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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 November, 2011

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____

 

This report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form F-3 of Petróleo Brasileiro -- Petrobras (No. 333-163665).


 

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2011 and 2010
with Review Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm


 

PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Contents

Review Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
Consolidated Statements of Income 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements  12 
 
1.  Basis of Financial Statements Preparation  12 
2.  Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities  13 
3.  Income Taxes  24 
4.  Cash and Cash Equivalents  27 
5.  Marketable Securities  28 
6.  Inventories  29 
7.  Recoverable Taxes  30 
8.  Property, Plant and Equipment, Net  31 
9.  Petroleum and Alcohol Account - Receivable from Federal Government  32 
10.  Financing  32 
11.  Financial Income (Expenses), Net  39 
12.  Capital Lease Obligations  40 
13.  Employees’ Postretirement Benefits and Other Benefits  41 
14.  Shareholders’ Equity  42 
15.  Commitments and Contingencies  46 
16.  Fair Value Measurements  54 
17.  Segment Information  55 
18.  Acquisition/Sales of Assets and Interests  64 

 


 

Review report of independent registered public accounting firm

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

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras and subsidiaries as of September 30, 2011, the related condensed consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. These condensed consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modification that should be made to the condensed consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

/s/ KPMG Auditores Independentes
KPMG Auditores Independentes

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
November 22, 2011

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 

 

     
    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
Assets    (unaudited)     
 
Current assets         

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4) 

  17,624    17,633 

Marketable securities (Note 5) 

  11,546    15,612 

Accounts receivable, net 

  11,200    10,572 

Inventories (Note 6) 

  14,636    11,834 

Deferred income taxes (Note 3) 

  413    534 

Recoverable taxes (Note 7) 

  6,685    5,260 

Advances to suppliers 

  627    786 

Other current assets 

  2,068    1,632 
 
    64,799    63,863 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 8)    220,306    218,567 
 
Investments in non-consolidated companies and other investments    5,266    6,312 
 
Non-current assets         

Accounts receivable, net 

  2,871    2,905 

Advances to suppliers 

  3,007    3,077 

Petroleum and alcohol account - receivable from Federal Government 

       

(Note 9) 

  448    493 

Marketable securities (Note 5) 

  2,924    3,099 

Restricted deposits for legal proceedings and guarantees (Note 15 (a)) 

  1,573    1,674 

Recoverable taxes (Note 7) 

  5,067    6,407 

Goodwill 

  182    192 

Prepaid expenses 

  965    516 

Other assets 

  1,548    1,578 
 
    18,585    19,941 
 
Total assets    308,956    308,683 

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Continued) 
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars (except number of shares) 

 

     
    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
Liabilities and shareholders’ equity    (unaudited)     
 
Current liabilities         

Trade accounts payable 

  11,513    10,468 

Current debt (Note 10) 

  10,257    8,960 

Current portion of capital lease obligations (Note 12) 

  76    105 

Income taxes payable 

  1,265    898 

Taxes payable, other than income taxes 

  4,771    5,135 

Payroll and related charges 

  2,362    2,617 

Dividends and interest on capital payable (Note 14) 

  1,407    2,158 

Employees’ postretirement benefits obligation - Pension and Health Care (Note 13) 

  726    782 

Other payables and accruals 

  3,454    2,429 
 
    35,831    33,552 
Long-term liabilities         

Long-term debt (Note 10) 

  67,528    60,471 

Capital lease obligations (Note 12) 

  85    117 

Employees’ postretirement benefits obligation - Pension and Health Care (Note 13) 

  13,035    13,740 

Deferred income taxes (Note 3) 

  12,982    12,704 

Provision for abandonment 

  2,854    3,194 

Contingencies (Note 15 (a)) 

  673    760 

Other liabilities 

  504    748 
 
    97,661    91,734 
Shareholders’ equity         

Shares authorized and issued (Note 14 (a)) 

       

Preferred share - 2011 and 2010 - 5,602,042,788 shares 

  45,846    45,840 

Common share - 2011 and 2010 - 7,442,454,142 shares 

  63,914    63,906 

Additional paid in capital 

  (24)    (86) 

Retained earnings 

       

Appropriated 

  54,212    47,147 

Unappropriated 

  19,030    13,758 

Accumulated other comprehensive income 

       

Cumulative translation adjustments 

  (6,437)    13,539 

Postretirement benefit reserves adjustments net of tax ((US$1,260) and 

       

(US$1,401) for September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively) - 

       

Pension cost and Health Care (Note 13) 

  (2,446)    (2,719) 

Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax 

  96    124 

Unrecognized loss on cash flow hedge, net of tax 

  (27)    (15) 
 

Petrobras’ Shareholders’ Equity 

  174,164    181,494 
 

Noncontrolling interest 

  1,300    1,903 
 
Total shareholders’ equity    175,464    183,397 
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity    308,956    308,683 

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME 
September 30, 2011 and 2010 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except number of shares and earnings per share) 
(Unaudited) 

 

    Nine-month periods ended 
    September 30, 
    2011    2010 
 
 
Sales of products and services    138,022    110,407 

Less: 

       

Value-added and other taxes on sales and services 

  (28,227)    (22,343) 
 
Net operating revenues    109,795    88,064 
 

Cost of sales 

  (67,564)    (51,185) 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization 

  (7,322)    (6,208) 

Exploration, including exploratory dry holes 

  (1,852)    (1,342) 

Impairment 

  (2)    (94) 

Selling, general and administrative expenses 

  (7,513)    (6,502) 

Research and development expenses 

  (1,032)    (736) 

Other operating expenses 

  (2,636)    (3,747) 
 
Total costs and expenses    (87,921)    (69,814) 
 
Operating income    21,874    18,250 
 

Equity in results of non-consolidated companies 

  111    220 

Financial income (Note 11) 

  3,250    1,479 

Financial expenses (Note 11) 

  (657)    (1,263) 

Monetary and exchange variations (Note 11) 

  (2,322)    311 

Other taxes 

  (316)    (334) 
 
    66    413 
 
Income before income taxes    21,940    18,663 

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Continued) 
September 30, 2011 and 2010 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except number of shares and earnings per share) 
(Unaudited) 

 

    Nine-month periods ended 
    September 30, 
    2011    2010 
 
Income taxes expenses (Note 3)         

Current 

  (3,268)    (3,158) 

Deferred 

  (1,839)    (1,872) 
 
    (5,107)    (5,030) 
 
Net income for the period    16,833    13,633 
 
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests    198    (345) 
 
Net income attributable to Petrobras    17,031    13,288 
 
Net income applicable to each Petrobras class of shares         

Common 

  9,717    7,683 

Preferred 

  7,314    5,605 
 
    17,031    13,288 
 
Basic and diluted earnings per: (Note 14(c))         

Common and Preferred share 

  1.31    1.51 

Common and Preferred ADS 

  2.62    3.02 
 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding         

Common 

  7,442,454,142    5,090,152,531 

Preferred 

  5,602,042,788    3,713,832,071 

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
September 30, 2011 and 2010 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(Unaudited) 

 

    Nine-month periods ended 
    September 30, 
    2011    2010 
Cash flows from operating activities         

Net income for the period 

  16,833    13,633 
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:         

