balance Sheet as follows:

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
  Assets  Liabilities  Assets  Liabilities 
Current assets  15,290,627    9,915,867   
Cash and cash equivalents  14,618,114    8,368,789   
Accounts receivable  126,218    74,409   
Other current assets  546,295    1,472,669   
 
Non-current assets  8,152,266    7,205,731   
Petroleum and alcohol account - Federal government credits  817,150    816,714   
Deposits tied to judicial proceedings  2,061,090    1,716,089   
Advance for pension plan         
Marketable securities  4,720,603    4,582,648   
Other assets  553,423    90,280   
 
Current liabilities    9,933,760    5,981,885 
Financing    4,960,799    2,835,604 
Dividends and interest on shareholders' equity    1,274,840    691,017 
Other current liabilities    3,698,121    2,455,264 
 
Non-current liabilities    40,518,752    43,340,280 
Financing    39,515,981    43,209,637 
Other non-current liabilities    1,002,771    130,643 
  23,442,893  50,452,512  17,121,598  49,322,165 

 

7.6 Remuneration of the Company’s key personnel

The total remuneration for short-term benefits for the Company’s key personnel during the first quarter of 2010 was R$ 2,754 thousand (R$ 1,591 thousand in the first quarter of 2009), referring to seven officers and nine board members.

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8 Inventories

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
Products:         
Oil products (*)  6,109,330  5,746,231  4,599,100  4,051,752 
Alcohol (*)  593,196  471,914  284,779  237,196 
  6,702,526  6,218,145  4,883,879  4,288,948 
 
Raw materials, mainly crude oil (*)  9,775,667  9,724,432  7,311,835  7,260,937 
Maintenance materials and supplies (*)  3,356,712  3,294,774  2,947,604  2,880,019 
Others  275,505  249,275  30,863  32,845 
Total  20,110,410  19,486,626  15,174,181  14,462,749 
 
Current  20,030,610  19,447,693  15,110,775  14,437,132 
Non-current  79,800  38,933  63,406  25,617 
(*) Includes imports in transit.         

 

9 Petroleum and alcohol accounts - STN

In order to settle accounts with the Federal Government pursuant to Provisional Measure 2181, of August 24, 2001, after providing all the information required by the National Treasury Department (STN), Petrobras is seeking to settle the remaining differences between the parties.

At March 31, 2010, the balance of the account was R$ 817,150 thousand (R$ 816.714 thousand in December 31, 2009) and this can be settled by the Federal Government by issuing National Treasury Notes in an amount equal to the final balance for the settling of accounts or through offsetting against other amounts that Petrobras may be owing the Federal Government at the time, including tax related amounts or a combination of the foregoing operations.

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10 Marketable securities

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  31.03.2010  31.12.2009  31.03.2010  31.12.2009 
Available for sale  4,572,070  4,467,830  4,325,673  4,171,047 
Held until maturity  409,103  294,953  2,870,046  1,726,339 
  4,981,173  4,762,783  7,195,719  5,897,386 
Less: current portion of securities  255,663  123,824  2,861,212  1,717,566 
Non-current portion of securities  4,725,510  4,638,959  4,334,507  4,179,820 

 

The securities, classified as long-term, are composed as follows:

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  31.03.2010  31.12.2009  31.03.2010  31.12.2009 
 
NTN-B  4,537,349  4,380,432  4,316,303  4,167,049 
B Certificates  27,269  26,660     
Others  160,892  231,867  18,204  12,771 
  4,725,510  4,638,959  4,334,507  4,179,820 

 

The Series B National Treasury Notes (NTN-B) were given as a guarantee to Petros, on October 23, 2008, after signing the financial commitment agreement entered into between Petrobras and subsidiaries that are sponsors of the Petros Plan, unions and Petros, for settling of obligations with the pension plan. The face value of the NTN-B is indexed to the variation of the Amplified Consumer Price Index (IPCA). The interest coupons will be paid half-yearly at the rate of 6% p.a. on the updated face value of these notes and the maturities are from 2024 to 2035.

The B certificates were received by Brasoil on account of the sale of platforms in 2000 and 2001, with half-yearly maturities until 2011 and yielding interest equivalent to Libor plus 0.70% p.a. to 4.25% p.a.

At March 31, 2010, the Parent company had resources invested in a non standard credit assignment investment fund (FIDC-NP), related to non-performing credit rights of its operating activities in the amount of R$ 2,861,212 thousand and R$ 1,717,566 thousand at December 31, 2009

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11 Project financing

Petrobras carries out projects jointly with Brazilian and international finance agents and companies in the petroleum and energy sector for the purpose of making feasible the investments needed in the business areas in which the company operates.

11.1 Specific purpose entities

The project financing is made feasible through specific purpose entities (SPE), whose activities are, in essence, controlled by Petrobras through contractual commitments with the transfer of assumed benefits, risks and controls and on the termination of each contract the Company has the right to exercise its option for purchase of the assets or the total number of common shares of the SPEs.

a) Projects with assets in operation

The assets and liabilities originating from these contractual commitments are recognized in the individual financial statements of Petrobras as from the entry into operation of these assets and they are inserted in notes 14.1 and17, respectively.

Project    Description    Main guarantees 
 
Barracuda and Baratinga  

To make the development of the production of the Barracuda and Caratinga fields, in the Campos Basin viable. SPE Barracuda e Caratinga Leasing Company B.V. (BCLC) is in charge of setting up all the assets (wells, submarine equipment and production units) required for the project. It is also the owner of them.

  Guarantee provided by Brasoil to cover BCLC's financial needs.
 
PDET  

PDET Offshore S.A. is the owner of the project's assets and its purpose is to improve the infrastructure for transfer of the oil produced in the Campos Basin to the refineries in the Southeast Region and for export. These assets have been leased to Petrobras until 2019. 

  All the project's assets
 
Malhas  

A consortium between Transpetro, Transportadora Associada de Gás (TAG), formerly TNS, Nova Transportadora do Sudeste (NTS) and Nova Transportadora do Nordeste (NTN). NTS and NTN contribute to the consortium through building assets related to the transport of natural gas. TAG (a company fully owned by Gaspetro) provides assets already built previously. Transpetro contributes as operator of the gas pipelines. 

  Prepayments based on transport capacity to cover any eventual consortium cash shortages.

 

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Project    Description    Main guarantees 
 
Marlim Leste (P-53)  

To develop the production of the Marlim Leste field, Petrobras will use a stationary production unit , P-53, which has been chartered from Charter Development LLC. The bare boat charter agreement, executed in November 2009, will be valid for a period of 15 years as from March 2010. 

  All the project's assets will be given in guarantee.
 
Others (Albacora, Albacora/Petros and PCGC)       Ownership of the assets or payment of an additional lease in the event the revenue is not sufficient to meet obligations with financiers. 

 

b) Project financing in progress

The assets originating from project financing in progress will be recorded in the property, plant and equipment of the parent company when these assets enter into operation and they are inserted in note 14 of the consolidated statements of Petrobras.

Project    Description    Main guarantees 
 
Amazônia

US$ 2.1 billion (*)
 

Construction of 385 km of gas pipeline between Coari and Manaus, and 285 km of LPG pipeline between Urucu and Coari, both of which are under the responsibility of Transportadora Urucu Manaus S.A.; and the construction of a 488 MW thermoelectric power station through Companhia de Geração Termelétrica Manauara S.A. 

  Pledge of credit rights.
Pledge of the shares of the SPE.
 
Mexilhão

US$ 756 million (*)
 

Construction of a platform (PMXL-1) for production of natural gas in the Mexilhão and Cedro fields in the Santos Basin, which will be held by Companhia Mexilhão do Brasil (CMB), which will be responsible for obtaining the funds needed to build the platform. After it has been built, PMXL-1will be leased to Petrobras, which holds the concession for exploration and production in the aforementioned fields. 

  Pledge of credit rights Pledge of the shares of the SPE.
 
Modernization of Revap

US$ 1.65 billion (*)
 

The objective of this project is to increase the heavy oil processing capacity of the Henrique Lage Refinery (Revap), bringing the diesel it produces into line with new Brazilian specifications and reducing pollution emission levels. To do this, the SPE, Cia. de Desenvolvimento e Modernização de Plantas Industriais (CDMPI) was created, which will build and lease to Petrobras a delayed coking plant, a coke naphtha hydro-treatment unit and the related units to be installed in this refinery.
The Executive Committee authorized an additional payment of funds of US$ 450 million through issuing promissory notes, amounting to a total of US$ 750 million. 

  Prepayments of leasing to cover any eventual cash shortages of CDMPI.

 

(*) Estimated value of the investment in the project.

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c) Project concluded with the exercise of the purchase option

Project  Description  Main guarantees 
 
Cabiúnas

Project with the object of increasing the transport capacity for the Campos Basin gas production. With the termination of the lease agreement, on March 16, 2010 Petrobras exercised the purchase option for Cayman Cabiúnas Investment Co. Ltd (CCIC), SPE of the project. 

Pledge of 10.4 billion m3 of gas.

 

11.2 Reimbursements receivable and Ventures under negotiation

The balance of reimbursements receivable, net of advances received, referring to the costs incurred by Petrobras on account of projects already negotiated with third parties is presented in note 7.1.

The ventures under negotiation, which encompass the expenses already realized by Petrobras for which there are no defined partners, total R$ 137,461 thousand at March 31, 2010 (R$ 752,107 thousand at December 31, 2009).

These expenditures are recorded under long-term assets as structured financing in the individual statements of Petrobras and in property, plant and equipment in the consolidated financial statements.

12 Deposits in court

The deposits in court are presented according to the nature of the corresponding lawsuits:

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  31.03.2010  31.12.2009  31.03.2010  31.12.2009 
Labor  778,751  725,960  714,901  693,997 
Tax (*)  937,463  888,324  667,446  661,620 
Civil (*)  393,440  362,216  344,183  330,273 
Others  13,110  12,188  4,902  4,897 
Total  2,122,764  1,988,688  1,731,432  1,690,787 

 

(*) Net of deposits related to judicial proceedings for which a provision is recorded, when applicable.

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13 Investments

13.1 Information on subsidiaries, jointly controlled subsidiaries and affiliated companies

  R$ thousand
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
 
Interests in subsidiaries and affiliated companies:     
Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. - BR  8,646,234  8,245,045 
Petrobras Química S.A. - Petroquisa  3,118,716  3,048,002 
Petrobras Gás S.A. - Gaspetro  6,558,970  6,790,000 
Petrobras Transporte S.A. - Transpetro  1,884,678  2,097,385 
Braspetro Oil Services Company - Brasoil  1,074,318  895,337 
Downstream Participações Ltda.  964,673  945,932 
Petrobras Negócios Eletrônicos S.A. - E-Petro  24,598  24,420 
Petrobras Comercializadora de Energia Ltda. - PBEN  423,704  344,422 
Termobahia S.A.  23,936  58,333 
Termorio S.A.  2,515,428  3,029,716 
FAFEN Energia S.A.  298,333  280,894 
Petrobras Netherlands B.V. - PNBV  4,455,589  3,929,214 
Baixada Santista Energia Ltda.  223,211  227,427 
Termoceará Ltda.  246,665  236,332 
Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário RB Logística - FII  1,337 
Termomacaé Ltda  669,629  934,302 
Sociedade Fluminense de Energia Ltda. - SFE  166,664  333,171 
Usina Termelétrica de Juiz de Fora S.A.  156,598  147,066 
Cordoba Financial Services GmbH  1,400  33 
Refinaria Abreu e Lima S.A.  1,599,885  1,731,531 
Petrobras Biocombustível S.A.  216,931  100,048 
Marlim Participações S. A.  49,409  75,238 
Comperj Participações S.A. 
Comperj Petroquímicos Básicos S.A.  1,682,828  1,011,002 
Comperj PET S.A.  202,950  129,618 
Comperj Estirênicos S.A.  53,237  31,933 
Comperj MEG S.A  55,510  39,933 
Comperj Poliolefinas S.A.  216,471  136,692 
Nova Marlim Participações S.A.  908  1,017 
Companhia Locadora de Equipamentos Petrolíferos S.A. - CLEP  1,886,813  1,894,365 
Breitener Energética S.A.  31,995  38,882 
  37,451,619  36,757,291 
 
Jointly controlled subsidiaries     
UTE Norte Fluminense S.A.  63,549  70,229 
Termoaçu S.A.  546,771  545,239 
Ibiritermo S.A.  56,964  68,892 
GNL do Nordeste  25  38 
Brentech Energia S.A.  9,252  4,032 
Refinaria de Petróleo Riograndense S.A.  3,796 
Brasympe Energia S.A.  13,793  13,714 
Brasil PCH S.A.  61,795  61,521 
Cia Energética Manauara S.A  21,110  19,557 
PMCC Projetos de Transporte de Álcool S.A.  3,331  3,166 
Participações em Complexos Bioenergéticos S.A. - PCBIOS  30,808  30,832 
  811,194  817,227 
 
Interests in affiliated companies     
UEG Araucária Ltda.  128,415  130,117 
Arembepe Energia S.A.  5,649  9,714 
Quattor Participações S.A.  158,986  403,636 
Energética Camaçari Muricy I Ltda.  19,484  24,812 
Termelétrica Potiguar S.A.  4,423  4,502 
Companhia Energética Potiguar  912  526 
Energética Suape II S.A.  4,204  1,635 
Energética Britarumã S.A.  33  33 
  322,106  574,975 
 
Total investments  38,584,919  38,149,493 

 

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13.2 Consolidated investments

  R$ thousand 
  31.03.2010  31.12.2009 
 
Affiliated companies     
Braskem  640,375  1,195,388 
BRK - Investimentos Petroquímicos  746,630 
Quattor Participações S.A.  85,650  388,374 
Petroritupano - Orielo  534,829  531,066 
Petrowayu - La Concepción  398,946  390,031 
Petrokariña - Mata  282,972  275,181 
UEG Araucária  125,438  94,937 
Refinor  50,956  70,686 
Copergás - Cia Pernambucana de Gás  76,734  83,396 
Deten Química S.A.  74,560  68,855 
Other affiliated companies  451,256  362,720 
  3,468,346  3,460,634 
 
 
Goodwill - Acquisition Investments  1,718,253  1,712,320 
 
Other investments  490,151  486,806 
  5,676,750  5,659,760 

 

13.3 Investments in listed companies

We present below the investments in publicly-held companies with shares traded on the stock markets:

        Quotation on stock     
        exchange  Market value 
  Lot of a thousand shares    (R$ per share)  R$
Company  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  Type  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
 
Subsidiaries               
Petrobras Argentina (*)  678,396  678,396  ON  2.94  2.77  1,994,484  1,879,157 
            1,994,484  1,879,157 
 
Affiliated companies               
Braskem  59,014  59,014  ON  11.70  12.44  690,464  734,134 
Braskem  72,997  72,997  PNA  13.09  14.08  955,531  1,027,798 
Quattor Petroquímica  51,111  51,111  PN  6.85  7.40  350,110  378,221 
            1,996,105  2,140,153 

 

(*) On January 1, 2009 Petrobras Energia Participaciones S.A. (Pepsa) was taken over by its subsidiary Petrobras Energia S.A. (Pessa), which changed its company name to Petrobras Argentina S.A.

Quotation for Pesa’s shares on the Buenos Aires stock exchange.

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The market value of these shares does not necessarily reflect the realizable value of a representative lot of shares.

13.4 Other information

a) New investments abroad

a.1) Acquisition of the entire Pasadena Refinery

In a decision handed down on April 10, 2009, in an arbitration process existing between Petrobras America Inc. PAI) and others and Astra Oil Trading NV (ASTRA) and others, which was in progress in accordance with the arbitration rules of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, the exercise of the put option exercised by ASTRA was confirmed as valid with respect to PAI and subsidiaries of the remaining 50% of the shares of ASTRA in Pasadena Refining Systems Inc. PRSI) and in the correlated trading company. PRSI owns the Pasadena Refinery, with an operating office in Texas. The operating, management and financial responsibilities had already been transferred to PAI since September 17, 2008, based on a preliminary arbitration decision on October 24, 2008.

According to the arbitration decision on April 10, the amount to be paid for the remaining 50% shareholding interest in the refinery and in the trading company in Pasadena was fixed at US$ 466 million. The payment would be made in three installments, the first in the amount of US$ 296 million (originally due on April 27, 2009, according to the decision) and the following two payments in the amount US$ 85 million each, with due dates fixed by the arbitrators for September 2009 and September 2010. The disputing parties presented requests for clarification to the arbitration panel on certain points of the decision, but on June 3, 2009 the arbitration panel had already confirmed “in totum” the original decision without presenting any further explanations. The panel also decided that PAI should reimburse ASTRA the amount of US$ 156 plus interest, paid by ASTRA to the bank BNP Paribas as a result of the closing of the line of credit held by the trading company.

The amounts corresponding to the purchase of the shares and the reimbursement of the payment of the guarantee by BNP to ASTRA have been recognized in the accounting by the Company since the arbitration decision in April 2009. At December 31, 2009, these amounts corresponded to US$ 488 million and US$ 177 million, respectively, already considering the interest due up to this date.

In March 2009 a loss was recognized in the amount of R$ 341,179 thousand (USS 147,365 thousand), corresponding to the difference between the value of the net assets and the value defined by the arbitration panel.

Until now the parties have not reached an agreement with respect to the finalization of various pending items existing between them, some of them the object of double collection on the part of ASTRA, for signing the overall term of agreement that will put an end to the litigation and permit the payments that are the object of the arbitration decision.

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On March 10, 2010, the Federal Court of Houston, Texas, USA confirmed the arbitration award handed down on April 10, 2009, rejecting a request by PAI for extinguishment of the process without resolution of merit, through incompetence of the judge, and of partial annulment and modification of the arbitration award. It ratified, notwithstanding, the decision that PAI acquired 100% of the shareholding of Astra Oil Trading NV in PRSI. PAI requested reconsideration of the part of the decision that confirmed the competence of the Federal Court in question and other aspects of the decision.

Judicial proceedings in which requests are made for reciprocal indemnifications made by the parties also continue in progress. Additionally, PRSI and the Trading Company are seeking recovery of certain accounting and fiscal books and records of these companies, incorrectly withheld by ASTRA and two legal firms.

b) Investment agreement between Petrobras, Petroquisa, Braskem, Odebrecht and Unipar

The investment agreement entered into on January 22, 2010, in accordance with a material fact disclosed to the market, established that the transaction for integration of the petrochemical interests will be achieved through the following steps(i) formation of a holding company, BRK Investimentos Petroquímicos S.A. (BRK), which now holds all the common shares issued by Braskem previously held by Odebrecht, Petroquisa and Petrobras (Petroquisa and Petrobras, jointly, the “Petrobras system”) (ii) payments of funds into BRK, to be made in cash by Odebrecht and Petrobras; (iii) a capital increase from Braskem to be made in the form of a private subscription by its shareholders; (iv) acquisition by Braskem of Quattor Participações held by Unipar; (v) acquisition by Braskem of 100% of the shares of Unipar Comercial e Distribuidora S.A. (Unipar Comercial) and of 33.33% of the shares of Polibutenos S.A. Indústrias Químicas (Polibutenos); and (vi) incorporation by Braskem of the shares of Quattor held by the Petrobras System.

On February 8, 2010, W.B.W., a subsidiary of Petroquisa, the holder of 31% of the voting capital of Braskem, was taken over by BRK. With this transaction, Odebrecht and the Petrobras System began the process for concentrating all their common shares issued by Braskem in BRK.As a result, BRK is now the holder of common shares issued by Braskem corresponding to 93.3% of its voting capital. The capital of BRK, in turn, was fully established through common shares held by Petroquisa and Odebrecht.

Also on February 8, 2010 a shareholders’ agreement was entered into between the Petrobras System and Odebrecht which now regulates their relationship as shareholders of Braskem and BRK. The abovementioned shareholders’ agreement reflects the commitments of the Petrobras System and Odebrecht to high levels of corporate governance and aggregation of value for all the shareholders of Braskem.

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In the terms of the shareholders’ agreement, all the issues within the competence of the General Shareholders’ Meeting and the Board of Directors will be approved by consensus between Odebrecht and the Petrobras System. In the election of the officers, including the chief executive officer, and in the approval of the business plan, specific rules of the shareholders’ agreement will be observed, which constitute an exception to the rule of consensus.

In compliance with what is established in the investment agreement, on March 30, 2010 Odebrecht contributed R$ 1 billion and on April 5 2010 Petrobras contributed R$ 2.5 billion to BRK. After the transfer of the abovementioned funds, Odebrecht and the Petrobras System now hold 53.79% and 46.21% of the total capital of BRK, respectively.

Also, on January 22, 2010, Odebrecht, the Petrobras System and Braskem executed a joint-venture agreement, the purpose of which is to regulate their commercial and corporate relationship in the Petrochemical Complex of Suape (Suape Complex) and the Petrochemical Complex of the State of Rio de Janeiro (COMPERJ). The joint-venture agreement establishes that Braskem will gradually assume the companies that develop the businesses of the Suape Complex. With respect to the companies that develop the first and second petrochemical generations of COMPERJ, it was agreed that Braskem will assume these petrochemical businesses, observing the agreed-upon conditions. These transactions are in harmony with the interest of Odebrecht and the Petrobras System in integrating their petrochemical interests in Braskem.

The Company understands that the whole transaction is aligned with its strategic plan of operating in the petrochemical sector in a way that is integrated with its other businesses, adding value to its products and permitting more effective participation in Braskem. The transaction will also permit greater valorization of its participation in the petrochemicals sector as a result of the larger scale of a capital structure that is more appropriate for the challenges of global competition and that the investment and shareholders agreements provide the Petrobras System a shareholding position that influences the preparation of the strategic, financial and operating strategies of the interested companies.

c) Petrobras Biocombustível acquires an interest in an ethanol refinery

In the first quarter of 2010, Petrobras Biocombustível paid R$ 105,000 thousand into the capital of Total Agroindústria Canavieira S/A, in accordance with a commitment established in the Minutes of the Special General Shareholders’ Meeting of December 22, 2009, to pay in the amount of R$ 150,000 thousand not later than March 2011, when it will then hold 40.4% of the capital.

This initiative, in line with strategic planning for 2009-2013, inserts the Company in the ethanol market. The partnership will make it viable to expand the refinery to a total capacity of 203 million liters per year, with surplus electric power of 38.5 MW for trading, generated through the use of sugar cane bagasse.

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d) Increase in the interest in the capital of Breitener Energética S.A.

Up till December 31, 2009, Petrobras held 30% of the capital of Breitener Energética S.A., a company established for the purpose of generating electric power, situated in the city of Manaus, in the state of Amazonas. On February 12, 2010, 35% of the interest in the capital was purchased for R$ 3 thousand and Petrobras now holds shareholding control of the company. The evaluation of the fair value of the assets and liabilities has not been concluded and, therefore, preliminarily, a gain of R$ 17,362 thousand was recognized, pursuant to CPC 15 -Business Combinations (IFRS 3).

e) Acquisition of Cayman Cabiunas Investment Co. Ltd

On March 16, 2010, Petrobras exercised its purchase option for Cayman Cabiunas Investment Co. Ltd., for US$ 85 million, equivalent to R$ 151,521 thousand, as established in the Put and Call Agreement.

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14 Property, plant and equipment

14.1 By type of Asset

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated
  Lands, buildings and
improvements
Equipment and other
assets
Materials and
expansion projects
Expenses on
exploration and
production
development for oil
and gas 
Total Total
Balance at January 1, 2009  7,881,591  63,919,239  65,043,272  48,849,487  185,693,589  117,713,759 
Additions  1,565,944  5,413,593  45,406,925  17,353,633  69,740,095  42,950,586 
Capitalized interest  63,000  197,944  2,308,687  717,148  3,286,779  2,477,538 
Business combinations  (49,286)  (388,953)  (59,602)  (497,841)   
Write-offs  (348,095)  (192,435)  (131,283)  (4,002,773)  (4,674,586)  (3,455,629) 
Transfers  2,273,507  16,021,454  (18,516,948)  119,142  (102,845)  54,987 
Depreciation, amortization and depletion  (465,368)  (8,249,369)  (4,871)  (5,194,049)  (13,913,657)  (9,746,497) 
Impairment - formation  (308)  (161,365)  (356,052)  (517,725)  (575,458) 
Impairment - reversion  16,499  19,756  36,255  27,506 
Accumulated translation adjustment  (386,078)  (6,051,072)  (2,433,059)  (3,100,431)  (11,970,640) 
Balance at December 31, 2009  10,534,907  70,525,535  91,613,121  54,405,861  227,079,424  149,446,792 
Additions  547,841  794,507  9,843,892  4,733,063  15,919,303  9,155,968 
Capitalized interest  33,780  809,697  222,955  1,066,432  872,074 
Business combinations  61,167  69,725  17,750  148,642   
Write-offs  (4,126)  (148,686)  (16,629)  (647,057)  (816,498)  (556,222) 
Transfers  797,557  1,391,464  (2,593,045)  (55,661)  (459,685)  625,642 
Depreciation, amortization and depletion  (153,090)  (1,724,051)  (938)  (1,193,490)  (3,071,569)  (2,125,931) 
Impairment - formation  (276)  (82,026)  (82,302) 
Impairment - reversion 
Accumulated translation adjustment  21,033  (342,883)  303,066  619,825  601,041 
Balance at March 31, 2010  11,838,793  70,483,585  99,976,914  58,085,496  240,384,788  157,418,323 
   
Cost  13,693,464  127,776,237  91,613,121  91,605,309  324,688,131  224,729,450 
Accumulated depreciation, amortization and             
depletion  (3,158,557)  (57,250,702)  (37,199,448)  (97,608,707)  (75,282,658) 
Balance at December 31, 2009  10,534,907  70,525,535  91,613,121  54,405,861  227,079,424  149,446,792 
 
Cost  15,123,032  129,528,572  99,976,914  96,504,496  341,133,014  234,183,368 
Accumulated depreciation, amortization and 
depletion  (3,284,239)  (59,044,987)  (38,419,000)  (100,748,226)  (76,765,045) 
Balance at March 31, 2010  11,838,793  70,483,585  99,976,914  58,085,496  240,384,788  157,418,323 

 

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14.2 Depreciation

Depreciation is presented as follows:

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  Jan-Mar 2010  Jan-Mar 2009  Jan-Mar 2010  Jan-Mar 2009 
Portion absorbed in the funding:         
Of assets  1,590,396  1,776,050  1,036,544  1,072,863 
Of exploration and production expenses  1,056,525  885,846  815,524  678,613 
Cost for abandonment of wells         
capitalized / provisioned  140,977  151,305  100,892  151,315 
  2,787,898  2,813,201  1,952,960  1,902,791 
 
Portion recorded directly in the results  283,671  229,584  172,971  121,950 
  3,071,569  3,042,785  2,125,931  2,024,741 

 

14.3 Decrease to recoverable value of assets (Impairment)

Gas & Energy

The loss is related to the assets for generating electric power of the subsidiary Breitener, due to the need to purchase new engines fueled by natural gas, since the engines currently used, fueled by fuel oil will remain on standby, as determined in the contracts with Eletrobras Amazonas Energia S.A., which stipulate bi-fuel operation (gas and fuel oil) for Breitener’s two thermoelectric power stations in Manaus, in the State of Amazonas.

