About Research

Innovation and governance for purpose-oriented research

Research, Technology and Innovation

Our research seeks to provide knowledge and potential solutions to the main challenges in the areas of petroleum, gas, energy and the environment, connecting the demands of society with science.

The Institute has a research coordination to guide the entire process of ideation and preparation of proposals and project management in an agile way, aligned with the needs of our strategic partners.

Our laboratory tests produced by research activities follow strict international quality standards, generating reliable and traceable results.


Lines of Research

Our broad lines of research are aligned with global trends and demands.

Biological Sciences

Geobiology

Microbiology

Bioproducts

Molecular Biology

Data Science and Information Intelligence

Data Science

Life-Cycle Assessment

Modeling in Process Engineering

Computational Chemical Modeling

Machine Learning

Geology

Petrology and Sedimentology

Organic and Inorganic Geochemistry

Geochronology

Applied Geophysics

Geological Modeling

Environment

Environmental Characterization and Diagnosis

Monitoring

Contaminated Areas

Environmental Remediation

Petrophysics and Reservoirs

Petrophysics

Reservoir Modeling

Fluid-rock Interaction

Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery

Quality and Metrology

Certified Reference Materials (CRMs)

Proficiency Testing Program (PEP)

Validation and Uncertainty

Management

Energy Transition Technologies and Materials Development

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS)

Green Hydrogen

Advanced Biofuels

Gas Hydrates

Shale Gas

Electrochemistry

Energy Storage Batteries and Fuel Cells