Depreciation, depletion and amortization 

  7,322    6,208 

Dry hole costs 

  944    731 

Equity in the results of non-consolidated companies 

  (111)    (220) 

Exchange variation, monetary and financial charges 

  5,724    (384) 

Deferred income taxes 

  1,839    1,872 

Other 

  454    1,104 
 
Working capital adjustments:         
Decrease (increase) in assets         

Increase in accounts receivable, net 

  (1,940)    (2,999) 

Increase in inventories 

  (4,190)    (1,188) 

Decrease (increase) in advances to suppliers 

  76    (439) 
 
Increase (decrease) in liabilities         

Increase (decrease) in suppliers 

  2,210    1,676 

Increase (decrease) in contingencies 

  (6)    422 

Decrease in taxes payable, net of recoverable taxes 

  (1,105)    (2,038) 

Other 

  (188)    255 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities    27,862    18,633 
 
Cash flows from investing activities         
Additions to property, plant and equipment    (31,785)    (33,394) 
Marketable securities and other investments activities    3,956    (8,791) 
 
Net cash used in investing activities    (27,829)    (42,185) 
 
Cash flows from financing activities         
Issuance of common and preferred shares    -    27,472 
Proceeds from issuance and draw-down of short and long-term debt    17,506    19,417 
Payments of short-term and long-term debt    (10,765)    (9,866) 
Dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity paid to shareholders and         
minority interest    (5,080)    (3,071) 
 
Net cash provided by financing activities    1,661    33,952 
 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents    1,694    10,400 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents    (1,703)    882 
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period    17,633    16,169 
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period    17,624    27,451 
 
Supplemental cash flow information:         

Cash paid during the period for: 

       

Interest, net of amount capitalized 

  2,846    599 

Income taxes 

  1,342    2,300 

Withholding income tax on financial investments 

  1,655    1,205 
    5,843    4,104 
Non-cash investing and financing transactions during the year         
Recognition of asset retirement obligation - ASC Topic 410-20    3    46 
Acquisition of property, plant and aquipment on credit        
Capital increase with Financial Treasury Bill used for payment of part of the 
Assignment Agreement 
  -    39,768 
    8    39,814 

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
September 30, 2011 and 2010 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(Unaudited) 

 

   

Nine-month periods ended September 30, 

   

2011 

 

2010 

Preferred shares 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

45,840 

 

15,106 

Capital increase from capital reserve 

 

- 

 

171 

Capital increase from statutory reserve 

 

- 

 

300 

Capital increase from undistributed earnings reserve 

 

6 

 

1,580 

Capitalization 

 

- 

 

27,357 

 

Balance at September 30, 

 

45,846 

 

44,514 

Common shares 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

63,906 

 

21,088 

Capital increase from capital reserve 

 

- 

 

125 

Capital increase from statutory reserve 

 

- 

 

219 

Capital increase from undistributed earnings reserve 

 

8 

 

1,152 

Capitalization 

 

- 

 

39,557 

 

Balance at September 30, 

 

63,914 

 

62,141 

Additional paid in capital 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

(86) 

 

707 

Change in the period 

 

62 

 

(489) 

Shares issuance costs 

 

- 

 

(242) 

 

Balance at September 30, 

 

(24) 

 

(24) 

Accumulated other comprehensive income 

       

Cumulative translation adjustments 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

13,539 

 

6,743 

Change in the period 

 

(19,976) 

 

4,079 

Balance at September 30, 

 

(6,437) 

 

10,822 

Postretirement benefit reserves adjustments, net of tax - Pension Cost and 

       

Health Care 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

(2,719) 

 

(1,646) 

Change in the period 

 

414 

 

(52) 

Tax effect on above 

 

(141) 

 

18 

 

Balance at September 30, 

 

(2,446) 

 

(1,680) 

 

Unrecognized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of tax 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

124 

 

24 

Unrealized (losses) gains 

 

(42) 

 

49 

Tax effect on above 

 

14 

 

(17) 

 

Balance at September 30, 

 

96 

 

56 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
(Continued) 
September 30, 2011 and 2010 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(Unaudited) 

 

   

Nine-month periods ended September 30, 

   

2011 

 

2010 

 

Unrecognized loss on cash flow hedge, net of tax 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

(15) 

 

(13) 

Change in the period 

 

(12) 

 

(15) 

 

Balance at September 30, 

 

(27) 

 

(28) 

 

Appropriated retained earnings 

       

Capital reserve - fiscal incentive 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

 

296 

Transfer to unappropriated retained earnings 

 

 

(296) 

 

Balance at September 30, 

 

 

 

Legal reserve 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

6,543 

 

5,419 

Transfer from unappropriated retained earnings 

 

281 

 

1,015 

 

Balance at September 30, 

 

6,824 

 

6,434 

 

Undistributed earnings reserve 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

40,367 

 

30,755 

Capital increase 

 

(14) 

 

(2,732) 

Other change in the period 

 

6,268 

 

11,766 

 

Balance at September 30, 

 

46,621 

 

39,789 

 

Statutory reserve 

       

Balance at January 1, 

 

237 

 

517 

Capital increase 

 

- 

 

(520) 

Transfer from unappropriated retained earnings 

 

530 

 

237 

 

Balance at September 30, 

 

767 

 

234 

 

Total appropriated retained earnings 

 

54,212 

 

46,457 

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 
(Continued) 
September 30, 2011 and 2010 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(Unaudited) 

 

    Nine-month periods 
    ended September 30, 
    2011    2010 
Unappropriated retained earnings         

Balance at January 1, 

  13,758    15,062 

Net (loss) income attributable to Petrobras 

  17,031    13,288 

Dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity 

  (4,680)    (3,010) 

Appropriation to reserves 

  (7,079)    (13,018) 

Balance at September 30, 

  19,030    12,322 
 
Petrobras’ shareholders' equity    174,164    174,580 
 
Noncontrolling interests         

Balance at January 1, 

  1,903    1,362 

Net (loss) income for the period 

  (198)    345 

Other changes in the period 

  (405)    527 
 

Balance at September 30, 

  1,300    2,234 
 
Total shareholders' equity    175,464    176,814 
 
Comprehensive income is comprised as follows:         

Net income for the period 

  16,833    13,633 

Cumulative translation adjustments 

  (19,976)    4,079 

Postretirement benefit reserves adjustments, net of tax - pension and health care cost 

  273    (34) 

Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities 

  (28)    32 

Unrecognized loss on cash flow hedge 

  (12)    (15) 
 

Comprehensive income (loss) 

  (2,910)    17,695 

Less: Net comprehensive income (loss) atributable to noncontrolling interests 

  198    (345) 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Petrobras 

  (2,712)    17,350 

 

See the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

1. Basis of Financial Statements Preparation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. -Petrobras and its subsidiaries (together referred as “the Company”) have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for interim financial statements. Accordingly they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. These unaudited consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the notes thereto.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2010, presented for comparison purpose, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements.

The consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2011 and for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, included in this report, are unaudited. However, in management's opinion, such consolidated financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation. The results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of trends or of results expected for the full year ending December 31, 2011.