Although the installed generation capacity will be duplicated as from the entry into operation of the new engines, there are still agreements for the sale of this power that may generate new revenue. Accordingly, the company conducted an impairment test for the current fuel oil engines and compared the book value of these assets with their recoverable value, since the Company will have to keep the present engines on standby, and their use value, which corresponds to the residual amount recorded in the accounting books, was considered for comparison.

Based on these indexes, the Company conducted an impairment test for these assets and recognized a provision for loss in the amount of R$ 79,922 thousand. This amount will be submitted to the General Shareholders’ meeting of that company.

International

In the first quarter of 2010 a loss was recorded in the amount equivalent to R$ 96,400 thousand, due to the decrease in the recoverable value (impairment) of assets held for sale, referring to the refining and distribution segment.These assets were valued at their fair value, which corresponds to the revenue to be earned in the sales process, net of expenses incurred.

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15 Intangible assets

15.1 By business segment

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated Parent company 
    Software       
  Rights and
Concessions 
Acquired  Developed
internally 
Goodwill from
expectations of
future
profitability 
Total  Total 
Balance at December 31, 2008  6,875,819  440,666  1,343,598  932,371  9,592,454  3,233,247 
Addition  315,398  83,249  310,924  16,463  726,034  362,809 
Capitalized interest  18,797  18,797  18,797 
Write-off  (58,530)  (8,318)  (16,225)  (83,073)  (28,562) 
Transfers  (107,622)  40,042  (2,970)  16,471  (54,079)  1,399 
Amortization  (223,594)  (148,957)  (289,856)  (662,407)  (371,205) 
Impairment - formation 
Accumulated translation adjustment  (1,194,723)  (32,210)  537  (40,466)  (1,266,862) 
Balance at December 31, 2009  5,606,748  374,472  1,364,805  924,839  8,270,864  3,216,485 
Addition  25,949  4,296  63,874  94,119  62,413 
Capitalized interest      4,588    4,588  4,588 
Write-off  (52,286)  (100)  (11,202)  (63,588)  (33,993) 
Transfers  182,706  816  10,732  194,254  526 
Amortization  (37,663)  (30,595)  (75,278)  (143,536)  (95,961) 
"Impairment" - constituição         
Accumulated translation adjustment  32,059  2,302  2,703  37,064 
Balance at March 31, 2010  5,757,513  351,191  1,357,519  927,542  8,393,765  3,154,058 
 
Estimated useful life - year  25  5  5  Idenfinite     

 

15.2 Devolution of exploration areas to ANP

During the first quarter of 2010, Petrobras returned to the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) the total rights to the following exploration blocks:

• Potiguar land basin: POT-T-354, POT-T-605, POT-T-606;

• Recôncavo land basin: REC-T-168;

• Santos basin: S-M-729, S-M-790, S-M-616, S-M-617, S-M-670, S-M-728 and S-M-1226;

• São Francisco land basin:SF-T-103 and SF-T-113.

15.3 Devolution to ANP of petroleum or natural gas fields operated by Petrobras

During the first quarter of 2010, Petrobras returned to the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) the rights to the Carapó field located on the continental platform of the state of Espírito Santo.

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15.4 Concession of services for distribution of piped natural gas

Petrobras, through its subsidiaries, Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro), BR Distribuidora and Petrobras Energia S.A (PESA), has a shareholding interest in natural gas distributing companies located in Brazil and Argentina.

In Brazil, the concessionaires have concession agreements for a period of 30 or 50 years and they started up their activities in different periods, using gas pipelines built by or purchased from third parties, with natural gas originating from Brazil and Bolivia. These agreements contain clauses that permit their renewal and establish quarterly readjustments of the tariffs practiced in order to reflect the changes in the international price of oil, the US dollar (in the case of the companies that use imported natural gas) or price indexes for the consumer.

In Argentina, Transportadora de Gas del Sur S.A. (TGS), a subsidiary of CIESA, a joint subsidiary of PESA, was established from the privatization process of the Argentine company Gás Del Estado (GdE) and it started up its commercial activities on December 20, 1992, through a concession agreement for transport and distribution of natural gas in Argentina for a period of 35 years, renewable for another 10 years, provided that it fulfils certain contractual obligations. The tariffs are readjusted as follows: (i) half-yearly, in order to reflect the changes in the production indexes of the United States; and (ii) every five years in accordance with efficiency and investment factors to be determined by the regulatory agency.

Both in Brazil and abroad the remuneration for providing services consists of a combination of, basically, three components: (i) price of gas purchased; (ii) operating costs and expenses; and (iii) remuneration of capital invested.

The amount recorded as Intangible assets as of March 31, 2010, in an amount equivalent to R$ 1,448,230 thousand, refers to the amount of the assets linked to the concession. In the case of concessions in Brazil, the amount to be reimbursed at the end of the concession will be calculated based on the investments made in the last 5 or 10 remaining years of the concession. In the case of the concession in Argentina, the amount to be reimbursed at the end of the concession is recorded as long-term accounts receivable in the amount of R$ 78,359 thousand.

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16 Financing

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated
  Current  Non-current 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
Abroad         
Financial institutions  8,884,055  9,314,364  26,134,528  18,820,050 
Bearer bonds - Notes, Global Notes  908,852  1,274,654  21,647,241  21,008,944 
Trust Certificates - Senior/Junior  123,439  120,372  430,987  450,704 
Others  20,349  3,224  178,100  174,120 
Subtotal  9,936,695  10,712,614  48,390,856  40,453,818 
 
In Brazil         
Export Credit Notes  3,275,625  1,099,897  3,073,460  6,177,294 
National Bank for Economic and Social         
Development - BNDES  1,566,258  1,519,973  32,335,055  32,065,415 
Debentures  1,733,911  1,653,519  2,332,219  2,358,730 
FINAME - Earmarked for construction of Bolivia-Brazil         
gas pipeline  77,334  80,678  111,523  103,653 
Bank Credit Certificate  3,615,035  7,083  0  3,770,630 
Advance on exchange contracts (ACC)  5,411  4,476  0  0 
Others  125,212  87,295  914,398  62,640 
Subtotal  10,398,786  4,452,921  38,766,655  44,538,362 
 
  20,335,481  15,165,535  87,157,511  84,992,180 
 
 
Interest on financing  1,521,988  1,418,960     
 
Current portion of the financing in         
non-current liabilities  11,713,255  6,162,963     
Short-term financing  7,100,238  7,583,612     
 
Total short-term financing  20,335,481  15,165,535     

 

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  R$ thousand
  Parent company
  Current  Non-current 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
Abroad         
Financial institutions  289,094  255,425  12,914,829  5,855,615 
Subtotal  289,094  255,425  12,914,829  5,855,615 
 
In Brazil         
Export Credit Notes  3,275,625  1,099,897  3,073,460  6,177,294 
National Bank for Economic and Social         
Development - BNDES  28,784  190,571  8,822,464  8,631,698 
Debentures  1,580,194  1,492,576  1,633,523  1,631,833 
FINAME - Earmarked for construction of Bolivia-Brazil         
gas pipeline  74,578  77,431  109,742  101,593 
Bank Credit Certificate  3,615,035  7,083  3,605,934 
Advance on exchange contracts (ACC) 
Others 
Subtotal  8,574,216  2,867,558  13,639,189  20,148,352 
 
  8,863,310  3,122,983  26,554,018  26,003,967 
 
Interest on financing  568,796  670,577     
Current portion of the financing in         
non-current liabilities  8,294,514  2,452,406     
 
Total short-term financing  8,863,310  3,122,983     

 

16.1 Maturities of the principal and interest of the financing in non-current liabilities

  R$ thousand 
  03.31.2010 
  Consolidated  Parent company 
2011  4,883,429  947,289 
2012  7,112,405  1,786,456 
2013  4,209,511  359,889 
2014  4,971,762  1,663,656 
2015 onwards  65,980,404  21,796,728 
Total  87,157,511  26,554,018 

 

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16.2 Interest rates for the financing in non-current liabilities

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
Abroad         
Up to 6%  33,435,379  24,949,316  12,830,847  5,758,068 
From 6 to 8%  12,015,417  12,965,082  83,983  97,547 
From 8 to 10%  2,504,451  2,208,247 
From 10 to 12%  220,422  78,510 
More than 12%  215,187  252,663 
  48,390,856  40,453,818  12,914,830  5,855,615 
 
In Brazil         
Up to 6%  2,972,175  2,846,049  109,742  101,593 
From 6 to 8%  24,872,953  24,940,838  8,822,463  8,631,698 
From 8 to 10%  9,270,585  7,996,242  3,341,389  2,898,715 
From 10 to 12%  1,650,942  8,755,233  1,365,594  8,516,346 
More than 12% 
  38,766,655  44,538,362  13,639,188  20,148,352 
  87,157,511  84,992,180  26,554,018  26,003,967 

 

16.3 Balances per currencies in non-current liabilities

    R$ thousand   
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
US dollar  47,361,304  39,416,556  12,745,269  5,671,026 
Yen  2,583,409  2,189,296  169,560  184,589 
Euro  76,364  81,394 
Real (*)  36,917,696  42,820,853  13,639,189  20,148,352 
Others  218,738  484,081 
  87,157,511  84,992,180  26,554,018  26,003,967 

 

* At March 31, 2010 it includes R$ 25,211,334 thousand in financing in local currency parameterized to the variation of the dollar.

The hedges contracted for coverage of notes issued abroad in foreign currencies and the fair value of the long-term loans are disclosed in notes 31 and 32, respectively.

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16.4 Funding

The main long-term funding carried out during the first quarter of 2010 is presented as follows:

Abroad         
    Amount     
Company  Date  (US$)  Maturity  Description 
Petrobras  Feb 2010  2,000,000  2019  Financing obtained from the China Development Bank 
Petrobras  March 2010  2,000,000  2019  (CDB) - Libor plus spread of 2.8% p.a. 
    4,000,000     

 

16.5 Other information

The loans and the financing are intended mainly for the, development of oil and gas production projects, construction of ships and pipelines, as well as the expansion of industrial units.

16.5.1 Financing with official credit agencies

a) Abroad

      Amount in US$    
Company  Agency  Contracted  Used  Balance  Description 
  China         
Petrobras  Development  10,000,000  7,000,000  3,000,000  Libor + 2.8% p.a. 
  Bank         

 

b) In Brazil

    Amounts in R$  
Company  Agency  Contracted  Used  Balance  Description 
          Program for Modernization and 
Transpetro (*)  BNDES  7,798,526  308,052  7,490,474  Expansion of Fleet (PROMEF) - 
          TJLP+2.5% p.a. 
 
Transportadora           
Urucu Manaus  BNDES  2,489,500  2,433,564  55,936  Coari-Manaus gas pipeline 
TUM          TJLP+1.96% p.a. 
       
 Transportadora  BNDES  2,214,821  2,119,246  95,575   Cacimbas-Catu (GASCAC) gas pipeline - 
GASENE          TJLP+1.96% p.a. 

 

(*) Agreements for conditioned purchase and sale of 33 ships were entered into with 4 Brazilian shipyards in the amount of R$ 8,665,029 thousand, where 90% is financed by BNDES.

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16.5.2 Debentures

The debentures issued by Petrobras that financed, through BNDES, the acquisition in advance of the right to use the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline over a period of 40 years to transport 6 million cubic meters of gas per day (TCO - Transportation Capacity Option), totaled R$ 430,000 thousand (43,000 debentures with a face value of R$ 10.00) with maturity on February 15, 2015. These debentures are secured by common shares of TBG.

In August 2006, Refinária Alberto Pasqualini - Refap S.A. issued 852,600 simple, registered, book-entry debentures in the amount of R$ 852.600 thousand, with the aim of expanding and modernizing its industrial park, with the following characteristics (basic conditions approved by BNDES and BNDESPAR on June 23, 2006): amortization over 96 months plus a six-month grace period; 90% of the debentures subscribed by BNDES with TJLP interest + 3.8% p.a.; and 10% of the debentures subscribed by BNDESPAR with BNDES basket of currencies interest + 2.3% p.a. In May 2008 Refap issued another 507,989 debentures with similar characteristics in the amount of R$ 507,989 thousand.

16.5.3 Guarantees

Petrobras is not required to provide guarantees to financial institutions abroad. Financing obtained from BNDES is secured by the assets being financed (carbon steel pipes for the Bolivia-Brazil gas pipeline and vessels).

On account of a guarantee agreement issued by the Federal Government in favor of Multilateral Loan Agencies, motivated by financings funded by TBG, counter guarantee agreements were entered into, having as signatories the Federal Government, TBG, Petrobras, Petroquisa and Banco do Brasil S.A., where TBG undertakes to entail its revenues to the order of the Brazilian treasury until the settlement of the obligations guaranteed by the Federal Government.

In guarantee of the debentures issued, Refap has a short-term investment account (deposits tied to loans), indexed to the variation of the Interbank Deposit Certificate (CDI). The balance of the account must be three times the value of the sum of the amortization of the principal and related charges of the last payment that was due.

16.5.4 Export credit note

Refap issued export credit notes (NCE) in the total amount of R$ 600,000 thousand, issuing NCE 300.500.796 on February 10, 2010 in the amount of R$ 300,000 thousand, with maturity on January 16, 2015, and NCE 330.500.804 on March 5, 2010 in the amount of R$ 300,000 thousand, with maturity on of February 6, 2015, to Banco de Brasil S.A. This modality is exclusively destined to reinforce working capital aiming at the production of exportable goods. The financial charges are 109.5% and 109.4%, respectively, of the average rate of the Interbank Deposit Certificate (CDI), capitalized monthly and paid half-yearly.

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16.5.5 Indebtedness of CIESA and TGS

In order to clear the financial encumbrances of Compañia de Inversiones de Energia S.A. (CIESA) (a jointly controlled company), Pesa transferred its 7.35% interest in the capital of Transportadora de Gás Del Sur S.A. (TGS) (a subsidiary of CIESA) to Enron Pipeline Company Argentina S.A. (ENRON) and, simultaneously, ENRON transferred 40% of its interest in the capital of CIESA to a trustee, the addressee of which will be indicated by CIESA, according to the terms of the financial restructuring to be agreed upon with its creditors.

In the second stage of the process, in conformity with the agreement for restructuring the financial debt, once the necessary approvals have been obtained from Ente Nacional Regulador Del Gas (ENARGAS) and Comisión Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia, ENRON would transfer the remaining 10% interest in CIESA to the financial creditors in exchange for 4.3% of the class B common shares of TGS that CIESA would deliver to its financial creditors as partial payment of the debt.

The restructuring agreement entered into with the creditors in September 2005 established that the remaining balance of the financial debt would be capitalized by the creditors.The restructuring agreement also established a period of validity which was successively extended until December 31, 2008, as from which date any one of the parties could consider the agreement as unilaterally terminated.

The period of validity of the agreement expired without the government approvals having been obtained and on January 9, 2009, Ashmore Energy International Limited (currently AEI) declared that it was the sole owner of the negotiable obligations of CIESA.

On January 28, 2009, CIESA filed litigation in the courts of the State of New York in the United States of America, challenging the lapse of the abovementioned negotiable obligations.

On April 21, 2009, AEI filed a petition for annulment of the process filed by CIESA in the state of New York.

On May 14, 2009, CIESA and AEI were present in the New York court for discussion of the petition for annulment filed by AEI.Up till now, the New York court has still not handed down a decision on the matter.

Additionally, on April 6, 2009 CIESA was notified of a petition for bankruptcy filed by AEI in the Argentine Court, and reimbursement of the amount equivalent to US$ 127 million, referring to supposed credit originating from the negotiable bonds. CIESA replied to the notice, opposing the petition for bankruptcy, justifying, mainly, the following motives: (i) non fulfillment of the requirements for a petition for bankruptcy, considering that the claims on corporate bonds have a statute of limitation under New York law;(ii) CIESA is not insolvent.

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In a decision in the second instance handed down by the Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones on October 9, 2009, the situation of insolvency of CIESA requested by AEI was rejected. The decision is unappealable, therefore, definitive.

As a result of the Chamber’s decision, CIESA presented to the New York courts a request for revival and reargumentation with respect to the request by AEI for annulment of the process filed by CIESA in the State of New York, requesting the repeal of the court decision of July 29, 2009 in which it admitted the request for annulment presented by AEI.

CIESA and AEI are currently awaiting the decision of the New York Court on the matter.

17 Contractual commitments

On March 31, 2010 the Company had financial commitments due to rights arising from operations with and without transfer of benefits, risks and controls of these assets.

a) Future minimum payments/receipts of contractual commitments with transfer of benefits, risks and control of assets:

  R$ thousand
  03.31.2010
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  Minimum  Minimum  Minimum 
  receipts  payments  payments 
 
2010  125,722  365,054  3,172,230 
2011 - 2014  502,888  328,485  10,534,439 
2015 onwards  1,812,492  106,806  6,349,357 
Estimated future payments/receipts of commitments       
  2,441,102  800,345  20,056,026 
Less amount of annual interest  (1,189,995)  (95,845)  (5,684,044) 
Present value of the minimum payments/receipts  1,251,107  704,500  14,371,982 
Less current portion of the obligations  (29,183)  (360,149)  (2,523,389) 
Long-term portion  1,221,924  344,351  11,848,593 

 

b) Future minimum payments of contractual commitments without transfer of benefits, risks and control of assets:

  R$ thousand 
  03.31.2010 
  Consolidated  Parent company 
2010  16,752,209  18,324,027 
2011 - 2014  56,469,001  52,473,510 
2015 onwards  6,391  34,408,829 
Total  73,227,601  105,206,366 

 

In the 1st quarter of 2010, the Company paid an amount of R$ 2,140,542 thousand in Consolidated (R$ 3,098,639 thousand in the Parent company) recognized as expenditure for the year.

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18 Provisions

  R$ thousand 
  Consolidated  Parent Company 
Balance at January 1, 2009  5,417,312  4,811,481 
Review of the accrued balance  (613,390)  (737,608) 
Use  (187,885) 
Updating of interest  356,214  344,983 
Accumulated translation adjustment  (181,751) 
Balance at December 31, 2009  4,790,500  4,418,856 
Addition  19,899 
Use  (171,000)  (67,522) 
Updating of interest  55,388  54,123 
Accumulated translation adjustment  6,071 
Balance at March 31, 2010  4,700,858  4,405,457 
 
Current portion 
Non-current portion  4,790,500  4,418,856 
Balance at December 31, 2009  4,790,500  4,418,856 
 
Current portion 
Non-current portion  4,700,858  4,405,457 
Balance at March 31, 2010  4,700,858  4,405,457 

 

19 Expenditures by nature

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20 Exploration activities and valuation of petrol and gas reserves

 

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21 Financial income and expenses

Financial charges and net monetary and exchange variations, allocated to the income statement for the first quarter of 2010, are presented as follows:

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  Jan-Mar 2010  Jan-Mar 2009  Jan-Mar 2010  Jan-Mar 2009 
 
Exchange income (expenses) on cash and cash equivalents  83,982  214,269  40,983  82,843 
Exchange income (expenses) on financing  (132,972)  (55,221)  57,182  60,547 
Exchange income (expenses) on contractual commitments with         
transfer of benefits, risks and controls of assets with third parties  (40,332)  880  (374)  880 
Efeito Cambial sobre Endividamento Líquido  (89,322)  159,928  97,791  144,270 
 
Monetary variation on financing (*)  (616,058)  38,940  (270,911)  38,071 
Financing expenses  (1,543,416)  (1,136,673)  (1,091,505)  (854,368) 
Encargos Financeiros Capitalizados  1,101,904  649,347  876,660  542,921 
Despesas com Financiamentos, Líquidas  (441,512)  (487,326)  (214,845)  (311,447) 
 
Revenues from financial investments  355,411  298,310  168,864  68,741 
Net income from FIDC  (274,383)  (1,549) 
Despesa Financeiras Líquidas  (86,101)  (189,016)  (320,364)  (244,255) 
 
Financial results on net indebtedness  (791,481)  9,852  (493,484)  (61,914) 
 
 
 
Exchange variation on assets abroad  240,503  (471,574)  430,351  (730,038) 
Exchange gain (loss) on contractual commitments with transfer of 
benefits, risks and controls of assets with third parties 
(73,910)  51,535  (73,910)  51,535 
Hedge on sales and financial operations  (84,394)  (13,851)  (5,478)  51,632 
Marketable securities         
Available for sale  153,130  108,534  149,813  108,534 
Trading       
Held until maturity  12,847  120,304  43,373  67 
Other financial income and expenses, net  (119,969)  94,326  19,347  462,379 
Other exchange and monetary variations, net  (37,718)  (240,419)  45,869  (186,604) 
   
Net financial results  (700,992)  (341,293)  115,881  (304,409) 

 

(*) Includes monetary variation on financing in local currency parameterized to the variation of the dollar.

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22 Other operating expenses, net

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  Jan-Mar 2010  Jan-Mar 2009  Jan-Mar 2010  Jan-Mar 2009 
 
Institutional relations and cultural projects  (232,418)  (193,047)  (222,823)  (185,576) 
Operating expenses with thermoelectric power stations  (158,147)  (177,133)  (231,998)  (321,741) 
Corporate expenses on security, environment and health (SMS)  (83,884)  (82,353)  (83,884)  (81,433) 
Losses and contingencies with judicial proceedings  (1,030,420)  (78,179)  (1,004,466)  (51,534) 
Contractual and regulatory fines  (7,718)  (23,334)  (29,250) 
Contractual charges on transport services - ship or pay  (14,076)  (13,599) 
Unprogrammed stoppages and pre-operating expenses  (122,383)  (117,749)  (121,279)  (116,705) 
Adjustment to market value of inventories  (116,692)  (244,131)  (2,766)  (98,687) 
Others  123,093  (131,193)  (159,046)  (364,657) 
  (1,642,645)  (1,060,718)  (1,826,262)  (1,249,583) 

 

23 Taxes, contributions and profit-sharing

23.1 Recoverable taxes

  R$ thousand
Current assets  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
In Brazil:         
ICMS  2,638,901  2,385,651  1,797,179  1,670,843 
PASEP/COFINS  1,651,194  1,562,744  1,301,506  1,152,784 
CIDE  157,831  52,246  138,831  31,533 
Income tax  1,122,378  1,701,590  567,141  781,277 
Social contribution  142,412  444,864  15,465  180,846 
Other taxes  433,934  475,923  224,284  231,878 
  6,146,650  6,623,018  4,044,406  4,049,161 
Abroad:         
Added value tax - VAT  88,995  100,802 
Other taxes  309,977  298,718 
  398,972  399,520 
  6,545,622  7,022,538  4,044,406  4,049,161 

 

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23.2 Taxes and contributions and profit-sharing payable

  R$ thousand
Current liabilities  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
ICMS  1,417,367  1,675,816  1,054,568  1,351,758 
PASEP/COFINS  993,109  1,082,820  779,454  845,794 
CIDE  575,093  650,936  522,358  583,164 
Special participation /Royalties  3,882,176  4,655,977  3,844,914  4,595,798 
Income tax and social contribution withheld at         
source  400,101  549,387  375,120  513,061 
Current income tax and social contribution  1,664,922  1,055,345  1,129,597 
Other taxes  909,569  919,860  332,163  378,149 
  9,842,337  10,590,141  8,038,174  8,267,724 

 

For purposes of calculating the income tax and social contribution on the net income, the Company adopted the Transition Tax Regime, as established in Law 11941/08, i.e. for calculating taxable income it considered the accounting criteria of Law 6404/76 before the amendments of Law 11638/07. The taxes on temporary differences, generated by adopting the new corporate law, were recorded as provisions for deferred taxes and social contributions.

23.3 Deferred income tax and social contribution - non-current

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
Non-current         
Assets         
Deferred income tax and social contribution  8,025,513  6,676,029  4,429,747  3,309,932 
Deferred ICMS  2,556,437  2,526,968  1,885,530  1,898,559 
Deferred PASEP and COFINS  7,507,539  6,917,479  6,866,685  6,431,385 
Others  131,806  110,973 
  18,221,295  16,231,449  13,181,962  11,639,876 
Liabilities         
Deferred income tax and social contribution  21,240,483  20,405,737  17,761,939  16,854,909 
Others  48,541  52,047 
  21,289,024  20,457,784  17,761,939  16,854,909 

 

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23.4 Deferred income tax and social contribution

The grounds and expectations for realization are presented as follows:

a) Deferred income tax and social contribution assets

  R$ thousand   
03.31.2010
Nature  Consolidated  Parent company Grounds for realization  
 
Pension plan  344,985  318,564  Payment of the contributions by the sponsor. 
 
Unearned income between companies of the group  1,448,253  Effective realization of income 
Provisions for contingencies and doubtful accounts  768,547  581,529  Consummation of the loss and filing of suits and credits overdue 
Tax losses  942,683  With future taxable income 
Provision for profit sharing  444,009  277,196  Through payment 
Provision for investment in research and development  9,163  9,163  Through realization of the expenditures. 
Remuneration of shareholders - Interest on shareholders' capital  994,506  954,619  By individualized credit to shareholders 
Temporary difference between accounting and tax depreciation criteria  169,369  124,379  Realization over the term of straight-line depreciation 
 
Absorption of conditional financing  84,357  Expiration of the financing agreements 
Temporary difference between payments of contractual commitments with transfer of benefits, risks and controls of assets and depreciation  58  Realization of the assets 
Foreign exchange variation  854,327  847,820  Settlement of the contracts 
 
Provision for exports in transit  362,512  362,512  Recognition of revenue 
Provision for loss from decrease to recoverable value of assets - impairment  368,928  368,928  Disposal of assets 
Others  1,341,753  585,037   
Total  8,025,513  4,429,747   

 

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b) Deferred income tax and social contribution liabilities

  R$ thousand   
03.31.2010
Nature  Consolidated  Parent company  Grounds for realization 
 
 
Costs with exploration and drilling for petroleum  15,280,982  15,280,982  Depreciation based on the production unit method in relation to proven/developed reserves of oil fields. 
 
Temporary difference between accounting and tax depreciation criteria  1,396,578  46,977  Depreciation over the useful life of the asset or disposal 
 
Income and social contribution taxes - foreign operations  84,735  46,977  Occurrence of generating facts for making income available. 
 
Investments in subsidiaries and affiliated companies  204,562  Occurrence of generating facts for making income available. 
 
Foreign exchange variation  1,209,779  Settlement of the contracts 
 
Capitalized interest  993,983  993,983  Depreciation over the useful life of the asset or disposal 
 
Temporary difference of contractual commitments with transfer of benefits, risks and control of assets 1,171,296  1,171,296  Settlement of the liabilities 
 
Others  898,568  171,143   
 
Total  21,240,483  17,761,421   

 

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c) Realization of deferred income tax and social contribution

In the Parent company the realization of deferred tax credit assets in the amount of R$ 4,119,235 thousand does not depend on future income because they will be absorbed annually by the realization of the deferred tax liabilities. In Consolidated, for the portion that exceeds the balance of the Parent company, when applicable, the managements of these subsidiaries, there are expectations of offsetting these credits based on projections made.

