Tenure

Petrobras approves election of CEO

Petrobras Agency
26/01/2023 18:55
Petrobras approves election of CEO Imagem: Petrobras Agency Visualizações: 2493 (0) (0) (0) (0)

Petrobras informs that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held today, unanimously, appointed Mr. Jean Paul Terra Prates as Petrobras' Director,  until the next General Shareholders' Meeting and elected him as the company's CEO, the latter with a mandate until 04/13/2023, the same term of office of the other members of Petrobras' Executive Board. Mr. Jean Paul Terra Prates took office in both positions on this date.

Jean Paul Terra Prates is 54 years old, he is a lawyer, graduated from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), with a Master's in Economics and Management of Oil, Gas and Engines from the French Petroleum Institute (IFP School) and a Master's in Energy Policy and Environmental Management from the University of Pennsylvania.

He was a member of the legal counsel of Petrobras International S.A. - Braspetro, editor of the Oil & Gas Journal Latinoamericana and Executive Director of Expetro Consultoria em Recursos Naturais Ltda., the largest national oil consultancy during the 1990s and 2000s, when he coordinated projects for several public and private companies, national and international, union and sector entities, and advised governments, regulatory agencies and parliamentarians in all areas of the energy sector.  

As Energy Secretary of the Rio Grande do Norte State Government he led the state to energy self-sufficiency and national leadership in wind power generation, besides having consolidated a refinery and gas and biomass thermoelectric plants in the state and built bases for solar and offshore wind power projects.  

As Senator of the Republic for Rio Grande do Norte between 2019 and 2023, among other relevant positions, he was a member of the college of leaders, and Leader in the Senate and in the National Congress. He was President of the Parliamentary Front for Natural Resources and Energy and of the Brazil-Arab Countries Parliamentary Group. He was a member of several Senate committees, such as the Committee of Economic Affairs, the Committee of Services and Infrastructure and the Committee of Science and Technology. Jean Paul Prates was also the author of important legal frameworks involving energy transition and sustainable practices, such as the law regulating carbon capture and storage activities and the offshore energy law. In addition, he served as rapporteur of the Legal Framework for Railroads, the new laws on the production of biogas in landfills, and the new law on sustainable urban mobility.  
 
He was recently recognized as one of the three most influential people in the renewable energy sector in Brazil, and one of the 50 most important personalities in the world energy sector, by the two main international energy magazines - Recharge (European) and WindPower (American). He was also elected one of the 25 most influential in the world wind industry by Windpower magazine.

Most Read Today
see see
WPC Energy Youth Forum
Kuwait to Host 8th WPC Energy Youth Forum in October 2025
20/10/25
Petrobras
Petrobras puts the Harpia supercomputer into operation
10/10/25
PPSA
PPSA Publishes Notice for the Non-Contracted Areas Auction
10/10/25
ROG.e
IBP Launches the New ROG.e: The World’s Largest Energy F...
10/10/25
Pre-Salt
CNPE Sets Minimum Value of BRL 10.2 Billion for the Unio...
08/10/25
Natural Gas
Petrobras Carries Out First Natural Gas Import from Arge...
08/10/25
Agreement
Seagems renews Wärtsilä Lifecycle Agreement to support t...
07/10/25
Pre-Salt
Petrobras begins contracting for the construction of FPS...
03/10/25
International Company News
Alkhorayef Petroleum Company acquires GRC Technologies, ...
01/10/25
Pre-Salt
FPSO P-78 arrives at the Búzios Field
01/10/25
RD&I
Brazil Has the Capacity to Develop Its Own Technology fo...
01/10/25
Equatorial Margin
Ibama Approves Pre-Operational Assessment (APO) Conducte...
26/09/25
Sustainable Aviation
Embraer Advances SAF Studies Following Acquisition of Bi...
26/09/25
International Company News
ExxonMobil Guyana Expands Capacity With Seventh Offshore...
24/09/25
International Company News
More LNG for Europe
24/09/25
International Company News
Viking Completes Milestone Delivery to African Energy Pr...
24/09/25
Company News
CHC Helicopter Opens Hangar at Farol de São Tomé Helipor...
22/09/25
International Company News
“Sercel supplies sensors and trucks for major North Afri...
22/09/25
Geological Studies
R&D Clause Enables Project to Strengthen Critical Minera...
15/09/25
Fuels
ANP Approves Pilot Project with New Fuel Inspection Equi...
15/09/25
RD&I
Sensor Developed by Unicamp and UnB Advances in Internat...
15/09/25
VEJA MAIS
Newsletter TN

Contact us

We use cookies to ensure you have the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site, we will assume that you agree with our Privacy Policy, terms of use and cookies.

2