The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates and assumptions that reflect the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses reported in the financial statements, as well as amounts included in the notes thereto. Management reviews its estimates periodically, including those related to oil and gas reserves, pension and health care liabilities, depreciation, depletion and amortization, abandonment costs, fair value of financial instruments, contingencies and income taxes. While the Company uses its best estimates and judgements, actual results could differ from those estimates as further confirming events occur.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation standards. These reclassifications are not significant to the consolidated financial statements and had no impact on the Company’s net income.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

1. Basis of Financial Statements Preparation (Continued)

The Company is currently working on discontinuing U.S. GAAP and adopting IFRS, as issued by the IASB, as the basis to prepare and disclose its financial statements for SEC filings purposes for the year ending December 31, 2011, as previously mentioned in its Form 20-F of 2010, filed on May 25, 2011.

Subsequent events to September 30, 2011, were evaluated until the time of the Form 6-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Pursuant to Rule 436 (c) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”), this is not a “report” and should not be considered a part of any registration statement prepared or certified within the meanings of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act and therefore, the independent accountant’s liability under Section 11 does not extend to the information included herein.

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities

The Company is exposed to a number of risks arising from its normal course of business. Such risks principally involve the possibility that changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates or commodity prices will adversely affect the value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities or future cash flows and earnings.

Petrobras’ risk management is performed by means of its Board of Directors pursuant to a corporate policy risk management. In March 2010, regarding the new corporate governance model developed by the Company, the Financial Commitee, in place of the Risk Management Committee, was organized by the Executive Board. Such a Committee is sponsored by the Financial Board and made up of all executive managers from the Financial area, and executive managers of Business can also be called to discuss about specific subjects. Among the Financial Commitee responsibilities, it shall evaluate risk exposures and establish guidelines to measure, supervise and manage the risk concerning the Company's operation. The Board of Directors shall be responsible to decide about those risk management issues.

The risk management policy of Petrobras 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 operates, so that, through effective allocation of its physical, financial and human resources the Company may attain its strategic goals.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities (Continued)

The Company may use derivative and non-derivative instruments to implement its corporate risk management strategy. However, by using derivative instruments, the Company exposes itself to credit and market risk. Credit risk is the failure of a counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. Market risk is the possible adverse effect on the value of an asset or liability, including financial instruments that results from changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates, or commodity prices. The Company addresses credit risk by restricting the counterparties to such derivative financial instruments to major financial institutions. Market risk is managed by the Company’s executive officers. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes.

a) Commodity price risk management

The Company is exposed to commodity price risks as a result of the fluctuation of crude oil and oil product prices. The Company’s commodity risk management activities are primarily undertaking through the uses of future contracts traded on stock exchanges; and options and swaps entered into with major financial institutions. The Company does not use derivative contracts for speculative purposes.

The Company usually does not use derivatives to manage overall commodity price risk exposure, taking into consideration that the Company’s business plan uses conservative price assumptions associated to the fact that, under normal market conditions, price fluctuations of commodities do not represent a substantial risk to achieve strategic objectives.

The decision to enter into hedging or non-hedging derivatives is reviewed periodically and recommended, or not, to the Risk Management Committee. If entering into derivative is indicated, in scenarios with a significant probability of adverse events, and such decision is approved by the Board of Directors, the derivative transactions should be carried out with the aim of protecting the Company’s solvency, liquidity and execution of the corporate investment plan, considering an integrated analysis of all the Company’s risk exposures.

Outstanding derivative contracts entered into in order to mitigate price risk exposures from specific transactions, in which positive or negative results in the derivative transactions are totally or partially offset by the opposite result in the physical positions. The transactions covered by commodity derivatives are certain cargoes traded from import and export operations and transactions between different geographical markets.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities (Continued)

a) Commodity price risk management (Continued)

As a result of the Company’s current price risk management, derivatives are contracted for short term operations, to mitigate the price risk of specific forecasted transactions. 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 Company’s exposure from these contracts is limited to the difference between the contract value and market value on the volumes contracted. Crude oil future contracts are marked-to-market and related gains and losses are recognized in current period earnings, irrespective of when the physical crude sales occur.

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

The main counterparties of operations for derivatives for oil and oil products are the New York Stock Exchange (NYMEX), the Intercontinental Exchange, BNP Paribas, Shell (STASCO), Morgan Stanley, BP North America Chicago and Vitol Inc.

The commodity derivative contracts are reflected at fair value as either assets or liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, recognizing gain or losses in earnings, using market to market accounting, in the period of change.

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had the following outstanding commodity derivative contracts:

    Notional amount in 
Commodity Contracts    thousands of bbl* 
Maturity in 2011    As of September 30, 2011 
 
Futures and Forward contracts    (10,994) 
Option contracts    (7,578) 

 

* A negative notional value represents a sale position.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities (Continued)

a) Commodity price risk management (Continued)

Embedded derivatives

Derivatives embedded within other financial instruments or other host contracts are treated as separate derivatives when they have a price based on an underlying that is not clearly and closely related to the asset being sold or purchased. The assessment is made only at the inception of the contracts. Such derivatives are separated from the host contract and recognized at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings.

Sale of ethanol

Petrobras through its subsidiary, Petrobras International Finance (PifCo), entered into a sales contract of 143,000 m³ per year of ethanol, with Toyota Tsusho Corporation, for ten years subject to renegotiation of prices and termination after the first five years. The sales price formula is based on both quotations: ethanol and naphtha.

Naphtha is an extraneous underlying to the cost and fair value of the asset being sold. The embedded derivative was bifurcated from the host contract and recognized at fair value through earnings.

The Company determined the fair value based on the difference between the spreads for naphtha and ethanol. The market quotations used in the measurement were obtained from the CBOT (Chicago Board of Trade) future market. In accordance with ASC 820, fair value was classified at level 3.

    Notional amount in         
    thousands of m3    Fair Value    Maturity 
 
Forward Contract             
Long position    715    US$26    2016 

 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities (Continued)

b) Foreign currency risk management

Exchange risk is one of the financial risks that the Company is exposed to originating from changes in the levels or volatility of exchange rate. With respect to the management of these risks, the Company seeks to identify and handle them in an integrated manner, seeking to assure efficient allocation of the resources earmarked for the derivative.

Taking advantage of operating in an integrated manner in the energy segment, the Company seeks, primarily, to identify or create “natural risk mitigation”, benefiting from the correlation between its income and expenses. In the specific case of exchange variations inherent to the contracts with the cost and remuneration involved in different currencies, this natural risk mitigation is carried out through allocating the cash investments between the Brazilian Real and the US dollar or another currency.

The risk management is based on the Company’s net exposure. Periodical 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 of the Company’s obligations.

BR Distribuidora (wholly owned subsidiary) entered into an over the counter contract, not qualified as hedge accounting, for covering the trading margins inherent to exports (aviation segment) for foreign clients. The objective of the operation, contracted contemporaneously with the definition of the cost of the products exported, is to lock the trading margins agreed with the foreign clients. Internal policy limits the volume of derivative contracts to the volume of products exported.

The volume of hedge executed for the exports occurring between January and September 2011 represented 59,5% of the total exported by BR Distribuidora. The settlements of the operations that matured between January 1 and September 30, 2011 generated a positive result for the Company of US$7.