  R$ thousand
  Expectations of realization
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  Income tax and social contribution deferred assets  Income tax and social contribution deferred liabilities  Income tax and social contribution deferred assets  Income tax and social contribution deferred liabilities 
2010  3,242,860  2,084,162  2,952,042  2,084,162 
2011  695,262  2,349,457  402,954  1,874,651 
2012  269,881  2,248,600  15,214  1,882,051 
2013  302,735  2,214,691  21,255  1,879,884 
2014  1,046,128  2,980,560  757,662  2,640,921 
2015  288,640  2,433,660  12,901  2,220,660 
2016 onwards  2,180,007  6,929,353  267,719  5,179,610 
Portion recorded in the accounting  8,025,513  21,240,483  4,429,747  17,761,939 
Portion not recorded in the accounting  1,392,430 
Total  9,417,943  21,240,483  4,429,747  17,761,939 

 

The subsidiary Petrobras Energia S.A. (PESA) and its subsidiaries have tax credits resulting from accumulated tax losses amounting to approximately R$ 83,707 thousand (US$ 47,000 thousand) which are not recorded in their assets. Due to specific tax legislation of Argentina and other countries where PESA has investments that define limitation periods for these credits, these credits may be offset with future taxes payable.

In addition, the subsidiary Petrobras America Inc. PAI) has unrecorded tax credits amounting to the equivalent of R$ 1,072,630 thousand (US$ 602,263 thousand) resulting from accumulated tax losses, originating mainly from oil and gas exploration and production activities.In accordance with specific legislation in the United States, where PAI has its headquarters, tax credits expire after 20 years as from the date of their formation.

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Some subsidiaries abroad have accumulated tax losses in the exploration stage. These credits will be recognized according to the tax legislation of each country, if the venture is successful, through the generation of future taxable income.

23.5 Reconciliation of income tax and social contribution on income

The reconciliation of taxes calculated according to nominal, statutory rates and the amount of taxes recorded in fiscal years 2009 and 2008 are presented as follows:

a) Consolidated

  R$ thousand 
  Jan-Mar 2010  Jan-Mar 2009 
Income for the year before taxes and after employee profit sharing  10,736,777  9,651,095 
Income tax and social contribution at statutory rates (34%)  (3,650,505)  (3,281,372) 
Adjustments for calculation of the effective rate:     
• Permanent additions, net  (152,429)  719 
• Tax incentives  20,750  8,780 
• Crédito em razão da inclusão de JSCP como despesas operacionais  596,644   
• Tax credits of companies abroad in the exploration stage  (1,603)  (114,560) 
• Prejuízos Fiscais  (50,456)  24,098 
• Resultado de empresas no exterior com alíquotas diferenciadas  221,845  367,381 
• Others  75,824  65,273 
 
Expense for provision for income tax and social contribution  (2,939,930)  (2,929,681) 
Deferred income tax/social contribution  446,287  (540,452) 
Current income tax/social contribution  (3,386,217)  (2,389,229) 
  (2,939,930)  (2,929,681) 
Effective rate for income tax and social contribution  27.4%  30.4% 

 

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b) Parent company

  R$ thousand 
  Jan-Mar 2010  Jan-Mar 2009 
Income for the year before taxes and after employee profit sharing  10,196,356  8,665,696 
Income tax and social contribution at statutory rates (34%)  (3,466,761)  (2,946,337) 
Adjustments for calculation of the effective rate:     
• Permanent additions, net ( * )  292,640  705,508 
• Tax incentives  13,074  8,403 
• Crédito em razão da inclusão de JSCP como despesas operacionais  596,637   
• Others items  59,539  (151,813) 
Expense for provision for income tax and social contribution  (2,504,871)  (2,384,239) 
Deferred income tax/social contribution  241,580  (631,035) 
Current income tax/social contribution  (2,746,451)  (1,753,204) 
  (2,504,871)  (2,384,239) 
Effective rate of income tax and social contribution  24.6%  27.5% 

 

24 Employee benefits

The balances related to benefits granted to employees are presented as follows:

  R$ thousand
  03.31.2010 12.31.2009
  Consolidated  Parent company  Consolidated  Parent company 
  Pension plan  Supplem.
Health
Care 
Pension plan  Supplem.
Health
Care 
Pension plan  Supplem.
Health
Care 
Pension plan  Supplem.
Health
Care 
 
Current liabilities:                 
Defined benefit plan  638,841  565,952  607,207  531,118  593,595  565,952  547,007  531,118 
Variable contribution plan  47,781  44,679  48,179  44,679 
  686,622  565,952  651,886  531,118  641,774  565,952  591,686  531,118 
 
Non-current liabilities                 
Defined benefit plan  3,919,687  10,478,380  3,543,818  9,784,292  3,860,960  10,208,276  3,524,240  9,535,187 
Variable contribution plan  128,955  120,577  95,110  87,959 
  4,048,642  10,478,380  3,664,395  9,784,292  3,956,070  10,208,276  3,612,199  9,535,187 
Total  4,735,264  11,044,332  4,316,281  10,315,410  4,597,844  10,774,228  4,203,885  10,066,305 

 

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24.1 Pension Plan - Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social (Petros)

a) Petros plan

Fundação Petrobras de Seguridade Social - Petros is a defined benefit plan set up by Petrobras in July 1970 to ensure that members of the plan will receive a supplement to the benefits provided by the Social Security. In addition to Petrobras, the Petros Plan is sponsored by Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. (BR), Petroquisa and Alberto Pasqualini (Refap), and is closed to employees hired as from September 2002.

Valuation of the Petros costing plan is done by independent actuaries on a capitalization basis for the majority of the benefits. The sponsors make regular contributions in amounts equal to the amounts of the contributions of the participants (employees) and assisted persons (retirees and pensioners), i.e. on a parity basis.

If a deficit is verified in the defined benefit plan, it should be settled by an adjustment to the costing plan through extraordinary contributions to be shared equally between the sponsors and the members, as established by Constitutional Amendment 20 of 1998.

On October 23, 2008, Petrobras and the subsidiaries that sponsored the Petros Plan and Petros signed Financial Commitment Agreements as a result of the ratification of a legal transaction related to the pension plan, as established in the Reciprocal Obligations Agreement entered into between the sponsors and the union entities. The Financial Commitment Agreement has a term of 20 years with payment of half-yearly interest of 6% p.a. on the updated balance payable.At March 31, 2010, the balances of the Financial Commitment Agreements totaled R$ 4,447,209 thousand (R$ 4,182,424 thousand in the Parent company), of which R$ 101,173 thousand (R$ 94,364 thousand in the parent company) in interest matures in 2010.

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The obligation assumed by the Company, through the financial commitment agreements, represents a balancing item to the concessions made by the members/beneficiaries of the Petros Plan to the renegotiation for a change in the plan’s regulations, in relation to the benefits, and the closing of existing litigations.

At March 31, 2010, Petrobras and its subsidiaries held long-term National Treasury Notes in the amount of R$ 4,263,091 thousand (R$ 4,042,045 thousand in the Parent company), acquired to balance liabilities with Petros, which will be held in the Company’s portfolio as a guarantee for the financial commitment agreements.

b) Petros Plan 2

As from July 1, 2007, Petrobras, Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. (BR), Petroquisa and Alberto Pasqualini - Refap S.A. implemented a new supplementary pension plan, called Petros Plan 2, in the form of a variable contribution or mixed plan for the employees with no supplementary pension plan.Afterwards, the companies Ipiranga Asfaltos S.A. (IASA), FAFEN Energia S.A., Termorio S.A. and Termoceará Ltda. joined the plan.

The sponsors that implemented the plan assumed the past service of the contributions corresponding to the period in which the members had no plan, as from August 2002, or from subsequent admission, until August 29, 2007. The disbursements for past service are made monthly over the same number of months in which the member had no plan and, therefore, should cover the part related to the members and sponsors. The plan will remain open for inscriptions after this date, but there will no longer be payment for past service.

A portion of this plan with defined benefits characteristics refers to risk coverage for disability and death, a guarantee of a minimum benefit and a lifetime income, and the related actuarial commitments are recorded according to the projected credit unit method. The portion of the plan with defined contribution characteristics is earmarked for forming a reserve for programmed retirement and was recognized in the results for the year as the contributions are made. In 1º semester of 2010, the contribution by Petrobras and subsidiaries to the defined contribution portion of this plan was R$ 84,953 thousand (R$ 82,142 thousand in the Parent company).

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After an actuarial evaluation in 2009 in order to attend the rules for Supplementary Pensions, the actuary's report showed evidence of a lower level of loss from risk events in the year, and it also observed that the balance of the collective risk presented an amount sufficient to cover the estimated benefits for 2010. Accordingly, the Foundation followed the actuary's suggestion that the risk contribution was redirected to the member's account in the plan during the first semester of 2010.

24.2 Petrobras International Braspetro B.V. – PIB BV

24.2.1 Petrobras Energia S.A.

a) Defined contribution pension plan

In 2005, Petrobras Energia S.A. (Pesa) implemented a voluntary plan for all employees who met certain conditions. The company contributes with amounts equal to the contributions made by the employees in accordance with the contributions specified for each salary level.

The cost of the plan is recognized in accordance with the contributions that the company makes, which at March 31, 2010 totaled the equivalent to R$ 999 thousand (R$ 1,438 thousand at March 31, 2009).

b) Defined benefit pension plan

Termination Indemnity Plan

This is a benefit plan in which employees who meet certain targets are eligible on retirement to receive one month’s salary for each year they have worked in the Company, according to a decreasing scale, according to the number of years the plan has existed.

b.2) “Compensator Fund” Plan

This plan is available for all Pesa employees who joined the defined contribution plans in force in the past and who joined the company prior to May 31, 1995 and have accumulated the required time of service.The benefit is calculated as a supplement to the benefits granted by these plans and by the retirement system, so that the total benefit received by each employee is equivalent to the amount defined in this plan.

If a surplus is recorded in the funds allocated to trusts for payment of the defined benefits awarded by the plans and it is duly certified by an independent actuary, Pesa may use these funds simply by notifying the trustee of this fact.

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24.2.2 Nansei Sekiyu K.K.

The Nansei Sekiyu K.K. Refinery offers its employees a supplementary retirement benefit plan, a defined benefit plan, where the members in order to become eligible for the benefit need to be at least 50 years old and have 20 years service in the company. Contributions are made only by the sponsor. The plan is managed by Sumitono Trust & Banking.

24.3 Healthcare - Multidisciplinary Healthcare (AMS)

Petrobras, its subsidiaries, Petrobras Distribuidora, Petroquisa and Alberto Pasqualini - Refap S.A. have a healthcare plan (AMS) that has defined benefits and covers all present and retired employees of the companies in Brazil and their dependents. The plan is managed by the company, itself, and the employees contribute a fixed amount to cover the main risks and a portion of the costs related to the other types of coverage in accordance with a participation table based on specified parameters, including salary levels, in addition to a pharmacy benefit that provides special terms for plan holders to buy certain medications in registered pharmacies throughout Brazil.

The healthcare plan is not covered by guarantor assets. The benefits are paid by the company, based on the costs incurred by the plan members.

24.4 Other defined contribution plans

The subsidiary Transpetro and some subsidiaries of Petrobras sponsor defined contribution retirement plans for their employees.

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24.5 The balance of the liabilities for expenses with post-employment benefits, calculated by independent actuaries, presents the following changes:

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated Parent company
  Pension plan  Supplement.
healthcare
Pension plan  Supplement.healt
hcare
  Defined benefit  Variable
contribution 
Defined benefit  Variable
contribution 
 
Balance at January 1, 2009  4,420,164  98,865  9,832,800  4,013,712  92,785  9,194,888 
(+) Costs incurred in the period  721,061  97,587  1,412,186  654,413  83,069  1,317,298 
(-) Payment of contributions  (416,221)  (59,960)  (470,788)  (381,682)  (43,245)  (445,911) 
(-) Payment of the financial commitment agreement  (228,265)  (215,166) 
Others  (42,184)  6,797  30  (30)  29  30 
Balance at December 31, 2009  4,454,555  143,289  10,774,228  4,071,247  132,638  10,066,305 
(+) Costs incurred in the period  229,126  40,095  382,286  186,375  32,625  355,139 
(-) Payment of contributions  (117,245)  (6,224)  (112,182)  (106,598)  (106,034) 
Others  (7,908)  (424)  (7) 
Balance at March 31, 2010  4,558,528  176,736  11,044,332  4,151,025  165,256  10,315,410 
 
 
  R$ thousand
  Consolidated Parent company
  Pension plan  Supplement.
healthcare
Pension plan  Supplement.
healthcare
  Defined benefit  Variable
contribution 
Defined benefit  Variable
contribution 
Present amount of the liabilities in excess             
of the fair value of the assets  8,104,309  357,969  12,228,471  7,408,974  338,220  11,390,815 
Unrecognized actuarial gains/(losses)  (3,415,401)  (73,364)  (1,148,705)  (3,134,103)  (70,698)  (1,042,925) 
Unrecognized past service cost  (130,380)  (107,869)  (35,434)  (123,846)  (102,266)  (32,480) 
Net actuarial liability  4,558,528  176,736  11,044,332  4,151,025  165,256  10,315,410 

 

The net expenditure with the pension and healthcare plans include the following components:

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated Parent company
  Pension plan  Supplement.
healthcare
Pension plan  Supplement.
healthcare
  Defined benefit Variable
contribution  
Defined benefit  Variable
contribution 
 
Current service cost  107,276  37,626  49,471  94,501  34,798  45,056 
Cost of interest: 
• With a financial commitment agreement  143,988  140,454 
• Actuarial  1,180,546  14,817  331,946  1,085,993  14,037  309,155 
Estimated income from the plan's assets  (1,113,381)  (7,066)  (1,048,954)  (6,719) 
Amortization of unrecognized actuarial             
(gains)/losses  2,476  (144) 
Contributions by members  (97,959)  (7,065)  (91,264)  (11,170) 
Unrecognized past service cost  5,880  1,785  1,034  5,646  1,682  949 
Others  300  (4)  (21)  (1)  (3)  (21) 
Net cost in the first quarter of 2010  229,126  40,095  382,286  186,375  32,625  355,139 
 
Related to present employees:             
Absorbed in the costing of operating activities  29,773  16,831  68,216  28,195  16,474  66,135 
Directly to income  51,014  22,798  54,772  17,726  15,728  45,793 
Related to retired employees  148,339  466  259,298  140,454  423  243,211 
Net cost in the first quarter of 2010  229,126  40,095  382,286  186,375  32,625  355,139 
 
Net cost in the first quarter of 2009  181,613  21,874  353,063  166,359  20,755  329,341 

 

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25 Comprehensive statements of income

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  03.31.2009  03.31.2010  03.31.2009 
 
Net income before the minority interests  7,796,847  6,721,414  7,691,485  6,281,457 
Accumulated translation adjustments  45,223  (153,051)  66,041  (153,069) 
Unrealised gains / (losses) on securities available for sale   
   Recognized  86,226  291,186  86,226  291,186 
   Reclassified to results  1,661  1,661 
Unrecognized gains / (losses) on cash flow hedge   
   Recognized  6,626  2,410  6,626  2,410 
   Reclassified to results  (5,760)  (5,760) 
Deferred income taxes and social contribution  (31,429)  (68,413)  (31,429)  (68,413) 
Comprehensive income for the period  7,899,394  6,793,546  7,814,850  6,353,571 
(-) Comprehensive income attributable to minority interests  (49,755)  430,527  -   
Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders of Petrobras  7,849,639  7,224,073  7,814,850  6,353,571 

 

26 Equity

26.1 Subscribed and paid in capital

At March 31, 2010, subscribed and fully paid-in capital amounting to R$ 78,966,691 thousand is represented by 5,073,347,344 common shares and 3,700,729,396 preferred shares, all of which are registered and have no par value.

The Special General Shareholders’ Meeting, held jointly with the General Shareholders’ Meeting on April 22, 2010, approved the increase in the Company’s capital from R$ 78,966,691 thousand to R$ 85,108,544 thousand, through the capitalization of part of the profit reserves in the amount of R$ 5,626,997 thousand, where R$ 899,376 thousand is from the statutory reserve, R$ 4,713,169 thousand from the profit retention reserve, in accordance with article 199, of Law 6404/76, and R$ 14,452 thousand from part of the tax incentive reserve formed in 2009, in compliance with article 35, paragraph 1, of Ordinance 2091/07 of the Government Ministry of National Integration, and from capital reserves in the amount of R$ 514,856 thousand.

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26.2 Dividends

a) Dividends – 1º trimester 2010

The General Shareholders’ Meeting of April 22, 2009 approved dividends referring to 2009 in the amount of R$ 8,335,373 thousand, corresponding to R$ 0.95 per common and preferred share, without distinction, that compose the capital, the value of which should be monetarily restated in accordance with the variation of the SELIC rate as from December 31, 2009 until the date of the beginning of payment on April 30, 2010.

Interest on shareholders’ equity in the total at amount of R$ 7,194,743 thousand, equivalent to R$ 0.82 per share, is included in these dividends, and was distributed as follows:

The portions of interest on shareholders’ equity distributed in advance in 2009 is being discounted from the dividends for this year, corrected by the benchmark (SELIC) rate from the date of its payment until December 31, 2009.

b) Interest on shareholders' equity – fiscal year 2010

On May 14, 2010 the Company’s Board of Directors approved distribution in advance of remuneration to shareholders in the form of interest on shareholders’ equity, as established in article 9 of Law 9249/95 and Decrees 2673/98 and 3381/00, in the amount of R$ 1,754,815 thousand, corresponding to a gross amount of R$ 0.20 per common or preferred share, to be made available not later than August 31, 2010, based on the shareholding position at May 21, 2010.

This interest on shareholders’ equity should be discounted from the remuneration that is distributed on the closing of the first quarter of 2010. The amount will be monetarily updated according to the variation of the SELIC rate since the date of effective payment until the end of the aforementioned quarter.

The interest on shareholders’ equity is subject to the levy of income tax at the rate of 15% (fifteen percent), except for shareholders that are declared immune or exempt.

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27 Legal proceedings and contingencies

27.1 Provisions for legal proceedings

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009 
Social security contingencies  54,000  54,000  54,000  54,000 
Total current liabilities  54,000  54,000  54,000  54,000 
 
Labour grievances  252,973  101,768  139,730  14,956 
Tax proceedings  1,018,026  122,536  467,322  1,766 
Civil proceedings (*)  443,693  462,058  565,700  180,928 
Other contingencies  204,144  178,937 
Total non-current liabilities  1,918,836  865,299  1,172,752  197,650 
Total contingencies  1,972,836  919,299  1,226,752  251,650 

 

(*) Net of deposit in court, when applicable.

  R$ thousand 
  Contingencies 
  Consolidated  Parent Company 
Balance at January 1, 2009  966,344  257,285 
Addition  2,444,455  2,325,140 
Reversal  (6,359) 
Use  (1,133,123)  (1,020,792) 
Transfers  (1,356,745)  (1.321,702) 
Updating of interest  12,817  11,719 
Business combinations 
Accumulated translation adjustment  (8,090) 
Balance at December 31, 2009  919,299  251,650 
Addition  1,042,856  983,532 
Reversal 
Use  (58,003)  (29,365) 
Transfers  29,082 
Updating of interest  21,162  20,935 
Business combinations  13,112 
Accumulated translation adjustment  5,328 
Balance at March 31, 2010  1,972,836  1,226,752 

 

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27.1.1 Fishermen's Federation of Rio de Janeiro - FEPERJ

On behalf of its members, FEPERJ is making a number of claims for indemnification as a result of an oil spill in Guanabara Bay which occurred on January 18, 2000. At the time, Petrobras paid out extrajudicial indemnification to all those that proved they were fishermen when the accident happened. According to the records of the national fishermen’s registry, only 3,339 people were eligible to claim indemnification.

On February 2, 2007, the decision, partially accepting the expert report, was published and, on the pretext of qualifying the amount of the conviction, established that the parameters for the respective calculation based on the criteria would result in an amount of R$ 1,102,207 thousand. Petrobras appealed against this decision before the Court of Appeals of Rio de Janeiro, as the parameters stipulated in the decision are contrary to those specified by the Court of Appeals of Rio de Janeiro, itself. The appeal was accepted. On June 29, 2007, a decision was published by the First Civil Chamber of the Court of Appeals of the State of Rio de Janeiro denying approval to the appeal by Petrobras and granting approval to the appeal by FEPERJ. Special appeals were lodged by Petrobras against this decision, which in a decision handed down on November 19, 2009 by the Superior Court of Justice, were considered fit to annul the court decision of the First Civil Chamber of the Court of Appeals of Rio de Janeiro.

Publication of the court decision is being awaited in order to evaluate whether new appeals will be lodged by FEPERJ, or whether the process will be returned to the Court of Appeals of Rio de Janeiro for a new hearing.

Based on the calculations prepared by the Company’s experts, the amount of R$ 44,270 thousand, updated to March 31, 2010, was maintained as representing the amount that we understand will be established by the higher courts at the end of the proceedings.

27.1.2 The following proceedings, disclosed previously as a possible loss, this quarter are classified as a probable loss, due to the development of the legal case or agreements in progress:

a) ICMS – Sinking of Platform P-36

In 2001, Platform P-36 was imported by Petrobras through temporary admission in accordance with the special regime for imports and exports (REPETRO) which suspends taxation and, therefore, on this occasion state taxes were not due.

With the sinking of the platform, the State of Rio de Janeiro initiated actions for collection of the suspended ICMS through tax foreclosure proceedings as it understands that there will no longer be return of the platform.

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In February 2010, with an unfavorable decision at the last level of appeals in the Superior Court of Rio de Janeiro, Petrobras began to evaluate the legal aspects of the suit and the economic aspects of the use of the benefits of tax amnesty established in State Law 5647, of January 18, 2010, which permits elimination of fines and an expressive decrease in other charges, as well as the possibility of payment with court order debts.

Considering that the current deadline for manifesting interest by the taxpayer in adhering to the payment conditions is May 30, 2010, Petrobras is assessing the alternatives of continuing the litigation or adhering to the payment conditions of the abovementioned state law. In addition, the State of Rio de Janeiro has undertaken to analyze tax benefits related to other projects and negotiation with the Company. The maximum estimated exposure is around R$ 448,666 thousand.

b) Triunfo Agro Industrial S.A and others

During the year 2000, Triunfo Agro Industrial and Others filed a suit against Petrobras, claiming losses and damages as a result of the annulling of a credit assignment transaction –excise tax (IPI) premium.The hearing by the Superior Court of Rio de Janeiro, in the second instance, was unfavorable to Petrobras and approval was denied for the appeal lodged by the Company.Appeals will be filed against this decision in the higher courts in Brasilia. The maximum estimated exposure is around R$ 398,853 thousand.

c) Consortium I.V.I. - SADE VIGESA

On February 2, 1994, I.V.I. brought a suit against Petrobras pleading to receive indemnification as a result of the effects of the "Novo Cruzado Plan" and its effects on the amounts paid by Petrobras on three contracts for construction of ships entered into between the parties. After the filing of all the applicable appeals a final and unappealable decision was handed down that considered the claim by I.V.I. as partially justified. On May 12, 2003 I.V.I. began the execution of the decision, which resulted in a guarantee deposit made by the Company on September 5, 2003 in the amount of R$ 126,686 thousand in an interest-bearing account.

All the Company's appeals in light of I.V.I. in the federal courts in Brasilia were judged final and unappealable, making it necessary to restate the balance of the difference due, based on the amount initially executed (R$ 126,686 thousand) and the amount fixed in the court decision of the motions to stay execution (R$ 187,307 thousand), handed down on October 20, 2005, with the due monetary correction and the inclusion of interest on arrears based on the premises of the court decision, plus a 15% fine. On May 26, 2008, after restating the debt, the Company deposited the amount of R$ 129,395 thousand (undisputed amount) and offered for attachment in order to guarantee the trial and to refute the excess of the execution, guarantee insurance of the disputed quantity in the amount R$ 79,391,000, plus, as determined by the Civil Proceedings Code, 30%, totaling a guarantee R$ 103,209 thousand.

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The refutation offered by Petrobras was dismissed in the two state jurisdictions, as well as the special appeal and the extraordinary appeal filed and already heard, resulting in a debt for the Company in the amount of R$ 79,391 thousand, as well as a fine due on the legal fees in the amount of R$ 1,585 thousand, the first guaranteed by guarantee insurance and the second still awaiting a hearing in the Superior Court of Justice, and negotiations are in progress with I.V.I. that seek the offsetting of reciprocal credits and debits that, if carried out, will amount to removal of the need for disbursement of the aforementioned sum of money.

27.2 Agreements related to legal proceedings

National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuel – ANP Special interest in the Marlim field Campos basin

On July 18, 2007, Petrobras was notified of the new Resolution of the Board of Directors of ANP, establishing the payment of new allocated amounts considered due in the calculation of the special interest in the Marlin field, retroactively to 1998, annulling the previous Resolution of the Board, which determined that Petrobras should make an additional payment of R$ 400,000 thousand referring to the amounts that would have been underpaid, due to the use of a new calculation methodology initially defined by ANP.

Petrobras filed for a Writ of Security and obtained an injunction suspending the collection of the differences of the Special interest mentioned in ANP Board Resolution 400/2007. The administrative collection that had been stayed through an injunction granted in a Writ of Security was resumed due to the dismissal of the claim by Petrobras. The company filed an appeal with the Civil Appeals Court and also filed for a temporary stay, both of which are awaiting a hearing by the court.

The judgment of the action in the lower court, which was unfavorable to the Company, was confirmed by the regional federal court in a court decision published on September 30, 2009, against which Petrobras has filed appeals to the higher courts in Brasilia.However, on account of the following agreement that was announced, the parties (Petrobras and ANP) are drawing up a joint petition for the closing of the process.

For the purpose of resolving the conflict resulting from the additional collection for a special interest of the Marlim Field, Petrobras, the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) and the State of Rio de Janeiro, in the sphere of mediation with the Chamber of Conciliation and Arbitration of the Federal Public Administration of the General Advocacy of the Union (CCAF/AGU), reached an understanding for reviewing the calculation method adopted for restating the amount owed, as well as its settlement by the Company.

The amount, after the due revisions, was a balance of R$ 2,065,360 thousand on the date of the agreement.

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In addition to the consensus that the parties reached with respect to the new calculation methodology for the debt, the proposal by Petrobras sent to ANP also considers its settlement in 08 (eight) consecutive, monthly payments, restated by the benchmark (SELIC) rate, where 06 (six) payments have already been made, and there remains a balance payable in the total amount of R$ 535,135 thousand as of March 31, 2010.

The payment in question definitively closes all and any legal and administrative litigation related to the issue.

27.3 Main legal proceedings with chances of possible loss:

We present below the updated situation of the main legal proceedings with chances of possible loss:

Description    Current situation 

Plaintiff: Porto Seguro Imóveis Ltda.
Nature: Civil
Porto Seguro, a minority shareholder of Petroquisa, filed a lawsuit against Petrobras, related to alleged losses arising from the sale of the shareholding interests of Petroquisa in various petrochemical companies included in the National Privatization Program. The plaintiff filed the aforesaid law suit to obtain an order obliging Petrobras, as the majority shareholder of Petroquisa, to compensate for the "loss" inflicted on the equity of Petroquisa, through the acts which approved the minimum sale price of its shareholding interest in the capital of the privatized companies. 

 

On March 30, 2004 the Court of Appeals of Rio de Janeiro unanimously granted the new appeal lodged by Porto Seguro, ordering Petrobras to indemnify an amount equal to US$ 2,370 million, plus 5% as a premium and 20% as lawyers’ fees.
Petrobras filed a special, extraordinary appeal before the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) and the Federal Supreme Court (STF), which were rejected. Petrobras then filed an interlocutory appeal against the decision before the Superior Court of Justice and the Federal Supreme Court.
The special appeal offered by Porto Seguro, which sought to bar the processing of the special appeal by Petrobras was heard and dismissed in December 2009.
The publication of this decision and judgment of the aforementioned special appeal through which Petrobras seeks to totally reverse the sentence is being awaited.
Based on the opinion of its legal counsel, the Company does not expect an unfavorable outcome to these proceedings.
If the situation is not reversed, the estimated indemnification to Petroquisa, including monetary correction and interest, would be R$ 16,808,902 thousand as of March 31, 2010. As Petrobras owns 100% of the capital of Petroquisa, part of the indemnification to Petroquisa, estimated at R$ 11,093,876 thousand, will not represent an actual disbursement from the Petrobras System. Additionally, Petrobras would have to indemnify Porto Seguro, the plaintive, R$ 840,445 thousand as a premium and R$ 3,361,780 thousand as lawyers’ fees to Lobo & Ibeas Advogados. 

 

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Description    Current situation 

Plaintiff:Federal Revenue Department of Rio de Janeiro
Nature: Tax
Tax deficiency notice related to withholding income tax (IRRF) calculated on remittances of payments for affreightment of vessels referring to the period from 1999 to 2002. 

 

Petrobras submitted new administrative appeals to the Higher Chamber of Tax Appeals, the highest administrative level, which are awaiting a hearing Maxim updated exposure: R$ 4,419,372 thousand.

Plaintiff: Federal Revenue Inspectorate in Macaé
Nature: Tax
Interest and fines on import duty (II) and excise tax (IPI) - Sinking of the P-36 platform

 

Lower court decision against Petrobras A spontaneous appeal has been filed which is awaiting a hearing. Petrobras filed a writ of security and obtained a favorable decision to stay any tax collections until the investigations determining the reasons that caused the platform to sink have been concluded. The Federal Government/National Treasury has filed an appeal which is awaiting a hearing.
With the decision of the Maritime Court, the company filed a tax debt annulment lawsuit and an injunction suspending collection of the tax.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 379,914 thousand. 

Plaintiff:SRP - Social Security Department
Nature: Tax
Tax deficiency notices related to social security charges arising from administrative proceedings brought by the INSS which attributed joint liability to the company for the contracting of civil construction and other services.

 

Of the amounts the company disbursed to guarantee the filing of appeals and/or obtaining of the debt clearance certificate from the INSS, R$ 114,998 thousand is recorded as deposited in court, which could be recovered in the proceedings in progress, related to 330 tax deficiency notices amounting to R$ 363,293 thousand at March 31, 2010. Petrobras’ legal department classifies the chances of loss with respect to these deficiency notices as possible, as it considers the risk of future disbursement to be minimal. 

Plaintiff: Federal Revenue Department of Rio de
Janeiro
Nature:Tax
Tax deficiency notice referring to import duty (II) and excise tax (IPI), contesting the tax classification as Other Electricity Generation Groups for the importing of equipment belonging to the thermoelectric power station, Termorio S.A.

 

On August 15, 2006, Termorio filed in the Federal Revenue Inspectorate of Rio de Janeiro a refutation of this notice of infraction as it considers that the tax collecting classifications that were made were supported by a technical report from a renowned institute.In a session on October 11, 2007, the First Panel of Judges considered the tax assessment as invalid, overcoming one judge who voted for partial validity.The Federal Revenue Inspectorate filed an ex-officio appeal to the Taxpayers’ Council and this request has not yet been heard.
Maxim updated exposure:R$ 725,239 thousand. 

Plaintiff:Federal Revenue Department
Nature:Tax
Non-payment in the period from March 2002 to October 2003, pursuant to court orders obtained by distributors and petrol stations protecting them from levying this charge. 

 

The lower court considered the assessment to have grounds. The Company filed a spontaneous appeal which is awaiting a hearing.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 1,157,784 thousand.

 

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Description    Current situation 

Plaintiff:Federal Revenue Department
Nature: Tax
Withholding income tax (IRRF) on remittances for payment of petroleum imports 

 

The lower court considered the assessment to be groundless. There was an appeal by the Federal Revenue Department to the Taxpayers’ Council that was approved. Petrobras filed a spontaneous appeal which is awaiting a hearing.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 871,342 thousand. 

Plaintiff:Federal Revenue Department of Rio de Janeiro
Nature: Tax
Corporate income tax (IRPJ) and social contribution (CSLL) 2003 - Fine on arrears on payment made through voluntary disclosure. 

 

The lower court considered the assessment to have grounds.Petrobras filed a spontaneous appeal which is awaiting a hearing.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 263,741 thousand.

Plaintiff:
Nature: Civil
Non-compliance with the Settlement and Commitment Agreement (TAC) clause related to the Campos Basin, of August 11, 2004, for continuing to drill without prior approval. 

 

Sentence handed down at the lower administrative level, ordering Petrobras to pay for non-compliance with the TAC. The Company filed a hierarchical appeal to the Ministry of the Environment which is awaiting a hearing.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 161,852 thousand. 

Plaintiff:Federal Revenue Department
Nature: Tax
Payment of CIDE (Contribution for intervention in the economic domain) on importing propane and butane.

 

Concluded at the administrative level.It is awaiting the start of the tax foreclosure by the Federal Revenue Department.The Company obtained early legal relief suspending the demandability of the credit through the deposit for appeal, made through guarantee insurance.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 190,535 thousand. 

Plaintiff: Federal Revenue Department
Nature: Tax
Non payment of CIDE by Petrobras on imports of naphtha resold to Braskem.

 

The lower court considered the assessment to have grounds. Petrobras filed a spontaneous appeal which was transformed into inspections in the Company’s establishments.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 1,950,861 thousand. 

Plaintiff:State Finance Department of Rio de Janeiro
Nature: Tax
ICMS – LNG transfer operations in the ambit of the centralizing establishment. 

 

Unfavorable decision for Petrobras.Spontaneous appeal filed in the Taxpayers' Council, which is awaiting a hearing.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 212,285 thousand.

Plaintiff: State of São Paulo
Nature:Tax
Termination of payment of ICMS on imports of natural gas from Bolivia. 

 

The lower court considered the assessment to have grounds.
The company filed a spontaneous appeal.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 762,348 thousand.

 

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Description  Current situation 

Plaintiff: Municipal governments of Anchieta, Aracruz, Guarapari, Itapemirim, Jaguaré, Marataízes, Serra, Vila Velha and Vitória.
Nature: Tax
Not withholding and paying service tax (ISS) on offshore services.
Some municipalities located in the State of Espírito Santo have filed notices of infraction against Petrobras for the supposed failure to withhold service tax of any nature (ISSQN) on offshore services. Petrobras withheld the ISSQN; however, it paid the tax to the municipalities where the respective service providers are established, in accordance with Complementary Law 116/03. 

 

The Company presented administrative defenses with the aim of canceling the assessments and the majority are in the process of being heard.Of the municipalities with respect to those that have already exhausted the discussion (at the administrative level), only the municipality of Itapemirim has filed tax collection proceedings. In this judicial case, the Company has offered a guarantee and is defending itself, considering it paid the service tax (ISS) correctly, in the terms of Complementary Law 116/2003.
Maxim updated exposure:R$ 1,336,074 thousand.

Plaintiff: State Finance Department of Rio de Janeiro
Nature: Tax
Incorrect use of ICMS credits from drilling bits and chemical products used in formulating drilling fluid.
The State Finance Department of Rio de Janeiro drafted notices of tax assessment as it understands that they comprise material for use and consumption, for which use of the credit will only be permitted as from 2011. 

 

The Company presented administrative defenses with the aim of cancelling the assessments and the majority are still in the process of being heard.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 603,227 thousand.

Plaintiff:Federal Revenue Department of Rio de Janeiro
Nature: Tax
Tax assessment notice received by Companhia de Equipamentos Petrolíferos (CLEP), referring to questioning related to the rate of Income Tax Withheld at Source and Tax on Financial Operations (IOF), applicable to the issuing of securities abroad. Possibility of applying the Brazil – Japan Treaty (Dec. 61.889/67). 

 

On July 16, 2009 CLEP received a tax assessment notice.
On August 14, 2009, CLEP filed a refutation of this tax assessment notice in the Regional Federal Revenue Office of Rio de Janeiro.
On September 3, 2009 the process was remitted to the Control and Hearing Service – DRJ.
Maxim updated exposure:R$ 325,742 thousand.

Plaintiff: State Finance Department of São Paulo
Nature:Tax
Termination of collection of ICMS and a fine for importing and non-compliance with an accessory obligation Temporary admission – Drilling rig - Admission in Sao Paulo - Customs clearance in Rio de Janeiro. ICMS agreement 58/99) 

 

The lower court considered the assessment to have grounds. A spontaneous appeal was lodged on December 23, 2009, which is awaiting a hearing.
Maxim updated exposure: $ 2,441,911 thousand.

Plaintiff: Finance and Planning Department of the Federal District.
Nature:Tax
Payment of ICMS due to omission on exit (Inventories) 

 

The lower court considered the assessment to have grounds. Petrobras filed a spontaneous appeal which is awaiting a hearing.
Maxim updated exposure: R$ 181,631 thousand. 

Plaintiff:Destilaria J.B. Ltda. and Others.
Nature: Civil
Collection of charges on invoices related to the purchase of alcohol paid late. 

 

There is a final and unappealable condemnatory decision in an amount to be calculated and still pending settlement
Maximum updated exposure:R$ 200,000 thousand. 

 

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Processes for small amounts

The Company is involved in a number on legal and administrative proceedings with expectations of possible losses, whose total reaches R$ 577,175 thousand, broken down as follows:R$ 124,132 thousand for civil actions, R$ 272,186 thousand for labor actions and R$ 180,857 thousand for tax actions.

Environmental questions

The company is subject to various environmental laws and regulations that regulate activities involving the unloading of oil, gas and other materials and that establish that the effects on the environment caused by the company’s operations must be remedied or mitigated by the company. We present below the updated situation of the main environmental proceedings with chances of possible loss.

In 2000, an oil spill at the São Francisco do Sul Terminal of the Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery (Repar) discharged approximately 1.06 million gallons of crude oil into the surrounding area. At that time approximately R$ 74,000 thousand was spent to clean up the affected area and to cover the fines applied by the environmental authorities. The following lawsuit refers to this spill:

Description    Current situation 

Plaintiff:AMAR - Association for Environmental Defense of Araucária
Nature: Environmental
Indemnification for moral and property damages to the environment.

 

No decision handed down in the lower court. It is awaiting the start of the expert investigation to quantify the amount.
Maxim updated exposure:R$ 134,974 thousand.
The court determined that this suit and the suit brought by the Paraná Environmental Institute (IAP) are heard together. 

Plaintiff:Federal Public Attorney's Office and Public Attorney's Office of the State of Paraná
Nature: Environmental
Indemnification for moral damages 

 

No decision handed down in the lower court.
Maxim updated exposure:R$ 5,135,261 thousand.

 

In 2001, the Araucária - Paranaguá oil pipeline ruptured as a result of an earthquake, causing a spill of approximately15,059 gallons of fuel oil into a number of rivers in the State of Paraná. At that time, services to clean the river surfaces were performed, recovering approximately 13,738 gallons of oil. As a result of the accident the following suit was filed against the company:

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Description    Current situation 

Plaintiff:Paraná Environmental Institute (IAP)
Nature:Environmental
Fine applied for alleged environmental damages.

 

Appeal by Petrobras dismissed at the 2nd administrative level. As it understands that the statute has run on the administrative fine, an annulment action was filed as a result of having received a “notice of federal debts payable”, dated October 22, 2009.
Maxim updated exposure:R$ 139,334 thousand.
The court determined that this suit and the suit brought by AMAR are heard together. 

 

On March 20, 2001, platform P-36 sank in the Campos Basin. As a result of the accident the following suit was filed against the company:

Description    Current situation 

Plaintiff:Federal Public Attorney's Office - Rio de Janeiro
Nature: Civil
Indemnification for environmental damages - P-36.

 

As published on May 23, 2007 the claim was considered partially to have grounds and Petrobras was ordered to pay damages in the amount of R$ 100,000 thousand, for the damage caused to the environment, to be restated monthly with 1% interest on arrears as from the date on which the event occurred. Petrobras filed a civil appeal which is awaiting a hearing.
Maxim updated exposure:R$ 262,827 thousand. 

 

27.4 Positive contingencies

27.4.1 Recovery of PIS and COFINS

Petrobras and its subsidiaries Gaspetro, Transpetro and Refap filed a civil suit against the Federal government before the judiciary of Rio de Janeiro, referring to recovery, through offsetting, of the amounts paid as PIS on financial revenue and exchange gains in the period between February 1999 and November 2002 and COFINS between February 1999 and January 2004, in light of the ruling that paragraph 1 of article3 of Law 9718/98 is unconstitutional.

On November 9, 2005, the Federal Supreme Court considered that the aforementioned paragraph 1 of article 3 of Law 9718/98 is unconstitutional. On January 9, 2006, in view of the final decision by the Federal Supreme Court, Petrobras filed a new suit aiming at recovering the COFINS related to the period from January 2003 to January 2004.

At March 31, 2010, the amounts of R$ 2,227,371 thousand for Petrobras, R$ 72,425 thousand for Gaspetro, R$ 27,651 thousand for Transpetro and R$ 13,718 thousand for Refap, with respect to the aforementioned suits, are not reflected in the financial statements due to the absence of a definitive favorable decision.

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27.4.2 Litigations abroad

a) In the United States - P-19 and P-31

On July 25, 2002, Braspetro Oil Service Company (Brasoil) and Petrobras won related lawsuits filed with the US lower courts by the insurance companies United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company and American Home Assurance Company in which they were trying to obtain, since 1997, with respect to the first company (Brasoil), a legal declaration that exempted them from the obligation of paying the performance bond for platforms P-19 and P-31, and, with respect to the second company (Petrobras), in which they were seeking reimbursement of any quantities for which they might happen to be sentenced in the execution proceedings of the performance bond.

A court decision by the Federal Court of the Southern District of New York recognized the right of Brasoil and Petrobras to receive indemnity for losses and damages in the amount of US$ 237 million, plus interest and reimbursement of legal expenses on the date of effective receipt related to the performance bond, totaling approximately US$ 370 million

The insurance companies filed an appeal against this decision before the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. On May 20, 2004 the Court handed down a decision that partially confirmed the sentence with respect to the responsibility of the insurance companies for payment of the performance bonds. However, it removed the obligation of the insurance companies with respect to payment of the fine, legal fees and costs, thus reducing the amount of the indemnity to US$ 245 million. The insurance companies lodged an appeal against these decisions in the Full Court, which was not accepted, and the judgment above remains definitive.

In April 2005 the parties (the insurance companies and Brasoil) initiated negotiation procedures aimed at the effective settlement of Brasoil's credit, seeking the signing of heads of agreement, the operationalization of which, however, resulted in new doubts and questions to be remedied in court. On July 21, 2006, the US court handed down an executive decision, defining the points of difference, such as interest due, however, conditioning the payment of the amounts owed to Brasoil to the permanent closing of legal proceedings involving identical claims in progress before the Brazilian courts, which the parties proceeded to do.

b) In London - P-36

Through a decision handed down on February 2, 2004, Petromec Inc (Petromec) and Marítima Petróleo e Engenharia Ltda. (Marítima) were sentenced to reimburse Brasoil the amount of US$ 58 million, plus interest, for the loan made by Brasoil to Petromec through a Deed of Payment and Indemnity, dated May 21, 1999 and are guaranteed by Marítima in accordance with the Keepwell Agreement dated May 21, 1999. The payment of these amounts is halted until pending questions are decided.

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In the current stage of the litigation, Petromec is upholding its request for additional costs for the upgrade based on the Supervision Agreement, dated June 20, 1997.

A preliminary hearing related to the method through which the eventual right of Petromec occurred took place on June 26 and 27 2007. On June 6, 2007, the Court handed down a decision, upholding the methodology defined by Petrobras and Brasoil. Petromec appealed against this decision and the Appeals Court considered this appeal on November 27, 2007. On December 21, 2007 the Court of Appeals substantially rejected Petromec’s appeal. On April 2, 2008, the Court gave directions with respect to the future conduction of the suit.

Petromec filed its Particulars of Claim on September 29, where it claimed the amount of US$ 154 million, plus interest. Brasoil and Petrobras presented their defense on January 29, 2010.

The hearing of Petromec’s claim should take place in 2010 or 2011. The final results of the litigation remain uncertain.

P-38 and P-40

After the hearing of the litigation related to P-38 and P-40, which took place in London during April and May 2007, the English court handed down a decision on June 12, 2007 in favor of Brasoil in the following terms:

1) With respect to the litigation for P-38, a sentence for payment of the amount of US$ 83 million with respect to the principal, plus interest in the amount of US$ 31 million, and costs to be calculated; and

2) With respect to the litigation for P-40, a sentence for payment of the amount of US$ 171 million with respect to the principal, plus interest in the amount of US$ 66 million, and costs to be calculated.

The total awarded, excluding costs, in favor of Brasoil, amounts to approximately 98.5% (in the case of P-38) and 96.4% (in the case of P-40) of the full amount of the sums claimed by Brasoil in the hearing.

In addition to the granting of the costs in favor of Brasoil, established in the decision on June 12, 2007, as mentioned above, a new decision was claimed with respect to these costs. This decision was granted in the amount of £ 5 million. In a subsequent audience an additional decision in the amount of £1 million was granted.

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c) Other litigation for indemnification

In the construction/conversion of ships into vessels for Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) and Floating, Storage and Offloading (FSO), Brasoil transferred financial resources in the amount of US$ 635,542 million, equivalent to R$ 1,131,901 thousand at March 31, 2010 (R$ 1,102,929 thousand at December 31, 2009) directly to its suppliers and subcontractors, with the aim of avoiding delays in the construction/conversion of vessels and, consequently, losses to Brasoil.

Based on the opinions of Brasoil’s legal advisers, these expenditures are liable to reimbursement by the constructors, which is the reason why litigations for financial indemnification were filed in international courts. However, conservatively, the portion of this balance not covered by real guarantees, in the amount of US$ 563 million, equivalent to R$ 1,003,594 thousand at March 31, 2010 (R$ 977,490 thousand at December 31, 2009) is recorded as an allowance for doubtful accounts.

28 Commitments assumed by the energy segment Commitments for purchase of natural gas

Petrobras entered into an agreement with Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPFB) to purchase a total of 201.9 billion m3 of natural gas during the term of the agreement, undertaking to purchase minimum annual volumes at a price calculated according to a formula indexed to the price of fuel oil.The agreement is valid until 2019, and will be renewed until the total contracted volume has been consumed.

In the period between 2002 and 2005, Petrobras bought less than the minimum volume established in the agreement with YPFB and paid US$ 81,409 thousand (equivalent to R$ 144,925 thousand at March 31, 2010) referring to the volumes not transported, the credits for which will be realized through the drawing of future volumes.

The commitments for purchase of gas up to the end of the agreement represent volumes of 24 million cubic meters per day.

In the fourth quarter of 2009 Petrobras and YPFB signed a contractual addendum which regulates the payment of additional amounts to YPFB referring to the quantity of liquids (heavy hydrocarbons) present in the natural gas imported by Petrobras from YPFB through a Gas Supply Agreement (GSA).The addendum establishes additional amounts between US$ 100 million and US$ 180 million per year, applied to the volumes of gas delivered as from May 2007. With respect to 2007, the obligation for additional payment by Petrobras was recorded as a provision in 2009 and will be settled in February 2010. The payment of the amounts referring to subsequent years will only be due after compliance with a condition precedent established in the addendum, which will demand additional negotiations with YPFB.

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29 Guarantees for concession agreements for petroleum exploration

Petrobras gave guarantees to the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) in the total amount of R$ 4,692,312 thousand for the Minimum Exploration Programs established in the concession agreements for exploration areas, with R$ 4,151,601 thousand, net of commitments already fulfilled, remaining in force. Of this amount, R$ 2,979,892 thousand corresponds to a lien on the oil from previously identified fields already in production, and R$ 1,171,709 thousand refers to bank guarantees.

30 Segment reporting

Petrobras is an operationally integrated company and the major part of the production of petroleum and gas from the Exploration and Production Department is transferred to other business departments of Petrobras.

The information per business department (operating segment) was prepared and is being presented in accordance with international financial reporting standards (IFRS-8 Operating segments), issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). In the statements by business segment, the Company’s operations are presented according to the organization and management model approved on October 23, 2000 by the Board of Directors of Petrobras, comprising the following departments:

a) Exploration and Production: This comprises the activities of exploration, production development and production of oil, LNG ( liquefied natural gas) and natural gas in Brazil, for the purpose of supplying, as a priority, refineries in Brazil and also selling on the domestic and foreign markets the surplus petroleum and byproducts produced in their natural gas processing plants.

b) Supply: This comprises the refining, logistics, transport and trading activities of oil products, oil and alcohol, extraction and processing of schist, as well as holding interests in companies of the petrochemical sector in Brazil.

c) Gas and Energy: It comprises the activities of transport and trading of natural gas produced in Brazil or imported, transport and trading of LNG, generation and trading of electric power, as well as corporate interests in transporters and distributors of natural gas and in thermoelectric power stations in Brazil, in addition to being responsible for the fertilizer business (migration of the fertilizer business from the Supply department to Gas and the Energy, pursuant to a decision of the Board of Directives on September 21, 2009).

d) Distribution: It is responsible for the distribution of oil products, fuel alcohol and compressed natural gas in Brazil, represented by the operations of Petrobras Distribuidora.

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e) International: It comprises the activities of exploration and production of oil and gas, supply, gas and energy, and distribution, carried out abroad in a number of countries in the Americas, Africa, Europe and Asia.

The items that cannot be attributed to the other departments are allocated to the corporate entities group, especially those connected to corporate financial management, overheads related to central administration and other expenses, including actuarial expenses related to the pension and healthcare plans for retired employees and pensioners. The business dealings with biofuels, represented mainly by the operations of Petrobras Biocombustível are also included in this group.

The accounting information per business segment was prepared based on the assumption of controllability, for the purpose of attributing to the business sectors only those items over which these segments have effective control.

In the computation of the results by business segment, transactions carried out with third parties and the transfers between the business segments are considered and they are valued by internal transfer prices defined between the segments using calculation methodologies based on market parameters.