The over the counter contract is presented at fair value as either assets or liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, recognizing gains or losses in earnings, using market to market accounting, in the period of change.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities (Continued)

b) Foreign currency risk management (Continued)

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had the following foreign currency derivative contracts, not qualified as hedging accounting:

   
Foreign Currency    Notional Amount US$ million 
 
Sell USD / Pay BRL    (112) 

 

Cash flow hedge

In September 2006, the Company contracted a 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 dollars. In a cross currency swap there is also 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.

The Company has qualified its cross currency swap as a cash flow hedge. Both at the inception of a hedge and on an ongoing basis, a cash flow hedge is expected to be highly effective in achieving to offset cash flows attributable to the hedged risk during the term of the hedge. Derivative instruments qualified as cash flow hedges are reflected as either assets or liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Change in fair value, to the extent the hedge is effective, is presented in accumulated other comprehensive income until the cash flows of the hedged item occurs.

Effectiveness tests are conducted quarterly in order to measure how the changes in the fair value or the cash flow of the hedged items are being absorbed by the hedge mechanisms. The effectiveness calculation indicated that the cross currency swap is highly effective to offset the variation in the cash flows of the bonds issued in Yens.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities (Continued)

b) Foreign currency risk management (Continued)

Cash flow hedge (Continued)

As of September 30, 2011, the Company had the following cross currency swaps:

       
Cross Currency Swaps Maturing in 2016    %    Notional Amount (Million) 
 
Average Pay Rate (USD)    5.69    US$298 
Average Receive Rate (JPY)    2.15    JPY$35,000 

 

c) Interest rate risk management

The Company’s interest rate risk is a function of the Company’s long-term debt and to a lesser extent, its short-term debt. The Company’s foreign currency floating rate debt is principally subject to fluctuations in LIBOR and the Company’s floating rate debt denominated in Reais is principally subject to fluctuations in the Brazilian long-term interest rate (TJLP) as fixed by the Central Bank of Brazil. The Company currently does not use derivative financial instruments to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities (Continued)

d) Tabular presentation of the location and amounts of derivative fair values

The effect of derivative instruments on the balance sheet for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, is presented as follows:

    Derivatives
In millions of dollars    Asset Liability
As of September 30,    2011   2011
    Balance Sheet    Fair    Balance Sheet    Fair 
    Caption    Value    Caption    Value 
Derivatives qualified as hedging                 
instruments under Codification                 
Topic 815                 

Foreign exchange contracts 

  Other current assets    130       
 
Total        130        - 
 
Derivatives not qualified as                 
hedging instruments under                 
Codification Topic 815                 
            Other payables and     

Foreign exchange contracts 

  Other current assets    17    accruals    (14) 
            Other payables and     

Commodity contracts 

  Other current assets    93    accruals    (11) 
 
Total        110        (25) 
 
Total Derivatives        240        (25) 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities (Continued)

d) Tabular presentation of the location and amounts of derivative fair values (Continued)

The effect of derivative instruments on the balance sheet for the year ended December 31, 2010 is presented as follows:

    Derivatives
In millions of dollars    Asset   Liability
As of December 31,    2010   2010
    Balance Sheet    Fair    Balance Sheet    Fair 
    Caption    Value    Caption    Value 
Derivatives qualified as hedging                 
instruments under Codification                 
Topic 815                 

Foreign exchange contracts 

  Other current assets    115       
Total        115        - 
 
Derivatives not qualified as hedging                 
instruments under Codification                 
Topic 815                 
            Other payable and     

Foreign exchange contracts 

  Other current assets      accruals   
            Other payables and     

Commodity contracts 

  Other current assets    48    accruals    (42) 
 
Total        50        (42) 
 
Total Derivatives        165        (42) 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities (Continued)

d) Tabular presentation of the P&L caption and amounts of derivative fair values (Continued)

The effect of derivative instruments for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, is reflected as follows:

Derivatives in Codification Topic 815 Cash Flow Hedging Relationship    Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)   

P&L caption of Gain or (Loss) reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective portion) 

 

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion) 

 

Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in income on derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) 

  September 30, 2011      September 30, 2011    September 30, 2011 
 
Foreign                 
exchange                 
contracts      Financial Expenses    (19)   
 
    7        (19)    3 

 

The effect of derivative instruments for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010, is reflected as follows:

Derivatives in Codification Topic 815 Cash Flow Hedging Relationship    Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative (Effective Portion)    P&L caption of Gain or (Loss) reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective portion)    Amount of Gain or (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)    Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in income on derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) 
  September 30, 2010      September 30, 2010    September 30, 2010 
 
Foreign                 
exchange                 
contracts    20    Financial Expenses    (35)   
 
    20        (35)    - 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

2. Derivative Instruments, Hedging and Risk Management Activities (Continued)

d) Tabular presentation of the P&L caption and amounts of derivative fair values (Continued)

       
       
Derivatives Not Qualified as Hedging Instruments under Codification Topic 815    P&L caption of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative    Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative 
    September 30, 2011 
 
Foreign exchange contracts    Financial income/(expenses) net    12 
Commodity contracts    Financial income/(expenses) net    (52) 
 
Total        (40) 
       
Derivatives Not Qualified as Hedging Instruments under Codification Topic 815    P&L caption of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative    Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative 
    September 30, 2010 
 
Foreign exchange contracts    Financial income/(expenses) net    6 
Commodity contracts    Financial income/(expenses) net    23 
 
Total        29 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

3. Income Taxes

Income taxes in Brazil comprise federal income tax and social contribution tax. The statutory enacted tax rates for income tax and social contribution have been 25% and 9%, respectively, for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.

The Company’s taxable income is substantially generated in Brazil and is therefore subject to the Brazilian statutory tax rate.

The following table reconciles the tax calculated based upon the Brazilian statutory tax rate of 34% to the income taxes expenses recorded in the consolidated statements of income.

    Nine-month periods ended September 30, 
    2011    2010 
 
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interests         

Brazil 

  22,088    17,434 

International 

  (148)    1,229 
 
    21,940    18,663 
 
Tax expense at statutory rates - (34%)    (7,460)    (6,345) 
 
Adjustments to derive effective tax rate:         

Non-deductible post-retirement and health-benefits 

  (174)    (152) 

Tax benefits on interests on shareholders’ equity 

  1,591    1,023 

Foreign income subject to different tax rates 

  875    227 

Tax incentive (1) 

  95    95 

Other 

  (34)    122 
 
Income taxes expenses per consolidated statement of income    (5,107)    (5,030) 

 

(1) On May 10, 2007, the Brazilian Federal Revenue Office recognized Petrobras’ right to deduct certain tax incentives from income tax payable, covering the tax years of 2006 until 2015. During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, Petrobras recognized a tax benefit in the amount of US$95 (US$95 on September 30, 2010) primarily related to these incentives in the Northeast, within the region covered by the Northeast Development Agency (ADENE), granting a 75% reduction in income tax payable, calculated on the profits of the exploration of the incentive activities, which have been accounted for under the flow through method.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

3. Income Taxes (Continued)

The following table shows a breakdown between domestic and international income taxes benefits (expenses) attributable to income from continuing operations:

    Nine-month periods ended September 30, 
    2011    2010 
 
Income taxes expenses per consolidated statement of income:         
Brazil         

Current 

  (3,501)    (2,979) 