Consolidated Assets by Business Area – 03.31.2010               
  R$ thousand
      Gas           
      &           
  E&P  Supply  Energy  Distribution  International  Corporate  Elimination  Consolidated 
 
Assets  138,731,513  94,423,982  45,506,033  11,064,581  30,460,969  57,355,441  (11,544,455)  365,998,064 
                               
Current assets  7,233,437  30,040,722  4,094,812  5,841,072  5,372,632  32,131,442  (10,255,013)  74,459,104 
Cash and cash equivalents            26,951,326    26,951,326 
Other current assets  7,233,437  30,040,722  4,094,812  5,841,072  5,372,632  5,180,116  (10,255,013)  47,507,778 
Non-current assets  131,498,076  64,383,260  41,411,221  5,223,509  25,088,337  25,223,999  (1,289,442)  291,538,960 
Long-term receivables  8,160,705  4,386,224  2,974,525  988,445  2,848,838  19,014,362  (1,289,442)  37,083,657 
Investment  258  3,256,730  363,245  13,786  1,892,845  149,886    5,676,750 
Property, plant and equipment  121,578,464  56,483,723  36,904,686  3,528,820  16,874,891  5,014,204    240,384,788 
Intangible  1,758,649  256,583  1,168,765  692,458  3,471,763  1,045,547    8,393,765 
 
 
Consolidated Assets by Business Area - 12.31.2009               
  R$ thousand
      Gas           
      &           
  E&P  Supply  Energy  Distribution  International  Corporate  Elimination  Consolidated 
 
Assets  132,171,585  87,852,758  44,938,374  10,951,017  28,378,086  56,556,508  (10,541,649)  350,306,679 
                               
Current assets  6,515,276  27,412,386  5,075,666  5,668,262  5,127,867  33,989,301  (9,415,183)  74,373,575 
Cash and cash equivalents            29,034,228    29,034,228 
Other current assets  6,515,276  27,412,386  5,075,666  5,668,262  5,127,867  4,955,073  (9,415,183)  45,339,347 
Non-current assets  125,656,309  60,440,372  39,862,708  5,282,755  23,250,219  22,567,207  (1,126,466)  275,933,104 
Long-term receivables  7,487,929  4,387,000  2,814,831  1,060,478  2,776,460  17,522,824  (1,126,466)  34,923,056 
Investment    3,329,727  273,241  24,931  1,881,643  150,218    5,659,760 
Property, plant and equipment  116,368,844  52,455,862  35,665,729  3,503,368  15,252,016  3,833,605    227,079,424 
Intangible  1,799,536  267,783  1,108,907  693,978  3,340,100  1,060,560    8,270,864 

 

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        R$ thousand       
      &           
  E&P  Supply  Energy  Distribution International   Corporate  Elimination  Consolidated 
 
Statement of income                 
 
Net operating income  23,389,287  41,274,333  3,083,016  15,299,633  5,839,793    (38,473,992)  50,412,070 
Intersegments  23,276,081  13,491,439  325,565  327,997  1,052,910    (38,473,992)   
Third parties  113,206  27,782,894  2,757,451  14,971,636  4,786,883      50,412,070 
Cost of products sold  (10,402,545)  (37,992,003)  (1,781,762)  (13,962,329)  (4,502,612)    37,539,582  (31,101,669) 
Gross profit  12,986,742  3,282,330  1,301,254  1,337,304  1,337,181    (934,410)  19,310,401 
Operating expenses  (1,927,006)  (1,412,624)  (742,887)  (772,510)  (640,066)  (2,265,527)  67,269  (7,693,351) 
Selling, administrative and general expenses  (162,455)  (1,251,216)  (473,267)  (796,881)  (401,156)  (863,869)  47,450  (3,901,394) 
Tax  (13,283)  (24,591)  (10,947)  (8,227)  (41,759)  (54,257)  (363)  (153,427) 
Exploratory costs for the extraction of crude oil and gas  (875,821)        (126,847)      (1,002,668) 
Loss on recovery of assets      (79,992)    (113,762)      (193,754) 
Cost of research and technological development  (202,675)  (63,388)  (16,875)  (2,084)  (1,226)  (105,112)    (391,360) 
Health care and pension plans            (408,103)    (408,103) 
Others  (672,772)  (73,429)  (161,806)  34,682  44,684  (834,186)  20,182  (1,642,645) 
Operating income (loss)  11,059,736  1,869,706  558,367  564,794  697,115  (2,265,527)  (867,141)  11,617,050 
Net Financial result            (700,992)    (700,992) 
Equity pick-up    (102,616)  (38,385)  (12,382)  (4,961)  (20,937)    (179,281) 
 
 
Operating income (loss) before social contributions income, taxes,                 
profit sharing for employees and magement and minority interest  11,059,736  1,767,090  519,982  552,412  692,154  (2,987,456)  (867,141)  10,736,777 
Income and social contribution taxes  (3,760,311)  (635,702)  (189,139)  (192,030)  (183,617)  1,726,043  294,826  (2,939,930) 
Employee and management profit-sharing  12,590  (13,602)  (8,455)    (60,625)  (481)    (70,573) 
Minority interest                 
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Petrobras  7,312,015  1,117,786  322,388  360,382  447,912  (1,261,894)  (572,315)  7,726,274 

 

Consolidated assets by business area – Jan-Mar/2009

  R$ thousand
      Gas           
      &           
  E&P  Supply  Energy  Distribution  International  Corporate  Elimination  Consolidated 
 
Net operating income  13,902,191  34,200,319  3,258,761  13,858,534  4,639,703    (27,229,067)  42,630,441 
Intersegments  13,555,519  12,289,369  544,943  465,036  374,200    (27,229,067)   
Third parties  346,672  21,910,950  2,713,818  13,393,498  4,265,503      42,630,441 
Cost of products sold  (8,793,348)  (25,482,814)  (2,883,602)  (12,784,370)  (3,840,220)    27,968,623  (25,815,731) 
Gross profit  5,108,843  8,717,505  375,159  1,074,164  799,483    739,556  16,814,710 
Operating expenses  (1,351,868)  (1,515,104)  (495,633)  (686,525)  (752,113)  (1,731,269)  64,936  (6,467,576) 
Selling, administrative and general expenses  (182,202)  (1,267,949)  (245,848)  (701,881)  (476,821)  (804,544)  64,718  (3,614,527) 
Tax  (19,605)  (27,148)  (22,364)  (5,644)  (30,354)  (45,750)  (9)  (150,874) 
Exploratory costs for the extraction of crude oil and gas  (780,999)        (153,020)      (934,019) 
Loss on recovery of assets                 
Cost of research and technological development  (149,259)  (79,867)  (7,932)  (3,542)  (798)  (94,657)  (157)  (336,212) 
Health care and pension plans            (371,226)    (371,226) 
Others  (219,803)  (140,140)  (219,489)  24,542  (91,120)  (415,092)  384  (1,060,718) 
Operating income (loss)  3,756,975  7,202,401  (120,474)  387,639  47,370  (1,731,269)  804,492  10,347,134 
Net Financial result            (341,293)    (341,293) 
Equity pick-up    (37,848)  58,494  (27,882)  (334,685)  (12,825)    (354,746) 
 
Operating income (loss) before social contributions income, taxes, profit sharing for employees and magement and minority interest  3,756,975  7,164,553  (61,980)  359,757  (287,315)  (2,085,387)  804,492  9,651,095 
Income and social contribution taxes  (1,277,372)  (2,448,816)  40,961  (131,797)  (28,196)  1,189,067  (273,528)  (2,929,681) 
Employee and management profit-sharing                 
Minority interest  19,794  (73,898)  (120,773)    (22,803)  (232,865)    (430,545) 
Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders of Petrobras  2,499,397  4,641,839  (141,792)  227,960  (338,314)  (1,129,185)  530,964  6,290,869 

 

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Consolidated assets by international business area – Jan-Mar/2010

  R$ thousand
Gas
&
  E&P  Supply  Energy  Distribution  Corporate  Elimination  Consolidated 
International Area               
Assets  21,303,087  5,174,549  3,535,973  1,242,602  4,014,509  (4,809,751)  30,460,969 
Statement of income (jan-mar/2010)               
Net operating income  1,497,869  3,099,908  566,232  1,618,314    (942,530)  5,839,793 
Intersegments  1,183,234  704,142  101,114  18,119    (953,699)  1,052,910 
Third parties  314,635  2,395,766  465,118  1,600,195    11,169  4,786,883 
Operating income (loss)  672,606  (68,005)  118,378  62,478  (74,643)  (13,699)  697,115 
Net income (loss)  483,175  (62,249)  68,462  58,709  (86,486)  (13,699)  447,912 
  R$ thousand
Gas
&
  E&P  Supply  Energy  Distribution  Corporate  Elimination  Consolidated 
International Area               
Assets (at 12.31.2009)  19,950,432  5,067,726  3,470,217  1,163,257  3,909,723  -5,183,273  28,378,082 
Statement of income (jan-mar/2009)               
Net operating income  1,122,886  2,798,994  599,796  1,145,406  2,394  (1,029,773)  4,639,703 
Intersegments  643,744  638,644  91,008  30,577    (1,029,773)  374,200 
Third parties  479,142  2,160,350  508,788  1,114,829  2,394    4,265,503 
Operating income (loss)  194,605  (188,201)  85,953  60,019  (196,672)  91,666  47,370 
Net income (loss)  13,360  (539,727)  72,442  61,272  (37,327)  91,666  (338,314) 

 

31 Derivative financial instruments, hedge and risk management activities

The company is exposed to a series of market risks arising from its operations. These risks mainly involve the fact that eventual variations in the prices of oil and oil products, in exchange rates or in interest rates may negatively affect the value of the company’s financial assets and liabilities or future cash flows and profits.

31.1 Risk management objectives and strategies

Petrobras’ risk management is conducted by its officers, following a corporate risk management policy.The Risk Management Committee, established by the Executive Committee, is composed of members from all the business departments and various corporate departments, who assess exposures and risks and establish guidelines to measure, monitor and manage the risk related to Petrobras' activities.

The risk management policy of the Petrobras System aims at contributing towards an appropriate balance between its objectives for growth and return and its level of risk exposure, whether inherent to the exercise of its activities or arising from the context within which it

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operates, so that, through effective allocation of its physical, financial and human resources the company may attain its strategic goals.

The Company adopts a philosophy of integrated risk management, according to which the focus of the management is not on individual risks – the operation or the business units – but on the broadest, consolidated perspective of the corporation, capturing possible natural protection. For the management of market/financial risk preferably structural actions are adopted, created as a result of appropriate management of the company’s capital and indebtedness, in detriment to the use of the derivative instruments.

In addition to assuring adequate protection for its fixed assets, facilities, operations and officers and orientating financial, tax, regulatory, market and loan exposure evaluations, amongst others, the Petrobras risk management policy seeks to make explicit its character of complementariness to its structural actions, which will create solid economic and financial grounds, capable of assuring that the opportunities for growth will be taken advantage of, even in adverse external circumstances.

31.2 Risk of change in the prices of oil and oil products

a) Risk management of prices of oil and oil products

Considering that the Company’s business plan uses conservative price assumptions and the fact that, in normal circumstances, price fluctuations of commodities do not present a substantial risk to carrying out its strategic objectives, Petrobras maintains exposure to the price cycle and does not use derivatives for hedging systemic operations (the purchase or sale of goods with the purpose of meeting the operating needs of the Petrobras System).

Nevertheless, the decisions referring to this issue are reviewed periodically and recommended to the Risk Management Committee. If hedge is indicated, in scenarios with a significant probability of adverse events, the hedge strategy should be carried out with the aim of protecting the Company’s solvency and liquidity, considering an integrated analysis of all the Company’s risk exposures and assuring the execution of the corporate investment plan.

Following the assumption of considering only the consolidated net exposure of the price risk of oil and oil products, the operations with derivatives, generally, are limited to protecting the results of transactions carried out on the international market for physical goods, i.e. hedge operations are those where the positive and negative changes are totally or partially offset by the opposite result in the physical position.

b) Main transactions and future commitments protected by hedge operations

The main operations with derivative financial instruments carried out by the companies of the Petrobras System are intended to hedge the expected results of the transactions performed abroad.

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Accordingly, the operations with derivative instruments are usually short-term operations and accompany the terms of the commercial transactions. The instruments used are futures, forward, swap and options contracts. The operations are carried out on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), as well as on the international over-the-counter market.

The hedges settled during the period from January to March 2010 corresponded to approximately 99% of the traded volume of imports and exports to and from Brazil plus the total volume of the cargos traded abroad.

The main counterparties of operations for derivatives for oil and oil products are the New York Stock Exchange (NYMEX), the Intercontinental Exchange and JP Morgan.

c) Parameters used for risk management

The main parameters used in risk management for changes in Petrobras’ oil and oil product prices are the operating cash flow at risk (CFAR) for medium-term assessments, and Value at Risk (VAR) and Stop Loss for short-term assessments. Corporate limits are defined for VAR and Stop Loss.

At March 31, 2010, the portfolio for commercial operations carried out abroad, as well as the hedges for their protection through derivatives for oil and oil products, presented a maximum estimated loss per day (VAR –Value at Risk), calculated at a reliability level of 95%, of approximately US$ 35,519 million.

d) Notional and fair value of the derivative instruments

The following table summarizes the information on the derivatives contracts in force for oil and oil products.

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  Consolidated  
  Notional value in  Fair value  Maturity   
  thousands of bbl*  R$ thousand** 
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009     
 
Futures contracts  (7,738)  (8,510)  (26,693)  (38,234)  2010   
Purchase commitments  27,974  25,882         
Sale commitments  (35,712)  (34,392)         
 
Options contracts  (1,590)  (1,150)  (835)  (1,800)  2010   
Buy  (200)  (550)  (346)  (1,600)     
Bidding position  2,850           
Short sale  (3,050)  (550)         
 
Sell  (1,390)  (600)  (489)  (200)     
Bidding position  600  250         
Short sale  (1,990)  (850)         
 
Forward contracts  138  (1,075)  (3,487)  (7,129)  2010   
Long position  1,600  987         
Short position  (1,462)  (2,062)         
Total recorded in other current assets and liabilities    (31,015)  (47,163)     

 

* A negative notional value represents a short position

**Negative fair values were recorded in liabilities and positive fair values in assets.

  Parent company
  Notional value in  Fair value   
  thousands of bbl*  R$ thousand**  Maturity 
  31.03.2010  31.12.2009  31.03.2010  31.12.2009   
 
Futures contracts  380  162  3,533  (2,329)  2010 
Purchase commitments  (16,299)  10,683       
Sale commitments  16,679  (10,521)       
 
Options contracts  (650)  (1,150)  (435)  (1,800)  2010 
Buy  150  (550)  (150)  (1,600)   
Bidding position  2,800         
Short sale  (2,650)  (550)       
Sell  (800)  (600)  (285)  (200)   
Bidding position  500  250       
Short sale  (1,300)  (850)       
 
Forward contracts    101  747  192  2010 
Long position  800  276       
Short position  (800)  (175)       
 
Total recorded in other current assets and liabilities    3,845  (3,937)   

 

* A negative notional value represents a short position

**Negative fair values were recorded in liabilities and positive fair values in assets.

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e) Gains and losses in the year

f) Value and type of margins given in guarantee

The guarantees given as collateral generally consist of deposits.

The following table presents the balance of the margins given for coverage of the commodities transactions traded on the stock exchanges and the over-the-counter market of the Parent Company and consolidated.

R$ thousand
Consolidated Parent company 
 
Jan-Mar/2010  Jan-Mar/2009  Jan-Mar/2010  Jan-Mar/2009 
355.101  471.830  139.502  106.443 

 

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g) Sensitivity analysis

The following sensitivity analysis was conducted for the fair value of the derivatives for oil and oil products. The probable scenario is the fair value at March 31, 2010. The possible and remote scenarios consider a deterioration in the prices in the risk variable of 25% and 50%, respectively, with respect to the same date.

31.3 Exchange rate risk

Exchange risk is one of the financial risks that the company is exposed to and it originates from changes in the levels or volatility of the exchange rate.

a) Management of exchange rate risks

With respect to the management of exchange rate risks, Petrobras seeks to identify and address them in an integrated manner, seeking to assure efficient allocation of the resources earmarked for the hedge.

Taking advantage of operating in an integrated manner in the energy segment, the company seeks, primarily, to identify or create natural hedges, i.e. to benefit from the correlation between its income and expenses. In the specific case of exchange variation inherent to contracts where the cost and remuneration involve different currencies, this hedge is provided through allocating the cash investments between the Real and the US dollar or another currency.

The risk management is performed for the net exposure. Periodic analyses of the exchange risk are prepared, assisting the decisions of the executive committee. The exchange risk management strategy involves the use of derivative instruments to minimize the exchange exposure of certain obligations of the Company.

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b) Main transactions and future commitments protected by derivative operations

Petrobras International Finance Company (PIFCo)

In September 2006, the Company, through its subsidiary PifCo, contracted hedge known as a cross currency swap for coverage of the bonds issued in Yens in order to fix the company’s costs in this operation in US dollars. In a cross currency swap there is an exchange of interest rates in different currencies.The exchange rate of the Yen for the US dollar is fixed at the beginning of the transaction and remains fixed during its existence. The Company does not intend to settle these contracts before the end of the term. For this relationship between the derivative and the loan, the Company adopted hedge accounting.

Petrobras Distribuidora

Petrobras Distribuidora is in a short position in exchange futures rates through NDFs on the Brazilian over-the-counter market. For the aviation segment, which represents 100 % of the operations contracted for the period, the term of exposure is three months on average and the hedge is contracted concomitantly with the definition of the cost of the exported aviation kerosene, thus fixing and assuring the trading margin. In the period in question, operations were contracted in the amount of US$ 109 million.

Usina Termelétrica Norte Fluminense (UTE Norte Fluminense)

The Company, aiming at assuring that significant fluctuations in the quotation of the US dollar do not affect its results and cash flows, contracted hedge in the nominal amount of US$ 22 million, representing 50% of its total indebtedness in foreign currency.

It is important to stress that UTE Norte Fluminense is managed jointly, consolidated by Petrobras in proportion to its capital interest (10%).

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c) Parameters used for risk management and results obtained with respect to the proposed objectives

Petrobras International Finance Company (PIFCo)

The hedge known as a cross currency swap complies with CVM Resolution 604/09 which approved CPC 38 - Financial Instruments:Recognition and Valuation and CPC 39 - Financial Instruments Presentation.

The Company decided to qualify its cash flow cross currency hedging. Upon the contracting of hedge and during its term, it is expected that the cash flow hedge will be highly effective in offsetting the cash flows attributable to the hedge risk during the term of the operation. The changes in the fair value, in the measure of the effectiveness of the hedge, tested quarterly, are stated in other comprehensive retained earnings, until the cash flow of the hedged item is realized.

Petrobras Distribuidora

Petrobras Distribuidora is in a short position in exchange futures rates through NDFs on the Brazilian over-the-counter market.The hedge is contracted concomitantly with the definition of the cost of the exported products, thus fixing and guaranteeing the trading margin.The Company’s policy is to contract hedge up to the maximum of 100% of the volume exported.

The volume of hedge contracted for international billing in 2009 represented 60.4% of all the volume exported by the Petrobras Distribuidora in the year. The settlements of all the operations that matured between January 1 and March 31, 2010 generated a negative result for the Company of R$ 2.48 million.

d) Notional and fair value of the derivative instruments

The table below summarizes the information on the derivative contracts in force. The derivative transactions take into consideration the approved limits and credit balance for each institution in accordance with the regulatory orientations and procedures established by the Company.

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Foreign currency derivatives

  Consolidated
  Notional value Fair value  Maturity Value at Risk R$ *
  in $ thousand R$ **
  03.31.2010  12.31.2009  03.31.2010  12.31.2009     
Dollar forward contracts             
Long position  USD 22.000    (660)    2010  769 
  USD 22.000    (660)       
Short position (USD)  USD 69.252  USD 75.898  4,373  1,722  2010  2,124 
  USD 69.252  USD 75.898  4,373  1,722     
Swaps             
Cross Currency Swap      105,977  112,863  2016  21,224 
Asset position             
Average rate of receipt (JPY) = 2.15% p.a.  JPY 35.000.000  JPY 35.000.000  716,463  710,604     
Liability position             
Average rate of payment (USD) = 5.69% p.a.  USD 297.619  USD 297.619  (610,486)  (597,741)     
      109,690  114,585     

 

* Value at Risk = maximum expected loss in 1 day with 95% reliability under normal market conditions. Unaudited.

**Negative fair values were recorded in liabilities and positive fair values in assets.

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e) Gains and losses in the year

f) Value and type of margins given in guarantee

The existing foreign currency derivative operations do not require a guarantee margin deposit.

g) Sensitivity analysis

The following sensitivity analysis was conducted for the fair value of the foreign currency derivatives, loans and financial investments in foreign currency. The probable scenario is the fair value at March 31, 2010. The possible and remote scenarios consider deterioration in the risk variable of 25% and 50%, respectively, with respect to the same date.


 

* The isolated sensitivity analysis of the financial instruments does not represent the Company’s net exposure to exchange risk. Considering the balance between liabilities, assets, revenues and future commitments in foreign currency, the economic impact of possible exchange variations is not considered material.

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31.4 Interest rate risk

The interest rate risk that the Company is exposed to is due to its long-term debt and, to a lesser degree, its short-term debt. The foreign currency debt at floating rates is subject, mainly, to the fluctuation of the Libor and the debt expressed in Reais is subject, mainly, to the fluctuation in the long-term interest rate (TJLP), published by the Central Bank of Brazil.

Management of interest rate risks

Currently, the Company does not use derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.

31.5 Credit risk

The Company adopts a number of measures to decrease its exposure to credit risks to acceptable levels. All the cash and cash equivalents in Brazil are held in the main existing banks.Time deposits in US dollars are held in first tier institutions in the United States.Additionally, all the securities available for sale and derivative instruments held by the Company are traded on the stock exchange or held in first tier financial institutions. The Company monitors its exposure to credit risks in trade accounts receivable and regularly evaluates its clients’ ability to pay. As of March 31, 2010, the balance of trade accounts receivable referred basically to large distributors.

The table below presents the maximum exposure to credit risk for the first quarter.

Credit risk concentration

A significant portion of the Company’s assets, including financial instruments, is located in Brazil. The Company’s financial instruments that are exposed to credit concentration risk are, mainly, cash and cash equivalents, government bonds, accounts receivable and futures contracts.

The information on accounts receivable, is given in note 5.

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31.6 Liquidity risk

Petrobras uses its funds mainly with capital expenses, payment of dividends and debt refinancing. Historically, the conditions are met with funds generated internally, short and long-term debts, project financing, sales transactions and leasing. These sources of funds, allied to the Company’s strong financial position will continue to permit compliance with the established capital requirements.

Liquidity risk management

The liquidity risk management policy adopted by the Company predicts the continuity of the rescheduling of the debt profile, appropriate to the investment cycle; raising of capital through various means and through medium and long-term financing agreements, including the issuing of bonuses on the international capital markets, financing of suppliers, project financing and bank financing.

Government regulation

In addition, the Ministry of Planning, Budgeting and Management controls the total amount of debts that Petrobras and its subsidiaries may incur, during the approval process of the annual budget. The Company and its subsidiaries must also obtain the approval of the National Treasury before assuming medium and long term debts. Loans that exceed the budgeted amounts for each year must be approved by the Federal Senate.

32 Fair value of financial assets and liabilities

Fair values are determined based on quotations of market prices, when available, or, in the absence thereof, on the present value of expected cash flows. The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, short term debt and accounts payable to suppliers are the same as their carrying values. The fair value of the long-term assets and liabilities closely approximates their carrying value.

The estimated fair value for long-term loans of the Parent Company and Consolidated at March 31 2010 were, respectively, R$ 27.164.441thousand and R$ 76.408.118 thousand, calculated at the prevailing market rates, considering natures, terms and risks similar to the registered contracts, and they may be compared to the carrying values of R$ 26.554.018 thousand and R$ 87.157.511 thousand.

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The hierarchy of the fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, at March 31, 2010, is presented as follows:

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated
 
  Prices quoted on an active market (Level 1) Valuation technique supported by observable prices (Level 2)  Valuation technique without use of observable prices (Level 3)  Total
 
 
 
 
Assets         
Marketable securities  4,572,070      4,572,070 
Foreign currency derivatives    110,351    110,351 
Commodity derivatives  39,446  1,724    41,170 
Total assets  4,611,516  112,075    4,723,591 
Liabilities         
Foreign currency derivatives    (660)    (660) 
Commodity derivatives  (65,433)  (5,210)    (70,643) 
Total liabilities  (65,433)  (5,870)    (71,303) 

 

33 Security, environment and health

In the first three months of 2010, Petrobras’ main security, environment and health indexes were compatible with the best companies in the sector worldwide and in the period it did not register any significant occurrence of oil spillage affecting the environment.

Petrobras continually invests in training and development of new technologies aimed at accident prevention and the safety and health of its employees, which have been successively recognized both within and outside Brazil.

The company's total expenditure on security, environment and health (SMS), considering investments and operations, reached the amount of R$ 1,079,746 thousand in the first quarter of 2010, of which R$ 448,980 thousand was on security, R$ 548,114 thousand was on the environment and R$ 82,651 thousand was on health, where the expenses with multidisciplinary health assistance (AMS) and support for outside environmental programs and/or projects are not included.

This total included the expenditures made through Pegaso (Program for Excellence in Environmental Management and Operating Security), which, between investments and operations, totaled R$ 87,530 thousand in the period.

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34 Statement of added value

  R$ thousand  
  Consolidated   Parent company   
  03.31.2010    12.31.2009  (*)  03.31.2010    12.31.2009  (*) 
Revenues                 
Sales of products and services and other revenues  64,483,095    54,408,726    48,950,295    40,570,291   
Allowance for doubtful accounts - formation  1,670    30,596    (4,790)    11,533   
Revenues related to construction of assets for own use  16,136,246    11,559,063    11,662,976    8,868,053   
  80,621,011    65,998,385    60,608,481    49,449,877   
Inputs acquired from third parties                 
Materials consumed  (9,737,812)    (8,491,093)    (6,035,465)    (5,041,381)   
Cost of goods for sale  (9,114,205)    (5,076,684)    (6,745,781)    (3,767,588)   
Power, third-party services and other operating expenses  (16,697,531)    (15,033,369)    (12,135,212)    (12,075,655)   
Tax credits on inputs acquired from third parties  (5,322,265)    (3,875,591)    (4,547,794)    (3,237,625)   
Loss on recovery of assets  (310,446)    (244,131)    (2,766)    (98,687)   
  (41,182,259)    (32,720,868)    (29,467,018)    (24,220,936)   
 
Gross added value  39,438,752    33,277,517    31,141,463    25,228,941   
 
Retentions                 
Depreciation and amortization  (3,264,506)    (3,158,969)    (2,288,635)    (2,154,469)   
 
Net added value produced by the Company  36,174,246    30,118,548    28,852,828    23,074,472   
 
Transferred added value                 
Resultado de participações em investimentos  (179,281)    (354,746)    992,547    1,341,516   
Financial income - including monetary and exchange variations  759,818    785,596    601,465    1,052,158   
Amortization of goodwill and discounts    -0       
Rents, royalties and others  335,166    661,566    292,592    612,914   
  915,703    1,092,416    1,886,604    3,006,588   
 
Total added value to be distributed  37,089,949    31,210,964    30,739,432    26,081,060   
Distribution of added value                 
Personnel and officers                 
Payroll and related charges                 
Salaries  2,909,383  8%  2,396,240  8%  2,270,321  7%  1,673,812  6% 
 
Benefits                 
Advantages  175,034  0%  176,614  0%  112,471  0%  107,949  0% 
Retirement and pension plan  328,778  1%  207,911  1%  315,763  1%  199,412  1% 
Healthcare plan  429,298  1%  387,896  1%  406,898  1%  370,959  1% 
 
FGTS  192,078  1%  174,530  0%  167,598  1%  152,790  1% 
  4,034,571  11%  3,343,191  10%  3,273,051  11%  2,504,922  10% 
Taxes                 
Federal ( ** )  13,016,425  35%  10,358,756  33%  11,966,705  39%  9,032,160  35% 
State  6,097,738  16%  5,771,822  19%  2,950,415  10%  3,042,043  12% 
Municipal  59,810  0%  45,647  0%  36,649  0%  25,641  0% 
Abroad ( ** )  1,341,196  4%  1,275,229  4%  0%  0% 
  20,515,169  55%  17,451,454  56%  14,953,769  49%  12,099,844  46% 
            0%     
Financial institutions and suppliers                 
Interest, and exchange and monetary variations  2,575,848  7%  1,204,206  6%  1,431,283  5%  1,356,566  5% 
Rental and affreightment expenses  2,167,514  6%  2,490,699  8%  3,389,844  11%  3,838,271  15% 
  4,743,362  13%  3,694,905  14%  4,821,127  16%  5,194,837  20% 
Shareholders                 
Interest on shareholders' equity  1,754,815  5%  0%  1,754,815  6%    0% 
Dividends  0%  0%  0%    0% 
Minority interest  70,573  0%  430,545  1%  0%  0% 
Retained earnings  5,971,459  16%  6,290,869  19%  5,936,670  19%  6,281,457  24% 
  7,796,847  21%  6,721,414  20%  7,691,485  25%  6,281,457  24% 
 
 
Added value distributed  37,089,949  100%  31,210,964  100%  30,739,432  100%  26,081,060  100% 

 

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35 Additional Information on Cash Flows

  R$ thousand
  Consolidated  Parent company 
  03.31.2010  03.31.2009  03.31.2010  03.31.2009 
 
Amounts paid and received during the year         
Interest paid, net of the capitalized amount  1,633,110  885,628  1,025,131  366,913 
Interest received on loans      248,340  981,091 
Income tax and social contribution  1,363,963  2,319,524  960,073  1,928,315 
Third party income tax withheld at source  739,010  1,670,035  667,154  1,570,447 
  3,736,083  4,875,187  2,900,698  4,846,766 
Investment and financing transactions not involving cash         
 
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment on credit  48,871       
Acquisition of premises and equipment with         
transfer of benefits, risks and control of assets    94  12,907  94,400 
Provision for abandonment of wells         
Formation of provision for dismantling of areas  64,007       
  112,878  94  12,907  94,400 

 

( * ) Adjusted for comparison purposes.

36 Subsequent Events

Authorization for publication of the financial statements

The Board of Directors authorized the publication of these financial statements in a meeting held on March 19, 2010.

Sale option of the Nansei Sekiyu refinery

On April 1, 2010 the Sumitomo Corporation informed its interest in exercising the right of sale to Petrobras of 12.5% of the shares of the capital of the Nansei Sekiyu K.K. refinery (Nansei). rest of the shareholding capital is already owned by Petrobras since 2008.

Petrobras is analyzing the question, based on the terms established in the shareholders’ agreement in force.

Sumitomo also informed that its interest in the sale of the shares of Nansei is part of the rearrangement of its stake holding in the oil products sector.

Nansei has a refinery located in the Japanese province of Okinawa, with a processing capacity of 100 thousand barrels of light petroleum per day, and it produces high quality oil products at the standards of the Japanese market.It also has an oil and oil products terminal for storage of 9.6 million barrels and three wharves capable of receiving Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) of up to 280,000 tbp.

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Investment in Açúcar Guarani S.A.

In April 2010 an investment agreement was executed that establishes the entry of Petrobras Biocombustível into the capital of Açúcar Guarani S.A., with a capital contribution R$ 1,611 million until 2015, when it will then hold 45.7% of the capital shares.

The investment will be made in three stages as established in the investment agreement, as follows:

1 – Initial investment of R$ 682 million through a capital increase in the company Cruz Alta Participações S.A. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Guarani);

2 – Closing of the capital of Guarani with a subsequent exchange by Petrobras Biocombustível of the shares of Cruz Alta for the initial interest of 26.3% in the capital of Guarani.

3 – Additional investment of R$ 929 million through increases in the capital of Guarani, to be made in a maximum period of five years (until 2015), in order to reach a 45.7% interest in the capital of Guarani.

The agreement also establishes additional contributions on the part of the partners up to the limit of a 49% interest by Petrobras Biocombustível.

New partnership for the development of Comperj

On April 28, 2010 Comperj Participações S.A. signed a contract with SMU Energia e Serviços de Utilidades Ltda (SMU) for the creation of a new company, Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Plantas de Utilidades (CDPU), for the purpose of analyzing the execution of the project for Comperj's Utilities Center.

CDPU will have a 20% interest in Comperj Participações S/A and an 80% interest in SMU, a Brazilian company with an interest in Sembcorp Utilities PTE Ltd (Singapore), through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sembcorp Utilities (BVI) Pte Ltd, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (Japan) and Utilitas Participações S.A. (Brazil).

The project for the Utilities Center comprises the units for supplying electric power, steam, treatment of water and effluents, as well as hydrogen, and it is also an integral part of the Petrochemical Complex of Rio de Janeiro. Comperj, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, also forecasts the building of a refinery, and first and second generation petrochemical units. It is forecast to enter into operation in the second semester of 2013.

Among the procedures for installation of Comperj, bidding has been held for the construction of a coke unit, where the winner was the Techint and Andrade Gutierrez consortium. The final amount of the contract was R$ 1.89 billion.

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Acquisition of NovaMarlim Participações S.A.

In 2009, Petrobras exercised its purchase option of NovaMarlim Participações S.A. (NovaMarlimPar). The exercise price for the option was R$ 600.00, as established in the Agreement for the Share Purchase Option of Project NovaMarlim, executed on December 6, 2001 between Petrobras and the former shareholders of NovaMarlimPar.

On May 7, 2010, the transfer of the remaining shares, representing 56.57% of the voting and total capital, was made to Petrobras, which is now the owner of 100% of NovaMarlimPar.

NovaMarlimPar holds full control of NovaMarlim Petróleo S.A. (NovaMarlim), a specific purpose entity created for the complementation of the development of the production of hydrocarbons from the Marlim Field in the Campos basin (Project NovaMarlim).

Incident on the buoy of the alternative system for discharging oil

On May 11, 2010 the capsizing of the monobuoy of the system for discharging oil was reported – PDET (Directive plan for discharging and handling of oil for the Campos Basin). Petrobras’ emergency plan was immediately put into action and the Company reported that there was no impact on the production and discharging of oil and gas from the basin. The Company is estimating the expenses related to the incident. The insured value of the monobuoy is approximately US$ 76.3 million

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Net income

Petrobras arrived at a net profit of R$ 7,691 million in 1T-2010, with an operating profit corresponding to 25% of the net operating income (21% in 4T-2009).

R$ Million
    Period Jan-Mar
4T 2009    2009  2008  % 
45,924  Gross operating income  48,247  39,983  21 
34,609  Net operating income  36,952  30,472  21 
7,360  Operating profit (1) (1)  9,088  7,629  19 
345  Financial results  115  ( 304)  (138) 
1,119  Equity accounting  993  1,341  (26) 
7,427  Net income for the year  7,691  6,281  22 
0.85  Net income per share  0,88  0.72  22 
347,085  Market value  332,381  285,151  17 

 

(1) Before financial income and expenses, and equity accounting

The main factors that contributed to the 22% increase in net income for the period from January to March 2010 in relation to the period from January to March 2009 were:

• 21% increase in net operating income as a result of:

• Increase in the average prices on exports, with an emphasis on petroleum and fuel oil, reflecting the changes in the quotations on the international market, offset by the decrease in the average prices on sales to the domestic market, with an emphasis on diesel and gasoline due to the decreases of 15% and 4.5% that occurred as from June 2009.

• Increase in the volume sold on the domestic market, especially gasoline, due to the expressive increase in the fleet of flex fuel vehicles, allied to the shortage of fuel alcohol on the market at the beginning of 2010, and diesel, on account of the large increase in industrial activity and infrastructure activities, and on the foreign market, with an emphasis on petroleum, reflecting the entry into operation of the new platforms, weakened by the natural decline of the other fields.

• 24% increase in the costs of goods sold, as a result of the higher international quotations on the expenditures with government holdings and with the importing of oil products. The greater participation of imported oil products, especially diesel and aviation kerosene, as well as the need to import gasoline also had an influence.

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• Increase in the following expenditures:

• Sales (R$ 46 million), due to the expenses for storage of LNG in regasifying ships (R$ 76 million) which were not yet operating in 1Q-2009, offset by the decrease in the expenditure for freight of products for the domestic market (R$ 54 million);

• General and Administratives (R$ 90 milhões), an effect of the higher expenses with personnel (R$ 70 million), as a result of the increase in the workforce and collective bargaining agreements, and higher charges (R$ 57 million), with an emphasis on the rent for Edifício Ventura as from June 2009. These effects surpassed the decrease in third-party services (R$ 33 million), mainly consulting, auditing and technical services;

• Exploration costs (R$ 95 million), due to the greater write-off of dry wells or economically unviable wells (R$ 104 million);

• Research and development (R$ 48 million), as a result of the increase in the provision for the contracting of projects from institutions accredited by ANP (R$ 36 million), due to the increase in the prices of petroleum and the consequent increase in gross revenue, which is the basis for fixing the minimum investment in research, in addition to the higher expenditure for personnel (R$ 23 million), resulting from the increase in the workforce; and

• Other operating expenses (R$ 576 million), with an emphasis on the non recurring expense for the provision for losses on legal proceedings (R$ 399 million) with respect to the excise tax (IPI) credit premium, and plataform´s ICMS P-36 (R$ 449 million), offset by the decrease in the provision for devaluation of inventories (R$ 96 million), lower expenses with idle production capacity of thermoelectric power stations (R$ 90 million) and by higher revenue from the incentive for income tax on working profit.(R$ 60 million)

Positive effect of R$ 419 million in the financial results, with an emphasis on exchange gains, an effect of the devaluation of the Real in 2010.

Decrease of R$ 656 million in the equity in earnings of subsidiaries, mainly due to the lower results presented by Downstream, PNBV, Petroquisa, Gaspetro and PIB BV.

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Economic indexes

Up until March 2010, the business conducted by Petrobras presented a profit of R$ 11.4 billion before financial results, results originating from corporate interests, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), a increase of 1.6 billion compared to the same period of 2009.

    First Quarter
4T-2009    2010  2009 
41  Gross margin (%)  42  44 
21  Operational margin (%)  25  25 
21  Net margin (%)  21  21 
11,501  EBITDA - R$ millions  11,377  9,776 

 

Gross Margin reduced 2 percentage point compared to the same period of the previous year, due to the realization of higher average unit costs, an effect of the higher international quotations on the expenses with government holdings and with the importing of oil products.

The operating and net margins increased one percentage point, as a result of the practically stable behavior of the operating expenses.

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Rio de Janeiro – May 14, 2010 – Petrobras announces today its consolidated results expressed in millions of Brazilian Reais, for the first time in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). These are the Company’s first financial statements presented in accordance with IFRS. Information for the first and fourth quarters of 2009 (1Q-2009 and 4Q-2009) has been adjusted retroactive to 01.01.2009.

Consolidated net income totaled R$ 7,726 million in 1Q-2010

Main Results

R$ million
                1st Quarter     
4Q-2009   1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
           
           
 
7,438    4   Consolidated Net Income    7,726    6,291    23
14,317    5   EBITDA    15,076    13,506    12
347,085    (4)   Market Value (Parent Company)    332,381    285,151    17
2,561    (1)   Total Oil and Natural Gas Production (th. barrel/day)    2,547    2,482    3

 

1Q-2010 Highlights

•     Net income increased by 23% over 1Q-2009, mainly due to Brent crude prices, which averaged US$ 76/bbl (+73% over 1Q-2009), and the recovery of sales volume.

•     Total oil and gas production moved up by 3% year-on-year. Petrobras began the extended well test (EWT) in the Tiro and Sídon fields in the Santos Basin.

•     Investments totaled R$ 17,753 million in the quarter, most of which funded by the Company’s strong cash flow, which totaled R$ 15.5 billion as measured by EBITDA.

•     Discovery of oil in the post- and pre-salt layers of the Barracuda field in the Campos Basin, and light crude in the Piranema field in the Sergipe Basin. These discoveries are the fruit of Petrobras’ strategy of intensifying exploration in areas adjacent to the productive fields in order to take full advantage of existing installations and, consequently, reduce production costs and ensure the rapid start-up of any new volumes discovered.

•     Sales totaled 3,507 mil (thousand) barrels/day, 3% up on the previous quarter and 7% more than in 1Q09.

•     Approval of CAPEX of between US$ 200-220 billion for the 2010-2014 Business Plan.

•     Announcement of the Investment and Shareholders’ Agreement with Odebrecht and Braskem, consolidating holdings in the petrochemical sector.

www.petrobras.com.br/ri/english
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This document may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act) that merely reflect the expectations of the Company’s management. Such terms as “anticipate”, “believe”, “expect”, “forecast”, “intend”, “plan”, “project”, “seek”, “should”, along with similar or analogous expressions, are used to identify such forward-looking statements. These predictions evidently involve risks and uncertainties, whether foreseen or not by the Company. Therefore, the future results of operations may differ from current expectations, and readers must not base their expectations exclusively on the information presented herein.

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Dear shareholders and investors,

It is with considerable pride that we present Petrobras’ first quarterly results in accordance with international financial reporting standards (IFRS). The year over year increase of 23% in net income and 12% in cash flow measured by EBITDA is the result of growing production and higher international prices, and reinforces the soundness our business model.

We continue to increase our output of oil in Brazil, the foundation of our operating and financial results. In the first quarter, production increased by 3% year-on-year. In April we established a monthly production record, 2,032,620 barrels per day, exceeding by 29 mil (thousand) barrels our previous best in September of 2009. The record was largely due to the connection of new wells in Marlim Leste, and to the FPSO Cidade de Vitória, in Golfinho, as well as the beginning of the extended well test (EWT) in the Tiro and Sidon fields. The installation of the EWT less than two years after its discovery of Tiro and Sidon, and the transfer of the FPSO Capixaba de Golfinho to the Parque da Baleias, reflect the range of our opportunities and the flexibility of our portfolio.

On the pre-salt front, we are continuing to concentrate our efforts on the BMS-9 and BMS-11 blocks. We have drilled and tested new wells in Tupi as part of our evaluation of the area. These wells will serve as the basis for the pilot project, which is expected to begin production by year end. These wells have reconfirmed the positive volumes and productivity experienced to date. We have also authorized the construction of eight FPSO-type hulls whose resulting platforms will be installed in the pre-salt area of the Santos Basin, thereby maintaining the development timetable on schedule.

Supported by our strong cash flow, we invested R$ 17.8 billion in the quarter, with a focus on increasing production capacity and integrating all our energy related activities.

We are passing through a period of crucial importance to our shareholders. In the coming months we will approach the market to increase our capital, to provide Petrobras with the financial resources needed to develop our pre-salt discoveries while expanding as an integrated company. We are fully committed to a fair and transparent operation, respecting all the rights of minority and preferred shareholders and employing best corporate governance practices. We are definitely moving forward to increase our capital, whether or not Congress approves the bill that authorizes the Transfer of Rights with Compensation and the Capitalization. The bill is currently before the Senate and we are hopeful it will be approved in time to complete the capitalization by July.

Our priority is to grow in an integrated manner and with profitability. In order to do so, we rely on a sound resource base that generates substantial cash flow. We also have access to various sources of funding, either through the banks or the capital market, allowing us to grow and invest, maintaining an appropriate capital structure and giving the Company sufficient financial muscle to sustain its expansion. All these steps are underpinned by the absolute certainty that we have one of the best portfolios of projects and opportunities in the world, and that we will invest all our funds with efficiency and discipline, thereby ensuring returns for our shareholders, investors and society as a whole.

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Main items and Consolidated Economic Indicators

R$ million
            1st Quarter     
4Q-2009   1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
           
           
 
60,866   4   Gross Operating Revenues    63,324   53,636   18
47,696   6   Net Operating Revenues    50,412   42,630   18
18,124   7   Gross Profit    19,310   16,815   15
9,658   20   Operating Profit 1    11,617   10,347   12
111   (732)   Financial Result    (701)   (341)   106
7,438   4   Net Income    7,726   6,291   23
0.85   4   Net Income per Share    0.88   0.72   22
 
        Resultado líquido por segmento de negócio             
5,992   22   Exploration & Production    7,312   2,501   192
1,209   (8)   Supply    1,116   4,639   (76)
163   98   Gas and Energy    323   (142)   (327)
303   19   Distribution    362   227   59
(141)   (417)   International    447   (338)   (232)
251   (603)   Corporate    (1,262)   (1,129)   12
 
20,077   (12)   Consolidated Investments    17,753   14,380   23
 
38   -   Gross Margin (%)    38   39   (1)
20   3   Operating Margin (%)    23   24   (1)
16   (1)   Net Margin (%)    15   15   -
14,317   5   EBITDA – R$ million(2)    15,076   13,506   12
 
75   1   Brent (US$/bbl)    76   44   73
1.74   3   US Dollar Average Price - Sale (R$)    1.80   2.32   (22)
1.74   2   US Dollar Last Price - Sale (R$)    1.78   2.32   (23)
 
        Price Indicators (*)             
154.82   2   Average Oil Products Realization Prices (R$/bbl)    157.65   163.59   (4)
        Average sale price - Brazil             
70.24   4   Oil (US$/bbl)    72.92   32.23   126
15.51   (7)   Natural Gas(US$/bbl)    14.39   31.50   (54)
        Average sale price - International             
64.39   (4)   Oil (US$/bbl)    62.02   39.21   58
14.36   3   Natural Gas(US$/bbl)    14.81   12.75   16

 


1 Operating income before financial result, equity balance and taxes.
2 Operating income before financial result, equity balance + depreciation/amortization.
(*)Unaudited.

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1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009 Results

•     Net Income3

Consolidated net income totaled R$ 7,726 million, 23% up on 1Q-2009, reflecting the gains from the sale of oil and oil products, influenced by the recovery of domestic sales volume and the impact of higher commodity prices on export prices. These effects more than offset the reduction in domestic diesel and gasoline prices and the upturn in unit costs, particularly expenses with government take and imports, which were also affected by international prices. Operating expenses climbed by 19%, due to the constitution of provisions for contingencies for legal processes related to the levying of ICMS-RJ (state VAT) on the P-36 platform (R$ 449 million), the action for damages due to the cancellation of the IPI (federal VAT) credit-premium assignment (R$ 399 million) and the action for damages arising from the Plano Cruzado involving three contracts for the construction of ships (R$ 79 million). Other contributory factors included estimated impairment losses on assets in Argentina (San Lorenzo Refinery) and the Breitener thermal plant, as well as expenses from the leasing of LNG regasification vessels, which began operating in 3Q-2009

The financial result was negative (R$ 360 million), reflecting the impact of the exchange variation on foreign assets and the increase in the dollar-denominated debt (R$ 319 million).

The higher result from relevant interests (R$ 176 million) was due to provisions for losses on investments in the Pasadena Refinery (R$ 341 million) in 2009.

Minority interest generated a positive impact of R$ 360 million, due to the impact of the exchange variation on SPE debt and the exercise of stock options on certain structured projects, as well as the revision of future inflow from financial leasing operations, both at the end of 2009.

Provision for interest on own capital in the 1Q-2010 provided a R$ 597 million fiscal benefit.

•     EBITDA

EBITDA totaled R$ 15,076 million, 12% up on 1Q-2009, fueled by the increase in the average export price, international sales and higher domestic sales volume. These effects were partially offset by the upturn in unit costs, due to the increased government take, and lower domestic sales prices, caused by the reduction in the price of diesel (15%) and gasoline (5%) in June 2009, in addition to higher operating expenses.

•     Investments

• First-quarter investments totaled R$ 17,753 million, most of which went to increasing future oil and gas production capacity, to the refineries, in order to expand capacity and improve fuel quality, and to the Brazilian gas pipeline network, thereby improving distribution and market service.


3 For further details, see Appendix 2.

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1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009 Results

•     Net Income4

Consolidated net income moved up by 4% over 4Q-2009, reflecting higher oil exports and the upturn in the total average sale price, offset by the higher government take. Operating expenses fell by 9%, due to the write-offs of dry and economically unviable wells (R$ 620 million), provisions for impairment losses on E&P assets (R$ 350 million), expenses with institutional relations and cultural projects and unscheduled stoppages (R$ 261 million), which more than offset the constitution of provisions for contingencies for legal processes related to the levying of ICMS-RJ (state VAT) on the P-36 platform (R$ 449 million), the action for damages due to the cancellation of the IPI (federal VAT) credit-premium assignment (R$ 399 million) and the action for damages arising from the Plano Cruzado involving three contracts for the construction of ships (R$ 79 million).

The financial result was negative (R$ 812 million), reflecting the impact of the exchange variation on foreign assets and the increase in the dollar-denominated debt (R$ 790 million).

•     EBITDA

EBITDA increased by 5% over 4Q-2009, reflecting the impact of higher commodity prices on export prices and the sale price of oil products pegged to international prices, as well as higher export volume and the reduction in operating expenses.

 


4 For further details, see Appendix 3.

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RESULTS BY BUSINESS AREA

Petrobras operates in an integrated manner, with the greater part of oil and gas production in the exploration and production area being transferred to other Company areas.

When reporting results per business area, transactions with third parties and transfers between business areas are valued in accordance with the internal transfer prices established between the various areas and assessment methodologies based on market parameters.

EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION (E&P)

 

                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
4Q-2009      Net Income       
             
 
5,992    22       7,312    2,501    192

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): The increase in net income was due to:

•     Higher domestic oil sale/transfer prices (4% in US$/bbl);

•     Estimated impairment losses in 4Q-2009 (R$ 550 million);

•     Lower exploration costs (R$187 million), chiefly due to the write-off of dry and economically unviable wells.

These effects were partially offset by the 5% reduction in volume of oil transferred, despite the increase in exports (26%) and provisions for contingencies related to the levying of the ICMS/RJ tax on the P-36 platform (R$ 449 million).

The spread between the average domestic oil sale/transfer price and the average Brent price narrowed from US$ 4.32/bbl in 4Q-2009 to US$ 3.32/bbl in 1Q-2010.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): The increase in net income reflected higher domestic oil prices (126% in US$/bbl), in turn due to the international market appreciation of "heavy” versus “light” crudes, and the 2% upturn in daily oil and LNG production.

These effects were partially offset by the higher government take and provisions for contingencies related to the levying of the ICMS/RJ tax on the P-36 platform (R$ 449 million).

The spread between the average domestic oil sale/transfer price and the average Brent price fell from US$ 12.17/bbl in 1Q-2009 to US$ 3.32/bbl in 1Q-2010.

                1st Quarter     
4Q-2009   1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
    Domestic Production (th. barrels/day) (*)       
           
 
1,993    -   Oil and NGL    1,985    1,952    2
320    (1)   Natural Gas 5    317    309    3
2,313    -   Total    2,302    2,261    2

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): This variation reflects stable production levels between the two periods.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): Increased output from the P-51 (Marlim Sul), P-53 (Marlim Leste), FPSO-Cidade de Vitória (Golfinho), FPSO-Espírito Santo (Parque das Conchas) and P-54 (Roncador) platforms more than offset the natural decline in the mature fields.

 


(*)Unaudited.

5 Excludes liquefied gas and includes re-injected gas.

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                  1st Quarter     
4Q-2009   1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
        2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
      Lifting Cost - country (*)       
             
        US$/barrel:             
9.51    (1)   • •  without government participation    9.40    7.82    20
24.74    (4)   • •  with government participation    23.73    14.69    62
 
        R$/barrel:             
16.51    3   • •  without government participation    16.95    17.91    (5)
43.04    2   • •  with government participation    43.82    34.24    28

 

Lifting Cost Excluding Government Take – US$/barrel

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): Excluding the exchange variation, this indicator remained stable.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): Excluding the exchange variation, the 2% increase in the lifting cost was caused by higher personnel expenses due to the 2009/2010 collective bargaining agreement, non-recurring interventions in the Marlim field and maintenance in the Campos Basin.

Lifting Cost Including Government Take – US$/barrel

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): Excluding the exchange variation, the lifting cost fell by 3% chiefly due to the decline in the tax rate in the Albacora Leste, Barracuda and Albacora fields, as well as the stable average reference price for local oil, used to determine the government take, which is based on the international price.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): Excluding the exchange variation, the lifting cost increased by 51%, due to the upturn in the reference price for local oil and the increase in the tax rate in the Marlim Sul and Marlim Leste fields.

 


(*)Unaudited.

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REFINING, TRANSPORTATION & MARKETING

                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
              2010X 
4Q-2009      Net Income    2010    2009    2009
                  (%)
 
1,209    (8)       1,116    4,639    (76)

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): The reduction in net income was due to higher oil acquisition/transfer and oil product import costs (Brent went up by 2% in US$/bbl) and the depreciation of the Real against the U.S. dollar (3%).

These effects were partially offset by higher average domestic oil product sale prices (2%), reflecting the behavior of those oil products whose prices are pegged to international prices, and reduced losses from investments in the petrochemical sector (R$ 278 million).

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): The reduction in net income reflected higher oil acquisition/transfer and oil product import costs (Brent, up by 73% in US$/bbl).

These effects were partially offset by the increase in domestic oil product sales volume, chiefly gasoline (24%) and diesel (8%), higher average export prices and the upturn in the domestic price of those oil products whose prices are pegged to international prices, despite the reduction in the price of diesel (15%) and gasoline (5%) in June 2009.

                1st Quarter     
4Q-2009   1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
    Imports and exports (th. barrels/day) (*)       
           
 
373    (7)   Crude oil imports    347    426    (19)
139    97   Oil products imports    274    140    96
512    21   Import of crude oil and oil products    621    566    10
462    20   Crude oil exports 7    555    451    23
215    (11)   Oil products exports    192    215    (11)
677    10   Export of crude oil and oil products 6    747    666    12
165    (24)   Net exports (imports) crude oil and oil products    126    100    26
  50   Other imports        50
  (50)   Other exports 6        100

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): The upturn in oil exports was caused by increased supply due to scheduled stoppages in distillation units in 1Q-2010, especially in Replan.

Oil product imports reflected higher demand for S-50 diesel, due to the agreement to increase the product’s availability in metropolitan areas, and for gasoline, thanks to the ethanol shortage in 1Q-2010.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): The increase in exports was caused by higher output and increased supply due to scheduled stoppages in distillation units in 1Q-2010, especially in Replan.

The upturn in imports reflected growing demand for oil products as a result of the economic recovery, led by diesel, thanks to the bringing forward of the grain harvest and the works associated with the Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), and gasoline, whose consumption moved up substantially due to the ethanol shortage in 1Q-2010.

 


(*)Unaudited.
6 Export volumes of oil and oil products include ongoing exports.
7 Includes oil exports by the Refining, Transportation & Marketing and E&P business areas.

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                1st Quarter     
4Q-2009   1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009

(%)
    Output Oil products (th. barrels/day) (*)       
           
 
1,867    (5)   Output Oil products    1,765    1,771    -
1,942    -   Primary Processed Installed Capacity8    1,942    1,942    -
94    (4)   Use of Installed Capacity (%)    90    91    (1)
78    3   Domestic crude as % of total feedstock processed    80    80    -

 

                1st Quarter     
4Q-2009   1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
    Processed Feedstock – Domestic (Th. barrels/day) (*)       
           
 
1,833    (5)       1,738    1,759    (1)

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): The downturn was caused by the higher number of scheduled stoppages in distillation units, especially in Replan.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): The reduction was caused by the increased number of scheduled stoppages in distillation units.

                1st Quarter     
4Q-2009   1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
    Refining Cost – Domestic (*)       
           
 
3.76    (3)   Refining Cost (US$/barrel)    3.64    2.58    41
 
6.54    -   Refining Cost (R$/barrel)    6.52    5.88    11

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): Excluding the exchange variation, refinery costs in dollars remained flat over the previous quarter.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): Excluding the exchange variation, these costs climbed by 13%, due to higher expenses with personnel and third-party maintenance services.

 


(*)Unaudited.
8 According to the ownership recognized by the ANP.

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GAS & POWER

                1st Quarter     
4Q-2009   1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
    Net Income       
           
 
163    98       323    (142)   327

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): The upturn in net income was due to the R$ 175 million increase in costs in 4Q-2009, related to the addendum to the agreement for the supply of natural gas from Bolivia, as well as higher gas sales volume.

Another contributing factor was the signing of new Energy Auction contracts in the regulated contracting environment, and higher energy sales volume in the free contracting environment, in addition to costs from scheduled stoppages in 4Q-2009.

These factors were partially offset by the increase in selling expenses with LNG regasification vessels and provisions for impairment losses.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): The year-on-year improvement was due to the following factors:

•     Increased fixed revenue from energy auctions (regulated contracting environment);

•     Higher energy sales (free contracting environment);

•     Increased hydroelectric reservoir levels, reducing the average energy acquisition cost and increasing sales margins;

•     The reduction in natural gas import/transfer costs, in line with the behavior of international prices.

These effects were partially offset by the increase in selling expenses with LNG regasification vessels and provisions for impairment losses (R$ 80 million).

                1st Quarter     
4Q-2009   1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
    Gas Imports (Th. barrels/day) (*)       
           
 
134    14       152    126    21

 

 


(*)Unaudited.

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DISTRIBUTION

                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X
4Q09
(%)
      2010   2009   2010 X
2009
(%)
4Q-2009      Net Income       
             
 
303    19       362    227    59

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): The increase in net income was due to lower expenses from: i) the 2009/2010 collective bargaining agreement (R$ 32 million); ii) institutional relations and sales promotions (R$ 50 million); and iii) losses from uncollectable trade notes (R$ 21 million).