Deferred 

  (1,794)    (1,865) 
 
    (5,295)    (4,844) 
 
International         

Current 

  233    (179) 

Deferred 

  (45)    (7) 
 
    188    (186) 
 
Income taxes expenses    (5,107)    (5,030) 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

3. Income Taxes (Continued)

The major components of the deferred income taxes accounts in the consolidated balance sheets are as follows:

     
    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
 
Current assets    413    540 
Valuation allowance    -    (5) 
Current liabilities    -    (1) 
 
Net current deferred tax assets    413    534 
 
Non-current assets         

Employees’ postretirement benefits, net of Accumulated postretirement benefit reserves adjustments 

  1,255    1,458 

Tax loss carryforwards 

  2,669    2,364 

Other temporary differences, not significant individually 

  2,110    801 

Valuation allowance 

  (1,952)    (1,803) 
 
    4,082    2,820 
 
Non-current liabilities         

Capitalized exploration and development costs 

  (12,814)    (11,292) 

Property, plant and equipment 

  (1,072)    (1,597) 

Exchange variation 

  (1,404)    (1,390) 

Other temporary differences, not significant individually 

  (1,419)    (928) 
 
    (16,709)    (15,207) 
 
Net non-current deferred tax liabilities    (12,627)    (12,387) 
 
Non-current deferred tax assets    355    317 
 
Non-current deferred tax liabilities    (12,982)    (12,704) 
 
Net deferred tax liabilities    (12,214)    (11,853) 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

3. Income Taxes (Continued)

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in Brazil and in many foreign jurisdictions. These tax returns are open to examination by the respective tax authorities in accordance with each local legislation. In Brazil, the main jurisdiction, this period is set for five subsequent fiscal years.

As of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, the Company did not have any material unrecognized tax benefits. Additionally, the Company does not expect that the amount of the unrecognized tax benefits will change significantly within the next twelve months.

4. Cash and Cash Equivalents

     
    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
 
Cash    1,908    1,974 
Investments - Brazilian Reais (1)    10,325    7,819 
Investments - U.S. dollars (2)    5,391    7,840 
 
    17,624    17,633 

 

(1) Comprised primarily federal public bonds with immediate liquidity and the securities are tied to the American dollar quotation or to the remuneration of the Interbank Deposits -DI.

(2) Comprised primarily by Time Deposit and securities with fixed income.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

5. Marketable Securities

     
    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
 
Marketable securities classification:         

Available-for-sale 

  2,778    3,162 

Trading 

  11,535    15,395 

Held-to-maturity 

  157    154 
 
    14,470    18,711 
 
Less: Current portion of marketable securities    (11,546)    (15,612) 
 
Long-term portion of marketable securities    2,924    3,099 

 

Available-for-sale securities are presented as “Non-current assets”, as they are not expected to be sold or liquidated within the next twelve months. As of September 30, 2011, Petrobras had a balance of US$2,749 linked to B Series National Treasury Notes, which are accounted for as available-for-sale securities in accordance with Codification Topic 320.

On October 23, 2008, the B Series National Treasury Notes were used as a guarantee after the confirmation of the agreements into with Petros, Petrobras’ pension plan (see Note 13). The nominal value of the NTN-Bs is based on variations in the Amplified Consumer Price Index (IPCA). The maturities of these notes are 2024 and 2035 and they bear interest coupons of 6% p.a., which is paid semi-annually. At September 30, 2011, the balances of the National Treasury Notes - Series B (NTN-B) are measured in accordance to their market value, based on the average prices disclosed by the National Association of Open Market Institutions (ANDIMA).

During the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011, Petrobras invested a portion of the resources raised from the Global Offering primarily in Brazilian Treasury Securities with original maturity of more than three months. These securities were classified as trading, in accordance with Codification Topic 320, due to the purpose of selling them in the near term.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

6. Inventories

     
    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
Products         
Oil products    5,563    3,799 
Fuel alcohol    317    286 
    5,880    4,085 
Raw materials, crude oil mainly    6,694    5,690 
Materials and supplies    1,825    2,044 
Other    282    69 
    14,681    11,888 
Current inventories    14,636    11,834 
Long-term inventories    45    54 

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. As a result of the decline in the market prices of oil products, the Company recognized a loss of US$397 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011 (US$294 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2010), which was classified as other operating expenses in the consolidated income statement.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

7. Recoverable Taxes

Recoverable taxes consisted of the following:

     
    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
 
Local:         

Domestic value-added tax (ICMS) (1) 

  2,922    3,022 

PASEP/COFINS (2) 

  6,989    6,885 

Income tax and social contribution 

  1,220    1,265 

Foreign value-added tax (IVA) 

  27    42 

Other recoverable taxes 

  594    453 
 
    11,752    11,667 
 
Less: Long-term recoverable taxes    (5,067)    (6,407) 
 
Current recoverable taxes    6,685    5,260 

 

(1) Domestic value-added sales tax (ICMS) is composed of credits generated by commercial operations and by the acquisition of property, plant and equipment and can be offset against taxes of the same nature.

(2) Composed of credits arising from non-cumulative collection of welfare taxes denominated as PASEP and COFINS, which can be compensated with other federal taxes payable.

The recoverable income tax and social contribution will be offset against future income taxes payable.

Petrobras has plans to fully recover these taxes, and as such, no allowance has been provided.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

8. Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

a) Accounting treatment of Assignment Agreement (“Cessão Onerosa”)

On September 3, 2010, Petrobras entered into an agreement with the Brazilian federal government (Assignment Agreement), under which the government assigned to the Company the right to conduct research activities and the exploration and production of fluid hydrocarbons in specified pre-salt areas, subject to a maximum production of five billion barrels of oil equivalent up to 40 years renewable for more five years upon certain conditions.

The Assignment Agreement provides for a subsequent revision of the volume and the price, based on an independent third party assessment. If the contract parties determine that the value of the rights acquired is higher than the initial purchase price, the Company may either pay the difference to the Brazilian federal government, in which case is expected the recognition of the difference as Property Plant & Equipment (long-term asset), or reduce the total volume acquired under the contract, in which case there would be no impact on the balance sheet. If the contract parties determine that the value of the rights acquired is lower than the initial purchase price, the Brazilian federal government will pay for the difference in cash and/or bonds, dependent of Government Budget conditions and it is expected a reduction of the amount originally recorded as Property Plant & Equipment (long-term asset) by the amount received from the Brazilian federal government.

The agreement also establishes minimum commitments with respect to local acquisition of goods and services from Brazilian suppliers in the exploration stage and in the development stage of production, which will be subject to proof with ANP. In the event of non-compliance, ANP will be able to apply administrative and pecuniary sanctions established in the contract.

The Company will record any adjustment to the acquisition cost, when it is probable and determinable it will pay or receive in the future, amounts as a result of the subsequent revision.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

9. Petroleum and Alcohol Account - Receivable from Federal Government

At September 30, 2011, the balance of the Petroleum and Alcohol Account was US$448 (US$493 on December 31, 2010), which may be paid as follows: (1) National Treasury Bonds issued at the same amount as the final balance of the Petroleum and Alcohol account, pursuant to Provisional Measure nº 2,181, of August 24, 2001; (2) offset of the balance of the Petroleum and Alcohol account, with any other amount owed by Petrobras to the Federal Government, including taxes; or (3) by a combination of the above options.