These factors were partially offset by the 6% reduction in sales volume.

The segment recorded a 39.5% share of the fuel distribution market in 1Q-2010, versus 38.6% in the previous quarter.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): The year-on-year upturn in net income was due to the 14% increase in sales margins and the 9% growth in sales volume, despite the consequent increase in SG&A expenses (R$ 95 million).

The Company’s share of the fuel distribution market climbed from 38.8% in 1Q-2009 to 39.5% in 1Q-2010.

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INTERNATIONAL MARKET

                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X               2010X
4Q-2009   4Q09   Net Income    2010    2009   2009
    (%)               (%)
(141)   (417)       447    (338)   (232)

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): The upturn in net income caused by higher sales prices in 1Q-2010, which pushed up gross profit (R$ 85 million), as well as the reduction in write-offs of dry and economically unviable wells (R$ 321 million), and lower exploration costs (R$ 105 million).

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): The main events impacting the 1Q10 result were:

•    Increased gross profit (R$ 537 million), due to the recovery of commodity prices and higher E&P activities as a result of the operational start-up of the Akpo field in Nigeria in March 2009; and

•    The constitution of provisions for losses on investments in the USA (R$ 341 million) in 1Q-2009.

                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X               2010X
4Q-2009    4Q09   Intenational Production (th. barrels/day) (*)    2010    2009    2009
    (%)               (%)
 
        Consolidated - International Production             
143    (1)      Oil and NGL    142    114    25
96    (1)      Natural Gas 9    95    95    -
239    (1)   Total    237    209    13
9    (11)   Non Consolidated - Internacional Production 10    8    12    (33)
248    (1)   Total International Production    245    221    11

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): Consolidated international oil, gas and LNG production remained stable over the previous quarter.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): Consolidated international oil and LNG production moved up due to the start-up of the Akpo field, in Nigeria, in March/09, offset by the reduction in Argentina due to the decline in output from the mature fields in the Neuquina Basin.

 


(*)Unaudited.
9 Excludes liquefied gas and includes re-injected gas.
10 Non-consolidated companies in Venezuela.

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                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X   Lifting Cost - International (US$/barrel) (*)           2010X
4Q-2009   4Q09     2010    2009   2009
    (%)             (%)
6.49    (15)       5.50    4.41 11    25


(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009):
Lower expenses in the Akpo field, in Nigeria, due to the improved operating performance in 1Q-2010, together with lower expenses from third-party services in Argentina and more efficient cost controls in the Tibu field in Colombia.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): Higher expenses in Nigeria, due to the March 2009 start-up of production in the Akpo field, whose operating costs are higher than in the other fields abroad, together with higher costs from third-party services in Argentina, caused by contractual price adjustments and pay rises.

                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X   Processed feedstock – International (th. barrels/day) (*)           2010X
4Q-2009   4Q09     2010    2009   2009
    (%)             (%)
205    3       212    198    7

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): In 1Q-2010, the feedstock processed by refineries abroad climbed by 3%, due to increased refining in Argentina as a result of improved market conditions in 2010.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): Processed feedstock increased by 7%, due to the improved operating performance of the U.S. refinery, thanks to scheduled and unscheduled stoppages in 2009.

                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X   Oil Products – International (*)           2010X
4Q-2009   4Q09     2010    2009   2009
    (%)             (%)
        (th. barrels/day)             
220    2   Output Oil products    225    220    2
281    -   Primary Processed Installed Capacity(1)    281    281    -
68    5   Use of Installed Capacity (%)    73    69    4
 
                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X   Refining Cost – International (US$/barrel) (*)           2010X
4Q-2009   4Q09     2010    2009   2009
    (%)             (%)
3.07    8       3.32    4.69 12    (29)

 

(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009): Increased costs from third-party services in the U.S. as a result of higher expenses from projects and the scheduled stoppage, partially offset by the higher volume of total processed feedstock in the period.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): Reduced expenses from the scheduled stoppage and repairs, combined with the increased volume of processed feedstock at the Pasadena refinery (USA).


(*)Unaudited.
11 Revisions to the lifting cost of the Nigeria unit.
12 Revisions to the CTOR in the Japnese refinery.

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Sales Volume – thousand barrels/day (*)

                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X               2010X
4Q-2009   4Q09     2010    2009   2009
    (%)               (%)
782    (6)   Diesel    733    652    12
366    12   Gasoline    410    328    25
100    4   Fuel Oil    104    103    1
161    (7)   Nafta    149    152    (2)
212    (4)   GLP    203    195    4
82    2   QAV    84    73    15
166    1   Other    168    111    51
1,869    (1)   Total Oil    1,851    1,614    15
106    (24)   ProductsAlcohol, Nitrogens, Biodiesel and other    81    84    (4)
247    4   Natural Gas    257    223    15
2,222    (1)   Total domestic market    2,189    1,921    14
682    10   Exports    749    667    12
490    16   International Sales    569    693    (18)
1,172    12   Total international market    1,318    1,360    (3)
3,394    3   Total    3,507    3,281    7

 

First-quarter domestic sales increased by 14% over 1Q-2009, reflecting sales of the following products:

•    Diesel oil (increase of 12%) – due to the recovery of the economy, higher grain production and increased investments in infrastructure.

•    Gasoline (increase of 25%) – due to the higher utilization of flex-fuel vehicles, as a result of the ethanol shortage at the beginning of 2010, the reduction in the ratio of anhydrous ethanol in the gasoline mix in February 2010, and higher family consumption.

Increased production combined with higher supply due to scheduled stoppages in the refineries in 1Q-2010 pushed oil exports up by 12%.

International sales declined by 18%, chiefly as a result of the 2009 sale of inventories formed in 2008.

Corporate Overhead (US$ million) (*)

                1st Quarter     
    1Q10 X               2010X
4Q-2009   4Q09     2010    2009   2009
    (%)               (%)
799   

(19)

  651    478    36


(1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009):
Excluding the exchange variation, corporate overhead decreased by 15% over the previous quarter, due to lower expenses with sponsorship, marketing, personnel and data-processing.

(1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009): Excluding the exchange variation, corporate overhead climbed by 10%, due to higher personnel and rent expenses.


(*)Unaudited.

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Consolidated Investments

In compliance with the goals outlined in its strategic plan, Petrobras continues to prioritize investments in the expansion of its oil and natural gas production capacity by investing its own funds and by structuring ventures with strategic partners.

R$ million
    1st Quarter
    2010    %    2009    %    Δ %
• Own Investments    16,707    94    12,889    90    30
Exploration & Production    7,778    44    7,122    50    9
Supply    5,262    30    2,838    20    85
Gas and Energy    1,629      1,447    10    13
International (1)    1,467      1,012      45
Distribution    116      104      12
Corporate    455      366      24
• Special Purpose Companies (SPCs) (2)   1,046    6    1,132    8    (8)
• Projects under Negotiation        359    2    -
Total Investments    17,753    100    14,380    100    23
 
 
 
(1) International    1,467    100    1,012    100    45
Exploration & Production    1,398    96    877    87    59
Supply    32      71      (55)
Gas and Energy    19      54      (65)
Distribution    12          300
Other            (14)
 
(2) Projects Developed by SPCs    1,046    100    1,132    100    (8)
Exploration & Production    150    14    211    19    (29)
Supply    157    15    156    14    1
Gas and Energy    739    71    765    67    (3)

 

In line with its strategic objectives, Petrobras acts in consortiums with other companies as a concessionaire of oil and gas exploration, development and production rights. Currently the Company is a member of 101 consortiums, of which it operates 69.

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Consolidated Debt13

        R$ million     
    03.31.2010   12.31.2009   %
Short-term Debt 14    20,695   15,556   33
Long-term Debt 14    87,502   85,341   3
Total    108,197   100,897   7
Cash and cash equivalents    26,951   29,034   (7)
Net Debt15    81,246   71,863   13
Net Debt/(Net Debt + Shareholder's Equity) 14    32%   30%   2
Total Net Liabilities16    339,047   321,273   6
Capital Structure             
(third parties net / total liabilities net)    50%   49%   1
 
 
        US$ million     
    03.31.2010   12.31.2009   %
Short-term Debt    11,620   8,934   30
Long-term Debt    49,131   49,013   -
Total    60,751   57,947   5
Net Debt    45,618   41,272   11

 

The net debt of the Petrobras System increased by 13% over December 31, 2009, due to funding operations to finance the intensive investment program.

The level of indebtedness, measured by the net debt/EBITDA ratio, increased from 1.21 on December 31, 2009, to 1.35 on March 31, 2009. The portion of the capital structure represented by third parties was 50%.

 


13 For further details, see Appendix 6.
14 Includes contractual commitments related to the transfer of benefits, risks and control of goods (R$ 704 million on March 31, 2010 and R$ 739 million on December 31, 2009).
15 Total Debt (-) Cash and Cash Equivalents
16 Total Liabilities net from cash/financial investments

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Income Statement – Consolidated

R$ million
        1st Quarter 
4Q-2009       2010   2009
 
60,866   Gross Operating Revenues    63,324   53,636
(13,170)   Sales Deductions    (12,912)   (11,006)
47,696   Net Operating Revenues    50,412   42,630
(29,572)      Cost of Goods Sold    (31,102)   (25,815)
18,124   Gross profit    19,310   16,815
    Operating Expenses         
(1,786)      Sales    (2,072)   (1,865)
(1,858)      General and Administratives    (1,829)   (1,749)
(1,623)      Exploratory Cost    (1,003)   (934)
(544)      Losses on recovery of assets    (194)   -
(243)      Research & Development    (391)   (336)
(223)      Taxes    (153)   (151)
(342)      Pension and Health Plan    (408)   (371)
(1,847)      Other    (1,643)   (1,062)
(8,466)       (7,693)   (6,468)
    Operating Income befor Financial Result and Participation in         
9,658   Equity Income    11,617   10,347
    Net Financial Expenses         
911      Income    760   786
(1,256)      Expenses    (884)   (652)
538      Net Monetary Variation    (571)   (117)
(82)      Net Exchange Variation    (6)   (358)
111       (701)   (341)
(8,355)       (8,394)   (6,809)
(422)   Participation in Equity Income    (179)   (355)
9,347   Operating Profit    10,737   9,651
(2,177)   Income Tax & Social Contribution    (2,940)   (2,929)
7,170   Net Income    7,797   6,722
268   Income attributable to minority interests    (71)   (431)
7,438   Net Income attributable to shareholders of Petrobras    7,726   6,291

 

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Balance Sheet – Consolidated

Assets    R$ million 
    03.31.2010    12.31.2009 
Current Assets    74,459    74,374 
   Cash and Cash Equivalents    26,951    29,034 
   Accounts Receivable    16,200    14,062 
   Inventories    20,031    19,448 
   Marketable Securities    256    124 
   Taxes Recoverable    6,546    7,023 
   Other    4,475    4,683 
 
Non Current Assets    291,539    275,933 
   Long-term Assets    37,083    34,923 
   Petroleum & Alcohol Account    817    817 
   Marketable Securities    4,726    4,639 
   Deferred Taxes and Social Contribution    18,221    16,231 
   Prepaid Expenses    1,448    1,432 
   Accounts Receivable    3,156    3,288 
   Deposits - Legal Matters    2,123    1,989 
   Other    6,592    6,527 
   Investments    5,677    5,660 
   Fixed Assets    240,385    227,079 
   Intangible    8,394    8,271 
 
Total Assets    365,998    350,307 
 
Liabilities    R$ million 
    03.31.2010    12.31.2009 
Current Liabilities    60,148    54,829 
   Short-term Debt    20,335    15,166 
   Suppliers    16,191    17,082 
   Taxes and Social Contribution    9,842    10,590 
   Project Finance    274    212 
   Pension and Health Plan    1,253    1,208 
   Dividends    3,984    2,333 
   Salaries, Benefits and Charges    2,230    2,304 
   Other    6,039    5,934 
Non Current Liabilities    132,618    128,364 
   Long-term Debt    87,158    84,992 
   Pension Plan    4,049    3,956 
   Health Plan    10,478    10,208 
   Deferred Taxes and Social Contribution    21,289    20,458 
   Provision for well abandonment    4,701    4,791 
   Deferred Income    112    231 
   Other    4,831    3,728 
Shareholders’ Equity    170,299    164,204 
   Capital Stock    78,967    78,967 
   Reserves/Net Income    91,332    85,237 
Minority Interest    2,933    2,910 
Total Liabilities    365,998    350,307 

 

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Statement of Cash Flow – Consolidated

R$ million
        1st Quarter
4Q-2009       2010   2009
7,438   Net Income    7,726   6,291
6,262   (+) Adjustments    1,950   6,112
4,115      Depreciation & Amortization    3,265   3,159
110      Charges on Financing and Connected Companies    1,116   164
(268)      Minority interest    71   431
421      Result of Equity Income    179   355
1,601      Income Tax and deffered contributions    (446)   540
(895)      Inventory Variation    (563)   1,820
(26)      Accounts Receivable Variation    (2,062)   142
1,552      Supplier Variation    (837)   (1,000)
205      Pension and Health Plan Variation    600   265
(2,331)      Tax Variation    (1,077)   336
1,244      Write-off of dry wells    632   562
593      Impairment    310   244
(59)      Other Adjustments    762   (906)
13,700   (=) Cash Generated by Operating Activities    9,676   12,403
(19,658)   (-) Cash used in Investment Activities    (16,013)   (14,427)
(8,100)      Investment in E&P    (7,286)   (7,035)
(6,267)      Investment in Refining and Transportation    (4,934)   (4,190)
(3,377)      Investment in Gas and Energy    (2,294)   (1,816)
(222)      Investiments in Distribution    (90)   (102)
(1,158)      Investment in International Segment    (1,395)   (951)
(534)      Other investments    (14)   (333)
(5,958)   (=) Free cash flow    (6,337)   (2,024)
4,475   (-) Cash used in Financing Activities    4,188   5,599
10,080      Financing    4,212   5,610
(5,605)      Dividends    (24)   (11)
207   (+) FX effect in cash and cash equivalents    66   102
(1,276)   (=) Cash generated in the period    (2,083)   3,677
30,310   Cash at the Beginning of Period    29,034   16,099
29,034   Cash at the End of Period    26,951   19,776

 

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Statement of Added Value – Consolidated

    R$ million
    1st Quarter
    2010    2009 
Revenue         
Sale of products and services 17    64,485   54,439
Assets construction    16,136   11,559
    80,621   65,998
Materials acquisitions from third parties         
Raw Materials Used    (9,738)   (8,491)
Products for Resale    (9,114)   (5,076)
Energy, Services & Other    (16,698)   (15,033)
Tax    (5,322)   (3,876)
Impairment    (310)   (244)
    (41,182)   (32,720)
Gross Added Value    39,439   33,278
 
Retentions         
Depreciation & Amortization    (3,265)   (3,159)
Net Added Value produced by company    36,174   30,119
 
Added Value Received         
Equity Income Result    (179)   (355)
Financial Revenue - including monetary and exchange variation    760   786
Rent and Royalties and other    335   661
    916   1,092
Added Value to Distribute    37,090   31,211
 
Distribution of Added Value         
 
Personnel and administratives         
Salaries/Sharing Profit         
Salaries    2,910   2,396
Benefits         
Advantages    175   177
Health, Retirement and Pension Plan    758   595
FGTS    192   175
    4,035   3,343
Tax         
Federal Government    13,016   10,359
States    6,098   5,772
Municipal    60   46
Foreign states    1,341   1,275
    20,515   17,452
Financial Institutions and Suppliers         
Interest, FX Rate and Monetary Variation    2,576   1,204
Rent and freight expenses    2,167   2,490
    4,743   3,694
Shareholders         
Interest on Own Capital    1,755   -
Minority Interest    71   431
Retained Earnings    5,971   6,291
    7,797   6,722
Distributed Added Value    37,090   31,211

 


17 Net of provisions for Doubtful Accounts.

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Consolidated Statement by Business Area18 19 - Jan- Mar 2010

    R$ MILLION
            GAS                     
&
     E&P    SUPPLY   ENERGY    DISTRIB.   INTERN.    CORPOR.    ELIMIN.    TOTAL 
 
Net Operating Revenues    23,389   41,274   3,083   15,300   5,840   -   (38,474)   50,412
   Intersegments    23,276   13,491   326   328   1,053   -   (38,474)   -
   Third Parties    113   27,783   2,757   14,972   4,787   -   -   50,412
Cost of Goods Sold    (10,403)   (37,992)   (1,782)   (13,962)   (4,503)   -   37,540   (31,102)
Gross Profit    12,986   3,282   1,301   1,338   1,337   -   (934)   19,310
Operating Expenses    (1,926)   (1,412)   (743)   (772)   (640)   (2,266)   66   (7,693)
   Sales, General & Administrative    (162)   (1,251)   (473)   (797)   (401)   (864)   47   (3,901)
   Taxes    (13)   (25)   (11)   (8)   (42)   (54)   -   (153)
   Exploratory Costs    (876)   -   -   -   (127)   -   -   (1,003)
   Loss on recovery assets    -   -   (80)   -   (114)   -   -   (194)
   Research & Development    (203)   (63)   (17)   (2)   (1)   (105)   -   (391)
   Health and Pension Plans    -   -   -   -   -   (408)   -   (408)
   Other    (672)   (73)   (162)   35   45   (835)   19   (1,643)
Operating Profit (Loss)    11,060   1,870   558   566   697   (2,266)   (868)   11,617
   Net of Interest Income (Expenses)    -   -   -   -   -   (701)   -   (701)
   Equity Income    -   (103)   (38)   (12)   (5)   (21)   -   (179)
 
Income (Loss) Before Taxes and Minority Interests    11,060   1,767   520   554   692   (2,988)   (868)   10,737
   Income Tax & Social Contribution    (3,761)   (636)   (189)   (192)   (184)   1,726   296   (2,940)
   Minority Interests    13   (15)   (8)   -   (61)   -   -   (71)
Net Income (Loss)    7,312   1,116   323   362   447   (1,262)   (572)   7,726

 

Consolidated Statement by Business Area 18 19 - Jan- Mar 2010

            R$ MILLION        
            GAS                     
&
     E&P    SUPPLY   ENERGY    DISTRIB.   INTERN.    CORPOR.    ELIMIN.    TOTAL 
Net Operating Revenues    13,903   34,199   3,259   13,858   4,640   -   (27,229)   42,630
   Intersegments    13,556   12,289   545   465   374   -   (27,229)   -
   Third Parties    347   21,910   2,714   13,393   4,266   -   -   42,630
Cost of Goods Sold    (8,793)   (25,483)   (2,884)   (12,784)   (3,840)   -   27,969   (25,815)
Gross Profit    5,110   8,716   375   1,074   800   -   740   16,815
Operating Expenses    (1,352)   (1,516)   (495)   (687)   (752)   (1,732)   66   (6,468)
   Sales, General & Administrative    (182)   (1,268)   (246)   (702)   (477)   (805)   66   (3,614)
   Taxes    (20)   (27)   (22)   (6)   (30)   (46)   -   (151)
   Exploratory Costs    (781)   -   -   -   (153)   -   -   (934)
   Research & Development    (149)   (80)   (8)   (4)   (1)   (94)   -   (336)
   Health and Pension Plan    -   -   -   -   -   (371)   -   (371)
   Other    (220)   (141)   (219)   25   (91)   (416)   -   (1,062)
Operating Profit (Loss)    3,758   7,200   (120)   387   48   (1,732)   806   10,347
   Net of Interest Income (Expenses)    -   -   -   -   -   (341)   -   (341)
   Equity Income    -   (38)   58   (28)   (335)   (12)   -   (355)
 
Income (Loss) Before Taxes and Minority Interests    3,758   7,162   (62)   359   (287)   (2,085)   806   9,651
   Income Tax & Social Contribution    (1,277)   (2,449)   41   (132)   (28)   1,189   (273)   (2,929)
   Minority Interest    20   (74)   (121)   -   (23)   (233)   -   (431)
Net Income (Loss)    2,501   4,639   (142)   227   (338)   (1,129)   533   6,291
1617                                 

 


18 Biofuel results are included in the corporate group.
19 The segmented information for 2010 and 2009 was prepared considering the changes to the business areas, due to the transfer of management of the Fertilizer business from Refining, Transportation & Marketing to Gas & Power.

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EBITDA20 Consolidated Statement by Business Area - Jan - Mar 2010 21, 22

            R$ MILLION        
            GAS                     
&
     E&P    SUPPLY   ENERGY    DISTRIB.   INTERN.    CORPOR.    ELIMIN.    TOTAL 
 
Operating Profit    11,060    1,870    558    566    697    (2,266)   (868)   11,617 
Depreciation / Amortization    2.005    354    239    89    448    130   -   3.265 
Impairment        80      114    -   -   194 
EBITDA    13,065    2,224    877    655    1,259    (2,136)   (868)   15,076 

 

Statement of Other Operating Income (Expenses) - Jan-Mar 2010 21, 22

            R$ MILLION        
            GAS                     
&
     E&P    SUPPLY   ENERGY    DISTRIB.   INTERN.    CORPOR.    ELIMIN.    TOTAL 
 
Losses and Contingencies related to Lawsuit    (460)   (10)   (8)   (8)   (6)   (538)     (1,030)
Institutional relations and cultural projects    (16)   (10)   (5)   (9)   -   (192)     (232)
Operational expenses with thermoelectric    -   -   (158)   -   -   -     (158)
Non programmed stoppages in installations                                 
and production equipment    (92)   (6)   (24)   -   -   -     (122)
Inventory adjustment    -   (17)   -   -   (100)   -     (117)
HSE Expenses    (21)   (12)   (1)   -   -   (50)     (84)
Incentive, Donations and Governamental                                 
Subvention    29   157   5   -   -   -     191
Others    (112)   (175)   29   52   151   (55)   19    (91)
    (672)   (73)   (162)   35   45   (835)   19    (1,643)

 

Statement of Other Operating Income (Expenses) - Jan-Mar 2009 21, 22

            R$ MILLION        
            GAS                     
&
     E&P    SUPPLY   ENERGY    DISTRIB.   INTERN.    CORPOR.    ELIMIN.    TOTAL 
 
Losses and Contingencies related to Lawsuit    (10)   (19)   -   (15)   (7)   (27)       (78)
Institutional relations and cultural projects    (18)   (6)   (3)   (5)   -   (159)       (191)
Operational expenses with thermoelectric    -   -   (177)   -   -   -       (177)
Non programmed stoppages in installations                                 
and production equipment    (78)   (10)   (30)   -   -   -       (118)
Inventory adjustment    -   (117)   -   -   (113)   (14)       (244)
HSE Expenses    (18)   (9)   (1)   -   -   (54)       (82)
Incentive, Donations and Governamental                                 
Subvention    -   103   5   -   -   -       108
Others    (96)   (83)   (13)   45   29   (162)       (280)
    (220)   (141)   (219)   25   (91)   (416)       (1,062)

 


20 Operating income before the financial result and equity income, excluding depreciation/amortization.
21 Biofuel results are included in the corporate group.
22The segmented information for 2010 and 2009 was prepared considering the changes to the business areas, due to the transfer of management of the Fertilizer business from Refining, Transportation & Marketing to Gas & Power.

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Consolidated Assets by Business Area 23 24 - 03.31.2010

            R$ MILLION        
            GAS                     
&
     E&P    SUPPLY   ENERGY    DISTRIB.   INTERN.    CORPOR.    ELIMIN.    TOTAL 
ASSETS    138,732    94,425    45,507    11,064    30,462    57,353    (11,545)   365,998 
   CURRENT ASSETS    7,233    30,041    4,095    5,841    5,373    32,131    (10,255)   74,459 
      CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS              26,951    -   26,951 
      OTHER    7,233    30,041    4,095    5,841    5,373    5,180    (10,255)   47,508 
   NON-CURRENT ASSETS    131,499    64,384    41,412    5,223    25,089    25,222    (1,290)   291,539 
      LONG-TERM ASSETS    8,161    4,386    2,975    988    2,849    19,014    (1,290)   37,083 
      INVESTIMENTS      3,257    363    14    1,893    150    -   5,677 
      PROPERTY, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT    121,579    56,484    36,905    3,529    16,875    5,013    -   240,385 
      INTANGIBLE    1,759    257    1,169    692    3,472    1,045    -   8,394 

 

Consolidated Assets by Business Area 23 24 - 12.31.2009

            R$ MILLION        
            GAS                     
&
     E&P    SUPPLY   ENERGY    DISTRIB.   INTERN.   CORPOR.    ELIMIN.    TOTAL 
ASSETS    132,171    87,853    44,939    10,950    28,378    56,555    (10,540)   350,306 
   CURRENT ASSETS    6,515    27,412    5,076    5,668    5,128    33,989    (9,415)   74,373 
      CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS              29,034    -   29,034 
      OTHER    6,515    27,412    5,076    5,668    5,128    4,955    (9,415)   45,339 
   NON-CURRENT ASSETS    125,656    60,441    39,863    5,282    23,250    22,566    (1,125)   275,933 
      LONG-TERM ASSETS    7,487    4,387    2,815    1,060    2,776    17,523    (1,125)   34,923 
    INVESTIMENTS      3,330    273    25    1,882    150    -   5,660 
    PROPERTY, PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT    116,369    52,456    35,666    3,503    15,252    3,833    -   227,079 
    INTANGIBLE    1,800    268    1,109    694    3,340    1,060    -   8,271 
                               

 


23 The segmented information for 2010 and 2009 was prepared considering the changes to the business areas, due to the transfer of management of the Fertilizer business from Refining, Transportation & Marketing to Gas & Power.
24 Biofuel results are included in the corporate group.