In order to conclude the settlement of accounts with the Federal Government, Petrobras provided all the information required by the National Treasury Office - STN, seeking to settle all the remaining disputes between the parties.

As Petrobras considers the negotiation process between the parties at administrative level has been exhausted, the Company’s Management decided on judicial collection of the aforementioned credit for settlement of the balance of the Petroleum and Alcohol Account, and in order to do so, it filed a lawsuit in July 2011.

10. Financing

The Company has utilized project financing to continue its development of exploration, production and related projects.

The VIE's associated with the project financing projects are consolidated based on ASC Topic 810-10-25 (“Variable Interest Entities”).

The weighted average annual interest rates on outstanding short-term borrowings were 2.19% and 2.31% at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

10. Financing (Continued)

The Company's short-term borrowings are principally sourced from commercial banks and include import and export financing denominated in United States dollars, as follows:

    Current   Non- current 
    September 30,2011     December 31,2010    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
Foreign                 

Financial institutions 

  7,853    6,381    20,127    17,460 

Bearer bonds - Notes 

  96    587    17,648    11,573 

Trust Certificates - Senior/Junior 

  -    71    43    194 

Other 

  -      106    307 
 
    7,949    7,041    37,924    29,534 
 
In Brazil                 

BNDES 

  739    1,269    19,511    19,384 

Debentures 

  963    189    519    1,427 

FINAME - Earmarked for construction of Bolívia -Brazil gas pipeline 

  52    42    302    233 

Export credit notes 

  239    66    5,652    6,295 

Bank credit certificate 

  30    32    1,945    2,164 

Other 

  285    321    1,675    1,434 
 
    2,308    1,919    29,604    30,937 
 
    10,257    8,960    67,528    60,471 
 

Interest on debt 

  679    869         

Current portion of long-term debt 

  3,884    2,883         

Current debt 

  5,694    5,208         
 

Total debt 

  10,257    8,960         

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

10. Financing (Continued)

a) Long-term debt

· Composition of foreign currency denominated debt by currency :

     
    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
 
Currency         

United States dollars 

  36,083    27,583 

Japanese Yen 

  1,657    1,651 

Euro 

  134    131 

Other 

  50    169 
 
    37,924    29,534 

 

· Maturities of the principal of long-term debt

The long-term portion at September 30, 2011, becomes due in the following years:

2012    1,374 
2013    2,628 
2014    4,281 
2015    4,985 
2016 and thereafter    54,260 
 
    67,528 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

10. Financing (Continued)

a) Long-term debt (Continued)

The composition of annual interest rates on long-term debt is as follows:

     
    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
Foreign currency         

6% or less 

  29,344    21,900 

Over 6% to 8% 

  7,088    6,285 

Over 8% to 10% 

  1,195    1,219 

Over 10% to 12% 

  36    33 

Over 12% 

  261    97 
 
    37,924    29,534 
 
Local currency         

6% or less 

  4,054    2,426 

Over 6% to 8% 

  16,217    17,932 

Over 8% to 10% 

  1,093    592 

Over 10% to 12% 

  522    9,759 

Over 12% 

  7,718    228 
 
    29,604    30,937 
 
    67,528    60,471 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

10. Financing (Continued)

a) Long-term debt (Continued)

Issuance of long-term debt

The main long-term funding carried out in the period from January to September 2011 is shown in the following table:

a.1) Foreign

Company    Date    US$    Maturity    Description 
 
PifCo    Jan/2011    6,000    2016,2021 and 2041   

Global Notes in the amounts of US$2,500, US$2,500 and US$1,000 at rates of 3.875%; 5.375% and 6.75% p.a., respectively. 

 
Charter    Jan/2011    750    2018   

Financing obtained from the Standard Shatered, LIBOR plus 1.5% p.a. 

 
PNBV    Mar/2011    650    2015 and 2021   

Financing obtained from the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubish - LIBOR plus 1.25% p.a., in the amount of US$150, and financing from the Bank Santander S.A., HSBC Bank PLC, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and SACE S.P.A. - LIBOR plus 1.10% p.a., in the amount of US$500. 

 
PNBV    Jun/2011    2,000    2018   

Financing obtained from the Bank Santander S.A. Grand Cayman Branch - Libor plus 1.4760% p.a., in the amount of US$1,500, and financing from the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubish - LIBOR plus 1.30% p.a., in the amount of US$500. 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

10. Financing (Continued)

a) Long-term debt (Continued)

a.1) Foreign (Continued)

Company    Date    US$    Maturity    Description 
 
PNBV    Ago/2011    643    2016 and 2023   

Financing obtained from the Bank JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., Export-Import Bank of the United States - LIBOR plus 0.45% p.a., in the amount of US$300, and from the Bank Citybank Internacional PLC - LIBOR plus 0.85% a.a., in the amount of US$343. 

 
        10,043         

 

a.2) In Brazil

Company    Date    US$    Maturity    Description 

CITEPE and 
Petroquímica Suape 

  Apr/2011 to Ago/2011    473    2022 and 2023    Financing obtained from BNDES in the amounts of US$320 (CITEPE) and US$153 (Petroquímica Suape) - TJLP plus 1.36% p.a. to 4.5% p.a 
 
Petrobras and REFAP    Jul/2011    652    2022 and 2023    Financing obtained from BNDES earmarked for construction of the Mexilhão platform in the amounts of US$545 - TJLP plus 2.76% p.a. and for implementation of a project in REFAP in the amount of US$107 - TJLP plus 3.26% p.a. 
 
        1,125         

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

10. Financing (Continued)

b) Outstanding lines of credit with official credit agencies

b.1) Foreign

        US$    
Company    Agency    Contracted    Used    Balance    Description 
Petrobras    China Development Bank    10,000    7,000    3,000    LIBOR +2.8% p.a. 
PNBV    Citibank International PLC    686    343    343    LIBOR +0.85% p.a. 

 

b.2) In Brazil

        US$    
Company    Agency    Contracted    Used    Balance    Description 
Transpetro
(*) 
 

BNDES and Banco do Brasil 

  4,856    306    4,550    Program for Modernization and Expansion of the FLEET (PROMEF) - TJLP+2.5% p.a. to national equipment and 3% p.a. to imported equipment. 
 
REFAP     BNDES     598    107    491    Financing obtained from BNDES earmarked for implementation of projects in REFAP in the amount of US$107 - TJLP plus 3.26% p.a. 
                   
Petrobras    BNDES    552    545      Financing obtained from BNDES earmarked for construction of the Mexilhão platform in the amount of US$545 - TJLP plus 2.76% p.a 
 
 Petrobras    Banco do Brasil    270    235    35    Commercial Credit Certificate (FINAME) - 4.5% p.a. 
 
Petrobras    Caixa Econômica Federal    162      162    Bank Credit Certificate - Revolving Credit - 110% p.a. of average CDI.

 

(*) Agreements for conditioned purchase and sale of 41 ships and 20 convoys were entered into with 6 Brazilian shipyards in the amount of US$5,396, where 90% has been financed by BNDES and Banco do Brasil.

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

11. Financial Income (Expenses), Net

Financial expenses, financial income, monetary and exchange variations, allocated to income for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

   
    Nine-month periods ended September 30, 
    2011    2010 
Financial expenses         

Loans and financing 

  (3,649)    (2,837) 

Losses on derivative instruments (Note 2) 

  (147)    (123) 

Repurchased securities losses 

  (15)    (20) 

Other 

  (450)    (521) 
 
    (4,261)    (3,501) 
Capitalized interest    3,604    2,238 
 
    (657)    (1,263) 
Financial income         

Investments 

  1,363    616 

Marketable securities 

  1,297    282 

Gains on derivative instruments (Note 2) 

  107    152 

Clients 

  225    108 

Other 

  258    321 
 
    3,250    1,479 
 
Monetary and exchange variations    (2,322)    311 
 
    271    527 

 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

12. Capital Lease Obligations

The Company leases certain offshore platforms and vessels, which are accounted for as capital leases. As of September 30, 2011, assets under capital leases had a net book value of US$1,980.

The following is a schedule by year of the future minimum lease payments as of September 30, 2011:

2011    44 
2012    52 
2013    17 
2014    17 
2015    16 
2016 and thereafter    58 
Estimated future lease payments    204 
 
Less amount representing interest at 6.2% to 12.0% annual    (43) 
 
Present value of minimum lease payments    161 
 
Less current portion of capital lease obligations    (76) 
 
Long-term portion of capital lease obligations    85 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

13. Employees’ Postretirement Benefits and Other Benefits

The Company sponsors a defined contribution benefit pension plan covering substantially all of its employees and provides certain health care benefits for a number of active and retired employees. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011, the Company made contributions of US$200 to the defined contribution portion of the variable contribution plan.

The balances related to Employees’ Postretirement Benefits are represented as follows:

    As of
    September 30, 2011    December 31, 2010 
    Pension Benefits    Health Care Benefits     Total    Pension Benefits   Health Care Benefits      Total 
Current liabilities                         
 

Defined-benefit plan 

  355    337    692    369    374    743 

Variable Contribution plan 

  34    -    34    39      39 

 

                       

Employees’ postretirement projected benefits obligation 

  389    337    726    408    374    782 
 
Long-term liabilities                         

Defined-benefit plan 

  5,186    7,593    12,779    5,719    7,889    13,608 

Variable Contribution plan 

  256    -    256    132      132 

Employees’ postretirement projected benefits obligation 

  5,442    7,593    13,035    5,851    7,889    13,740 
 
    5,831    7,930    13,761    6,259    8,263    14,522 
                       
Shareholders’ equity - Accumulated other comprehensive income                         

Defined-benefit plan 

  2,877    550    3,427    3,322    609    3,931 

Variable Contribution plan 

  279    -    279    189      189 

Tax effect 

  (1,073)    (187)    (1,260)    (1,194)    (207)    (1,401) 
 
                       

Net balance recorded in shareholders’ equity 

  2,083    363    2,446    2,317    402    2,719 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

13. Employees’ Postretirement Benefits and Other Benefits (Continued)

Net periodic benefit cost includes the following components:

    As of September 30,
    2011   2010
    Pension Plans   Pension Plans
                   
    Defined-Benefits    Variable
Contribution 
 
  Health
Care
Benefits
  Defined-Benefits Variable
Contribution
Health
Care
Benefits
 

Service cost-benefits earned during the period

   158     133     99     188     67  88

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation 

  2,505    34    627    2,319    26  588

Expected return on plan assets 

  (2,238)    (15)    -    (1,974)    (13)  -

Amortization of net actuarial loss 

  43    8    21    47    1
    468    160    747    580    87  677
 

Employees’ contributions 

  (161)    (10)    -    (174)    (20)  -
 

Net periodic benefit cost 

  307    150    747    406    67  677

 

At September 30, 2011, the balances of the Financial Commitment Agreements, signed in 2008 by the Company and Petros, totaled US$2,748, on which US$67 in interest falls due in 2011.

14. Shareholders’ Equity

a) Capital

The Company’s subscribed and fully paid-in capital at September 30, 2011 and at December 31, 2010 consisted of 7,442,454,142 common shares and 5,602,042,788 preferred shares. The preferred shares do not have any voting rights and are not convertible into common shares or vice-versa. Preferred shares have priority in the receipt of dividends and return of capital.

The relation between the ADS and shares of each class is of 2 (two) shares for one ADS.

Current Brazilian law requires that the Federal Government retains ownership of 50% plus one share of the Company’s voting shares.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

14. Shareholders’ Equity (Continued)

a) Capital (Continued)

 a.1) Capital increase with reserves in 2011

The Special General Shareholders’ Meeting held jointly with the General Shareholders’ Meeting on April 28, 2011 approved the capital increase for the Company from US$109,746 (R$205,357) to US$109,760 (R$ 205,380), through capitalization of part of undistributed earnings reserve established in 2010 in the amount of US$14 (R$23), in compliance with article 35, paragraph 1, of Ordinance 2091/07 of the Government Minister for National Integration. This capitalization was made without issuing new shares, pursuant to article 169, paragraph 1, of Law 6.404/76.

b) Dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity

b.1) Dividends and interest on shareholders' equity - fiscal year 2010

The Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting of April 28, 2011 approved dividends referring to 2010 in the amount of US$6,780, which includes interest on shareholders’ equity in the total amount of US$5,857, as follows:

Portion  Date of board
of directors

approval 
Shareholders’
positions 
Payment
date 
US$ million 

1st Portion of Interest on shareholders’ equity 

  05.14.2010    05.21.2010    05.31.2010    982 

2nd Portion of Interest on shareholders’ equity 

  07.16.2010    07.30.2010    08.31.2010    966 

3rd Portion of Interest on shareholders’ equity 

  10.22.2010    11.01.2010    11.30.2010    1,062 

4th Portion of Interest on shareholders’ equity 

  12.10.2010    12.21.2010    12.30.2010    1,539 

5th Portion of Interest on shareholders’ equity 

  02.25.2011    03.21.2011    03.31.2011    1,308 
 

Dividends 

  02.25.2011    04.28.2011    06.27.2011    923 
 
                6,780 

 

The portions of the interest on shareholders’ equity distributed in advance in 2010 and 2011 were discounted from the proposed dividends for this year and restated by the SELIC rate from the date of their payment up to December 31, 2010. The dividend was monetarily restated from December 31, 2010 until the date of payment, in accordance with the variation of the SELIC rate.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

14. Shareholders’ Equity (Continued)

b) Dividends and interest on shareholders’ equity (Continued)

 b.2) Interest on shareholders’ equity - fiscal year 2011

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, as follows:

           
Portion    Date of board
of directors
approval 
  Shareholders’
positions 
  Payment
date 
  US$ million 

1st Portion of Interest on shareholders’ equity 

  04.29.2011    05.11.2011    05.31.2011    1,602 
 

2nd Portion of Interest on shareholders’ equity 

  07.22.2011    08.02.2011    08.31.2011    1,671 
            Up to     

3rd Portion of Interest on shareholders’ equity 

  10.28.2011    11.11.2011    12.31.2011    1,407 
 
                4,680 

 

This interest on shareholders’ equity will be deducted from the dividends to be distributed on the closing of fiscal year 2011. The amount of interest on shareholders’ equity will be monetarily restated, according to the variation of the SELIC rate from the date of effective payment until the end of 2011.