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Consolidated Results by International Business Area - Jan-Mar 2010

  R$ MILLION
 

INTERNATIONAL 

  E&P    SUPPLY    GAS & ENERGY    DISTRIB.    CORPOR.    ELIMIN.    TOTAL 
 
ASSETS  21,303    5,175   3,536    1,243    4,015   (4,810)   30,462 
 
Income Statement                           
Net Operating Revenues  1,498    3,100   566    1,618    -   (942)   5,840 
   Intersegments  1,183    704   101    18    -   (953)   1,053 
   Third Parties  315    2,396   465    1,600    -   11   4,787 
Operating Profit (Loss)  673    (68)   118    62    (74)   (14)   697 
Net Income (Loss)  483    (62)   68    59    (87)   (14)   447 

 

Consolidated Results by International Business Area

  R$ MILLION
 

INTERNATIONAL 

  E&P   SUPPLY   GAS & ENERGY    DISTRIB.   CORPOR.   ELIMIN.   TOTAL 
 
ASSETS (12.31.2009)  19,950    5,068   3,470    1,163    3,910   (5,183)   28,378
Income Statement - Jan-Mar/2009                           
Net Operating Revenues  1,123    2,799   600    1,146    3   (1,031)   4,640
Intersegments  644    639   91    31    -   (1,031)   374
Third Parties  479    2,160   509    1,115    3   -   4,266
Operating Profit (Loss)  195    (188)   86    60    (197)   92   48
Net Income (Loss)  13    (540)   72    61    (36)   92   (338)

 

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Income Statement – Parent Company

R$ million
        1st Quarter 
4Q-2009       2010   2009
 
45,924   Gross Operating Revenues    48,247   39,983
(11,315)   Sales Deductions    (11,295)   (9,511)
34,609   Net Operating Revenues    36,952   30,472
(20,578)      Cost of Products Sold    (21,342)   (17,224)
14,031   Gross Profit    15,610   13,248
    Operating Expenses         
(1,402)      Sales    (1,750)   (1,704)
(1,240)      General & Administrative    (1,225)   (1,135)
(1,063)      Exploratory Cost    (876)   (781)
(550)      Impairment    -   -
(240)      Research & Development    (380)   (332)
(63)      Taxes    (81)   (67)
(324)      Health and Pension Plans    (384)   (350)
(1,789)      Other    (1,826)   (1,250)
(6,671)       (6,522)   (5,619)
7,360   Operating Income before Financial Result and Participation in Equity Income    9,088   7,629
    Net Financial         
1,153      Income    912   1,728
(583)      Expenses    (1,026)   (1,349)
262      Net Monetary Variation    (219)   (136)
(487)      Net Exchange Variation    448   (547)
345       115   (304)
(6,326)       (6,407)   (5,923)
1,119   Paticipation in Equity Income    993   1,341
8,824   Operating Income    10,196   8,666
(1,397)   Income Tax / Social Contribution    (2,505)   (2,385)
7,427   Net Income    7,691   6,281

 

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Balance Sheet – Parent Company

Assets  R$ million 
  03.31.2010    12.31.2009 
Current Assets  60,732    54,076 
   Cash and Cash Equivalents  17,522    16,798 
   Marketable Securities  2,861    1,718 
   Accounts Receivable  16,246    12,844 
   Advances to Suppliers  1,583    1,750 
   Inventories  15,111    14,437 
   Dividends Receivable  1,552    780 
   Taxes Recoverable  4,044    4,049 
   Other  1,813    1,700 
Non-current Assets  274,482    265,976 
Long-term Assets  73,724    73,467 
   Oil & Alcohol Account  817    817 
   Subsidiaries and affiliated companies  49,155    48,889 
   Structured Projects  923    2,330 
   Advances to Suppliers  1,724    1,900 
   Marketable Securities  4,335    4,180 
   Taxes & Social Contribution Payable  13,182    11,640 
   Judicial Deposits  1,731    1,691 
   Anticipated Expenses  819    830 
   Other  1,038    1,190 
Investments  39,751    39,373 
Property, plant and equipment  157,418    149,447 
Intangible  3,154    3,216 
Deferred  435    473 
Total Assets  335,214    320,052 
 
Liabilities  R$ million 
  03.31.2010    12.31.2009 
Current Liabilities  84,646    79,074 
   Short-term Debt  8,863    3,123 
   Risk and assets control  2,523    3,557 
   Suppliers  38,893    41,519 
   Taxes & Social Contribution Payable  8,038    8,268 
   Dividends / Interest on Own Capital  3,984    2,333 
   Structured Projects  413    351 
   Health and Pension Plan  1,183    1,123 
   Clients Anticipation  283    134 
   Receivable Cash Flow  16,438    14,318 
   Other  4,028    4,348 
Long-term Liabilities  79,600    76,070 
   Long-term Debt  26,554    26,004 
   Risk and assets control  11,849    10,904 
   Subsidiaries and affiliated companies  665    905 
   Pension plan  3,664    3,612 
   Health Care Benefits  9,784    9,535 
   Deferred Taxes & Social Contribution  17,762    16,855 
   Provision for abandonment  4,405    4,419 
   Other  4,917    3,836 
Shareholders' Equity  170,968    164,908 
   Capital  78,967    78,967 
   Capital Reserves  92,001    85,941 
Total Liabilities  335,214    320,052 

 

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1. Adoption of international financial reporting standards

The Company prepared its opening balance with January 1, 2009 as the transition date for the mandatory exceptions to and certain optional exemptions from the retroactive application of IFRS, in accordance with CPC 37 – Initial Adoption of International Accounting Standards.

We present below a summary of those procedures that resulted in changes to the Company’s financial statements:

a) Exchange variations registered in a specific equity account

The Company adopted CPC 02 – Changes in foreign exchange rates and the conversion of financial statements (IAS 21) in fiscal year 2008. Nevertheless, as January 1, 2009 was considered as the date of the opening balance, the balance of accrued conversion adjustments existing on December 31, 2008 was transferred to accrued earnings in order to comply with IFRS exemption 1 of not having to calculate the retroactive impact of exchange variations on investments in subsidiaries and associated companies whose functional currency differs from that of the parent company.

b) Capitalization of borrowing costs

The capitalization of financial costs was previously limited to interest on loans/financings, whose contracts specified the allocation of the resulting funds to a specific asset (specific loans/financings). With the adoption of CPC 20, the following processes were implemented:· specific loans/financings: the Company capitalized all specific borrowing costs, subtracting any financial revenue from the temporary investment of the funds raised;· other loans/financings: the Company capitalized interest at a rate equivalent to the weighted average cost of said loans/financings in the period.

c) Business combinations

The negative goodwill resulting from the acquisition of interests in which the amount paid was lower than the economic value of the investments will be booked as gains from bargain purchases.

With the adoption of CPC 15/IFRS 3, the balance of negative goodwill calculated and booked under investments, in accordance with the previously adopted accounting practices, was transferred to accrued earnings.

d) Provisions for abandonment of wells and dismantling of areas

The balance of the provision for abandonment of wells and dismantling of areas was adjusted to comply with CPC 26/ICPC 12/IAS 37/IFRIC 1 to reflect the changes in discount rates between periods. This provision was previously booked without revision between periods due to changes in the current discount rate.

e) Post-retirement benefits

Actuarial gains and losses, previously classified under the Pension and Health Plan accounts, were recognized under accrued earnings or losses on January 1, 2009, in accordance with CPC 33/IAS19;

f) Deferred revenue and expenses

Law 11,941/09 eliminated deferred assets, enabling the maintenance of the balance of December 31, 2008, which will continue to be amortized, in up to 10 years, subject to an impairment test, which was adopted by the Company in the individual financial statements, in accordance with CPC 43.

In accordance with IFRS, pre-operating gains and expenses should be recorded under revenue and expenses, respectively, when incurred. With the adoption of IFRS, the Company recognized R$ 3,470 million under accrued earnings in the consolidated balance sheet.

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g) Public service concessions.

The Company exercises joint control over state gas distributors whose results are consolidated proportionally to the interest it holds in their capital stock. These distributors operate under concession regimes and their activities meet the requirements of ICPC 01/IFRIC 12. Consequently, the rights presented as part of these companies’ fixed assets began to be recognized as intangible assets in the consolidated financial statements.

In addition, with the initial adoption of CPC/IFRS, the Company adjusted Petrobras’ consolidated and individual financial statements in relation to the useful life of assets.

h) Useful life of assets.

In accordance with CPC 27 – Fixed Assets (IAS 16) and ICPC 10, the Company revised the economically useful life of assets related to the Refining, Transportation & Marketing segment and to the thermal plants in the Gas & Power segment, based on reports from independent appraisers, resulting in the following rate adjustments:

Useful life  Before IFRS  After IFRS 
Refining equipments  10 years  4 to 31 years (average of 20 years) 
Pipelines  10 years  31 years 
Tanks  10 years  26 years 
Thermoelectric plant  20 years  10 to 33,3 years (average of 23 years) 

 

These alterations were treated as changes to accounting estimates, in accordance with CPC 27 and, therefore, their effects were recognized as of 2010, i.e., prospectively, in accordance with CPC 23 – Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors (IAS 8).

Effects of the adoption of international financial reporting standards on the consolidated opening balance on January 1, 2009

  Balance as released     Business combinations    Forecast for abandonment   Post-employment benefits     Deferred expenses and revenue     Deferred taxes    Consolidated Inclusion Proportional of CIESA (25)     Other  PL
SPES
  Reclassifications    Balance adjusted to the IFRS 
                             
01.01.2009                                         
 
Currente Asset  63,575    -   -   -   (48)     289    -       (1,725)   62,091 
RLP Asset  21,255    -   -   -   -   989    117    (1)      6,771   29,131 
Investiments  5,106    756   -   -   (188)       -     -   5,674 
Property, equipment and plant  190,754    -   109   -   -     278    (62)     (5,386)   185,693 
Intangible  8,003    -   -   -   -     1,014    -     575   9,592 
Deferred  3,470    -   -   -   (3,235)       -     (235)  
  292,163    756   109   -   (3,471)   989    1,698    (63)     -   292,181 
 
Current Liabilities  62,557    -   -   -   -     487    (616) 76    (4,187)   58,317 
Non current liabilities  88,588    (60)   (1,164)   (572)   (1,004)   26    819    (107) 176    4,187   90,889 
 
Parent Company Participatiion  138,365    816   1,273   580   (1,036)   611    45    45     -   140,699 
Minority Interest  2,653    -   -   (8)   (1,432)   352    347    616 (252)    -   2,276 
  292,163    756   109   -   (3,472)   989    1,698    (62)     -   292,181 

 

 


25 Petrobras Argentina subsidiary which, according to CVM Instruction 247/96, was not consolidated for it was operating under restrictions that makes it difficult to transfer resources to shareholders.

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Effects of the adoption of international financial reporting standards on the consolidated balance of December 31, 2009

   Balance as released    Loan cost  capitalization  Business combinations    Forecast for abandonment     Post-employ expenses benefits   Deferred and revenue      Deferred taxes    Consolidated Inclusion Proportional of CIESA    Other    SE SPEs      Reclassifications   Balance adjusted to the IFRS 
12.31.2009                                               
 
Currente Asset  76,674                      327            (2,627)   74,374 
RLP Asset  26,380              659   92    (1)       7,793   34,923 
Investiments  3,148        2,692         (180)                        5,660 
Property, equipment and plant  230,231    2,645    (498)   328               173    (9)       (5,790)   227,080 
Intangible  6,808    18                        683            762   8,271 
Deferred  2,366                    (2,229)                    (137)     
  345,607    2,663    2,194   328       (2,409)   659   1,274    (10)           350,308 
Current Liabilities  58,030                          383    (1,432)   44   (2,196)   54,829 
Non current liabilities  126,503        (54)   (106)   (582)   (947)   805   616    (72)   6   2,196   128,365 
Shareholder's Equity  159,465    2,494    2,248   434   587   (951)   (158)   21    64           164,204 
Minority Interest  1,610    170            (5)   (511)   12   254    1,430   (50       2,910 
  345,608    2,664    2,194   328       (2,409)   659   1,274    (10)           350,308 

 

Effects of the adoption of international financial reporting standards on the Parent Company’s financial statements

a) Reconciliation of Shareholders’ Equity

  01.01.2009   12.31.2009
Net profit of the holding company as divulged  144,051   163,879
   Loan cost capitalization      2,494
   Business combinations  816   2,248
   Forecast for well abandonment and area disassembly  1,273   434
   Post-employment benefits  580   587
   Absorption of subsidiary unsecured liabilities  (4,160)   (3,584)
   Deferred taxes  309   (405)
   Non-realized profit  (1,526)   (830)
   Other  90   86
Net worth of the holding company adjusted to the IFRS  141,433   164,908

 

b) Reconciliation of the Net Income

  03.31.2009
Net profit of the holding company as divulged  6,161
   Loan cost capitalization  631
   Deferred taxes  (112)
   Other  (398)
 
Net profit of the holding company adjusted to the international accounting standards  6,281

 

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c) Reconciliation with the Consolidated Results

     
    Shareholders Equity    Net Profit 
    12.31.2009   03.31.2009 
Holding company adjusted to the international accounting standards    164,908   6,281 
Deffered asset after income tax    (704)   10 
Consolidated according to IFRS    164,204   6,291 

 

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2. Gross Profit Analysis (1Q-2010 x 1Q-2009)

        R$ million
        Change
        1Q-2010 X 1Q-2009
Gross Profit Analysis - Main Items    Net Revenues    Cost of Goods Sold    Gross Profit 
. Domestic Market:    - volumes sold    2,298   (986)   1,312
    - domestic prices    (1,165)       (1,165)
. International Market:    - export volumes    (207)   861   654
    - export price    3,197       3,197
. Increase (decrease) in expenses:(*)        (2,298)   (2,298)
. Increase (decrease) in profitability of distribution segment    1,611   (1,349)   262
. Increase (decrease) in profitability of trading operations    1,800   (1,775)   25
. Increase (decrease) in international sales    1,546   (831)   715
. FX effect on controlled companies abroad    (1,529)   1,316   (213)
. Other        231   (225)   4
        7,782   (5,287)   2,495
 
 (*) Expenses Composition:   Value         
   - domestic government take    (1,356)        
   - import of crude oil and oil products and gas    (427)        
   - materials, services, rents and depreciation    (317)        
   - transportation: maritime and pipelines (1)   (183)        
   - oil products (domestic purchases)   (113)        
   - salaries, benefits and charges   (69)        
   - non-oil products, including alcohol, biodiesel and other    27        
   - third-party services   58        
   - nitrogens   82        
        (2,298)        
(1) Expenses with cabotage, terminals and pipelines.

 

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3. Gross Profit Analysis (1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009)

         R$ million
        Change
        1Q-2010 x 4Q-2009
Gross Profit Analysis - Main Items    Net Revenues    Cost of Goods Sold    Gross Profit 
. Domestic Market:    - volumes sold    (236)   88   (148)
    - domestic prices    513       513
. International Market:    - export volumes    1,289   (571)   718
    - export price    571       571
. (Increase) decrease in expenses:(*)        (385)   (385)
. Increase (decrease) in profitability of distribution segment    (775)   683   (92)
. Increase (decrease) in profitability of trading operations    1,043   (1,118)   (75)
. Increase (decrease) in international sales    15   30   45
. FX effect on controlled companies abroad    290   (241)   49
. Other        6   (16)   (10)
        2,716   (1,530)   1,186
 
    (*) Expenses Composition:    Value         
   - domestic government take    (258)        
   - transportation: maritime and pipelines (1)    (116)        
   - salaries, benefits and charges    (76)        
   - oil products (domestic purchases)    (66)        
   - third-party services   (54)        
   - non-oil products, including alcohol, biodiesel and other    (17)        
   - import of oil, oil products and gas    93        
   - materials, services, rents and depreciation    109        
        (385)        
(1) Expenses with cabotage, terminals and pipelines.             

 

Due to the average inventory period of 60 days, international oil and refinery product prices, as well as the impact of the exchange rate on imports and government take are not fully reflected in the cost of goods sold in the actual period, but in the subsequent period.

The chart below shows the estimated impact on COGS:

    4Q09    1Q10   \ (*) 
Effect of the weighted average cost (Real MM)    195   271   76 
( ) Sales Cost increase             

 

(*) The effect of sale of inventories formed at lower unit costs in previous periods was higher in 1Q-2010 than in 4Q-2009, reflecting the bigger increase in international prices, net of the exchange variation.

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4. Consolidated Taxes and Contributions

The economic contribution of Petrobras to the country, measured through the generation of current taxes, duties and social contributions, totaled R$ 15,569 million.

R$ million
            1st Quarter
 4Q-2009   1Q10 X 4Q09
(%)
      2010     2009    

2009 X 2008
(%)

        Economic Contribution - Country             
6,542   (6)   Value Added Tax on Sales and Services (ICMS)    6,117    5,758    6
1,828   (17)   CIDE (1)    1,519    1,052    44
3,315   (4)   PASEP/COFINS    3,193    3,028    5
1,971   47   Income Tax & Social Contribution    2,903    2,705    7
513   21   Other    621    668    (7)
14,169   1   Subtotal Country    14,353    13,211    9
960   27   Economic Contribution - Foreign    1,216    1,079    13
15,129   3   Total    15,569    14,290    9

 

5. Government Take

R$ million
            1st Quarter
 4Q-2009   1Q10 X 4Q09
(%)
      2010     2009    

2009 X 2008
(%)

        Country             
2,335        Royalties    2,333    1,646    42
2,672    (2)   Special Participation    2,610    1,278    104
31    3   Surface Rental Fees    32    29    10
17        ANP Agreement            -
5,055    (2)   Subtotal Country    4,975    2,953    68
124    1   Foreign    125    96    30
5,179    (2)   Total    5,100    3,049    67

 

The government take in the country in 1Q-2010 increased by 68% over 1Q-2009, due to the 49% upturn in the reference price for domestic oil, which averaged R$ 124.27 (US$ 69.00) in 1Q-2010, versus R$ 83.36 (US$ 36.08) in the same period in 2009, reflecting the increase in oil prices on the international market and the higher government take in the Marlim Sul and Marlim Leste fields.

In 1Q-2010, government take in the country declined by 2% over 4Q-2009, due to the reduction in the tax rate in the Albacora Leste, Barracuda and Albacora fields, as well as the stability of the reference price for local oil, based on the international price.

 


23 CIDE – Economic Domain Contribution Charge.

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6. Indebtedness (Graphs)

 


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7. Foreign Exchange Exposure

Assets    R$ million 
    03.31.2010   12.31.2009
 
Current Assets    8,058   5,581

Cash and Cash Equivalents 

  5,686   4,035

Other Current Assets 

  2,372   1,546
 
Non-current Assets    21,324   17,876

Amounts invested abroad by partner companies, in the international segment, in E&P equipments to be used in Brazil and in commercial activities. 

  20,131   16,759

Long-term Assets 

  1,193   1,117
 
Total Assets    29,382   23,457
 
 
Liabilities    R$ million 
    03.31.2010   12.31.2009
 
Current Liabilities    (14,204)   (11,978)
Short-term Financing    (12,848)   (10,303)
Suppliers    (702)   (1,088)
Others Current Liabilities    (654)   (587)
 
Long-term Liabilities    (22,227)   (15,203)
Long-term Financing    (22,216)   (15,125)
Others Long-term Liabilities    (11)   (78)
 
Total Liabilities    (36,431)   (27,181)
 
 
Net Assets (Liabilities) in Reais    (7,049)   (3,724)
 
( - ) FINAME Loans - dollar indexed reais    (184)   (179)
( - ) BNDES Loans - dollar indexed reais    (25,027)   (25,368)
 
Net Assets (Liabilities) in Reais    (32,260)   (29,271)

 

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01.01 – IDENTIFICATION

1 - CVM CODE  2 - NAME OF THE COMPANY  3 - CNPJ (TAXPAYERS RECORD NUMBER) 
00951-2  PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS  33.000.167/0001-01 

 

14.01 - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

01 - ITEM  01 
02 - ISSUANCE ORDER NUMBER 
03 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER   
04 - DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM   
05 - DEBENTURE SERIES ISSUED 
06 - ISSUE TYPE  SIMPLE 
07 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PRIVATE 
08 - ISSUE DATE  02/15/1998 
09 - DUE DATE  02/15/2015 
10 - TYPE OF DEBENTURE  VARIABLE 
11 - CURRENT REMUNERATION TERMS  TJLP plus 2,5% p.a. 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - FACE VALUE (REAIS)  10.000,00 
14 - AMOUNT ISSUED (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)  430.000 
15 - NUMBER OF DEBENTURES ISSUED (UNITS)  43.000 
16 - DEBENTURES IN CIRCULATION (UNITS)  43.000 
17 - DEBENTURES IN TREASURY (UNITS) 
18 - DEBENTURES REDEEMED (UNITS) 
19 - DEBENTURES CONVERTED (UNITS) 
20 - DEBENTURES FOR PLACEMENT (UNITS) 
21 - DATE OF THE LAST REPRICING   
22 - DATE OF THE NEXT EVENT  08/16/2010 

 

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14.01 - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

01 - ITEM  02 
02 - ISSUANCE ORDER NUMBER 
03 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2002/035 
04 - DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  08/30/2002 
05 - DEBENTURE SERIES ISSUED 
06 - ISSUE TYPE  SIMPLE 
07 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
08 - ISSUE DATE  08/01/2002 
09 - DUE DATE  08/01/2012 
10 - TYPE OF DEBENTURE  VARIABLE 
11 - CURRENT REMUNERATION TERMS  IGPM plus 11% p.a. 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - FACE VALUE (REAIS)  1.000,00 
14 - AMOUNT ISSUED (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)  750.000 
15 - NUMBER OF DEBENTURES ISSUED (UNITS)  750.000 
16 - DEBENTURES IN CIRCULATION (UNITS)  750.000 
17 - DEBENTURES IN TREASURY (UNITS) 
18 - DEBENTURES REDEEMED (UNITS) 
19 - DEBENTURES CONVERTED (UNITS) 
20 - DEBENTURES FOR PLACEMENT (UNITS) 
21 - DATE OF THE LAST REPRICING   
22 - DATE OF THE NEXT EVENT  07/31/2010 

 

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14.01 - CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES

01 - ITEM  03 
02 - ISSUANCE ORDER NUMBER 
03 - CVM REGISTRATION NUMBER  CVM/SRE/DEB/2002/037 
04 - DATE OF REGISTRATION WITH CVM  10/31/2002 
05 - DEBENTURE SERIES ISSUED 
06 - ISSUE TYPE  SIMPLE 
07 - NATURE OF ISSUE  PUBLIC 
08 - ISSUE DATE  10/04/2002 
09 - DUE DATE  10/01/2010 
10 - TYPE OF DEBENTURE  VARIABLE 
11 - CURRENT REMUNERATION TERMS  IGPM plus 10,3% per annum 
12 - PREMIUM/DISCOUNT   
13 - FACE VALUE (REAIS)  1.000,00 
14 - AMOUNT ISSUED (IN THOUSANDS OF REAIS)  775.000 
15 - NUMBER OF DEBENTURES ISSUED (UNITS)  775.000 
16 - DEBENTURES IN CIRCULATION (UNITS)  775.000 
17 - DEBENTURES IN TREASURY (UNITS) 
18 - DEBENTURES REDEEMED (UNITS) 
19 - DEBENTURES CONVERTED (UNITS) 
20 - DEBENTURES FOR PLACEMENT (UNITS) 
21 - DATE OF THE LAST REPRICING   
22 - DATE OF THE NEXT EVENT  10/01/2010 

 

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00951-2 PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS  33.000.167/0001-01 
21.01 – SPECIAL REVIEW REPORT - UNQUALIFIED   

 

(A free translation of the original report in Portuguese, as filed with the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), prepared in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, rules of the CVM and the International Financial Reporting Standards - IFRS)

To
The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
Rio de Janeiro - RJ

1. We have reviewed the accounting information included in the individual Quarterly Information - ITR of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras (“the Company”), comprising the balance sheet and the statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, cash flows and added value and in the Consolidated Quarterly Information of this Company and its subsidiaries, comprising the consolidated balance sheet and the consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows, both referring to the quarter ended March 31, 2010, which include the notes to the quarterly information and the performance report, which are the responsibility of its management.

2. Our review was performed in accordance with the review standards established by the IBRACON - Brazilian Institute of Independent Accountants and the Federal Council of Accountancy - CFC, which comprised, mainly: (a) inquiry and discussion with management responsible for the accounting, financial and operational areas of the Company and its subsidiaries, regarding the main criteria adopted in the preparation of the Quarterly Information; and (b) review of the information and subsequent events, which have, or may have, a material effect on the financial position and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries.

3. Based on our review, we are not aware of any material change that should be made to the accounting information included in the individual Quarterly Information of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras referred to above, for them to be in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil and rules issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), specifically applicable to the preparation of the Quarterly Information.

4. Based on our review, we are also not aware of any material changes that should be made to the accounting information contained in the Consolidated Quarterly Information of this Company and its subsidiaries referred to above for them to be in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which includes the preparation of the consolidated interim financial reports (IAS 34) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).

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5. As described in Note 3.2, during 2009 the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) approved several pronouncements, interpretations and technical orientations issued by the Accounting Pronouncements Committee (CPC) which are effective for 2010, and changed the accounting practices adapted in Brazil. These changes were adopted by the Company in the preparation of its Quarterly Information for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and disclosed in Note 3.4. The Quarterly Information related to the year and period of 2009, presented for comparison purposes, were adjusted to include the changes in accounting practices adapted in Brazil in force for 2010.

6. As described in Note 3.1 and in accordance with the CVM Instruction 457/07, the Company and its subsidiaries presented for the first time as of March 31, 2010 their Consolidated Quarterly Information in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), applicable to the preparation of consolidated interim financial reports (IAS 34) issued by IASB. The Consolidated Quarterly Information of this Company and its subsidiaries related to the year and period of 2009, presented for comparison purposes, were adjusted and are being presented in accordance with the mentioned international accounting standard.

7. Our review was conducted with the purpose of issuing a review report on the accounting information contained in the Consolidated Quarterly Information of this Company and its subsidiaries described in the first paragraph, taken as a whole. The consolidated statement of added value for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 is not required by the international accounting standards issued by IASB and has been included to facilitated additional analysis. This supplementary information was submitted to the same review procedures as applied to the accounting information contained in the Consolidated Quarterly Information of this Company and its subsidiaries and, based on our review, we are not aware of any material change that should be made for it to be adequattes presented in relation to the accounting information presented in the Consolidated Quarterly Information described in the first paragraph, taken as a whole.

Rio de Janeiro, May 14, 2010

KPMG Auditores Independentes
CRC-SP-014428/O-6-F-RJ

Manuel Fernandes Rodrigues de Sousa
Accountant CRC-RJ-052428/O-2

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INDEX

ANNEX  FRAME DESCRIPTION  PAGE 
01  01  IDENTIFICATION 
01  02  HEAD OFFICE 
01  03  DIRECTOR OF INVESTOR RELATIONS (BUSINESS ADDRESS) 
01  04  GENERAL INFORMATION/ INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS 
01  05  CURRENT BREAKDOWN OF PAID-IN CAPITAL 
01  06  CHARACTERISTICS OF THE COMPANY 
01  07  COPORATIONS/PARTNERSHIPS EXCLUDED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS 
01  08  DIVIDENDS/INTEREST ON CAPITAL APPROVED AND/OR PAID DURING AND AFTER THE CURRENT QUARTER 
01  09  SUBSCRIBED CAPITAL AND CHANGES IN THE CURRENT YEAR 
01  10  INVESTOR RELATIONS DIRECTOR 
02  01  BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS 
02  02  BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES 
03  01  STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE QUARTER 
04  01  04 – STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW  10 
08  01  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS  14 
08  02  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES  16 
09  01  CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME  18 
10  01  10.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOW  20 
06  01  NOTES TO QUARTERLY INFORMATION  21 
14  01  CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ISSUE OF DEBENTURES  116 
20  01  OTHER INFORMATION WHICH THE COMPANY UNDERSTAND RELEVANTS  120 

 

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SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 24, 2010

 
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A--PETROBRAS
By:
/S/  Almir Guilherme Barbassa

 
Almir Guilherme Barbassa
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
 

 

 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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