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

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

14. Shareholders’ Equity (Continued)

c) Basic and diluted earnings per share

Basic and diluted earnings per share amounts have been calculated as follows:

Nine-month periods
ended September 30, 
    2011    2010 
 

Net income for the period attributable to Petrobras 

  17,031    13,288 

Less priority preferred share dividends 

  (2,282)    (2,221) 

Less common shares dividends, up to the priority preferred shares dividends on a per-share basis 

  (3,031)    (3,044) 
 

Remaining net income to be equally allocated to common and preferred shares 

  11,718    8,023 
 

Weighted average number of shares outstanding: 

       

Common 

  7,442,454,142    5,090,152,531 

Preferred 

  5,602,042,788    3,713,832,071 
 

Basic and diluted earnings per: 

       

Common and preferred share 

  1.31    1.51 

Common and preferred ADS 

  2.62    3.02 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies

Petrobras is subject to a number of commitments and contingencies arising from its normal course of business. Additionally, the operations and earnings of the Company have been, and may be in the future, affected from time to time in varying degrees by political developments and laws and regulations, such as the Federal Government's continuing role as the controlling shareholder of the Company, the status of the Brazilian economy, forced divestiture of assets, tax increases and retroactive tax claims, or environmental regulations. The likelihood of such occurrences and their overall effect upon the Company are not readily predictable.

a) Litigation - Legal proceedings provisioned

The Company is a defendant in numerous legal actions involving civil, tax, labor, corporate and environment issues arising from its normal course of business. Based on the advice of its internal legal counsel and management’s best judgment, the Company has recorded accruals to provide sufficiently for losses that are considered probable and reasonably estimable.

At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the respective amounts accrued by type of claims are as follows:

    September 30,    December 31, 
    2011    2010 
 

Labor claims 

  164    119 

Tax claims 

  332    361 

Civil claims 

  152    214 

Commercials claims and other contingencies 

  25    66 
 

Total long-term contingencies 

  673    760 

 

As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, in accordance with Brazilian law, the Company had US$1,573 and US$1,674 respectively, into federal deposit accounts to provide for certain claims until they are settled. These amounts are reflected in the balance sheet as restricted deposits for legal proceedings and guarantees.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

b) Proceedings classified as possible losses

The relevant changes in contingent liabilities related to principal proceedings, disclosed in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2010, are described below:

b.1) Processes included in the period

•   Plaintiff: State Revenue Service of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro state finance authorities filed a Tax Assessment against the Company in connection with the non payment of ICMS/Tax Substitution on the purchase of natural gas used for the production of electric power that will be sold to the distributors. There is a state decree that authorizes payment of the tax directly by the distributor. The lower court considered the assessment to have grounds. The Company filed a spontaneous appeal which is awaiting a hearing. The maximum exposure for the Company, including monetary restatement, as September 30, 2011 is US$141.

•   Plaintiff: Brazilian Federal Revenue Department

Brazilian Federal Revenue Department filed a Tax Assessment against the Company in connection with the collection of IOF (Tax on financial operations) due on “foreign credit” loans made during 2006. No decision handed down in the lower court. The maximum exposure for the Company, including monetary restatement, as September 30, 2011 is US$209.

•   Plaintiff: State Revenue Service of São Paulo

São Paulo state finance authorities filed a Tax Assessment against the Company in connection with the withdrawal of collection of ICMS and fine on imports (Temporary Admission - Drilling Rig - Admission in São Paulo - Clearance in Rio de Janeiro). Closed at the administrative level. A tax debt annulment action was filed, where advance relief was granted to suspend the demandability of the tax credit, without an offer of collateral. Ruling handed down in favor of Petrobras, upholding the request made in the annulment action. The decision is not yet final. The maximum exposure for the Company, including monetary restatement, as September 30, 2011 is US$849.

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AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

b) Proceedings classified as possible losses (Continued)

b.1) Processes included in the period (Continued)

•   Special participation in the Albacora, Carapeba, Cherne, Espadarte, Marimbá, Marlim, Marlim Sul, Namorado, Pampo and Roncador Fields- Campos Basin

This special participation was established by Brazilian Petroleum Law 9478/97 and is paid as a form of compensation for oil production activities and is levied on high volume production fields. The method used by Petrobras to calculate the special participation due for the abovementioned fields is based on a legally legitimate interpretation of Ordinance 10 of January 14, 1999, approved by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP).

On February 7, 2011, Petrobras received notice from ANP, which instituted an administrative process and established payment of new sums of money considered to be owed for the period between the first quarter of 2005 and the first quarter of 2010, referring to amounts that had been underpaid by the concessionaire.

On February 22, 2011, Petrobras presented a defense for the administrative process, requesting that the notice of infraction be considered invalid, since the facts which ANP used as a basis for concluding on the irregularity of the payment of the Special Participation do not correspond to the reality.

The assessment was upheld in the first instance. The Company filed an administrative appeal which is awaiting a hearing.

The maximum updated exposure for Petrobras as at September 30, 2011 is US$304.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

b) Proceedings classified as possible losses (Continued)

b.2) Processes disclosed previously and updated to September 30, 2011

Plaintiff: State Revenue Service of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro state finance authorities filed a Tax Assessment against the Company in connection with the exclusion of the LNG transfer operations in the ambit of the centralizing establishment from the ICMS taxation. Unfavorable administrative decision for Petrobras. Spontaneous appeal filed in the Taxpayers’ Council, which denied approval of the appeal. The Company filed a tax debt annulment action with a petition for advance relief which, through the presentation of guarantee insurance, was granted with suspension of demandability of the tax credit. The maximum exposure for the Company, including monetary restatement, as September 30, 2011 is US$1,325.

•   Plaintiff: National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuel - ANP

Fine for non-compliance with minimum exploration programs - “Rodada Zero”. The execution of the fines is suspended through an injunction, pursuant to records of the suit lodged by Petrobras. Through a civil suit, the Company is claiming recognition of its credit resulting from article 22, paragraph 2 of the Petroleum Law, requesting the offsetting of the eventual debt that Petrobras may have with ANP. Both the legal processes, which are being handled jointly, are in the evidentiary stage.

The maximum exposure including monetary restatement for Petrobras as of September 30, 2011 is US$332.

•   Plaintiff: Internal Revenue Service of Rio de Janeiro - Withholding Income Tax related to charter of vessels

The Internal Revenue Service of Rio de Janeiro filed two Tax Assessments against the Company in connection with Withholding Income Tax on foreign remittances of payments related to charter of vessels of movable platform types for the years 1999 through 2002.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

b) Proceedings classified as possible losses (Continued)

b.2) Processes disclosed previously and updated to September 30, 2011 (Continued)

•   Plaintiff: Internal Revenue Service of Rio de Janeiro - Withholding Income Tax related to charter of vessels (Continued)

The Internal Revenue Service, based on Law No. 9,537/97, Article 2, considers that drilling and production platforms cannot be classified as sea-going vessels and therefore should not be chartered but leased. Based on this interpretation, overseas remittances for servicing chartering agreements would be subject to withholding tax at the rate of 15% or 25%.

Petrobras submitted new administrative appeals to the Higher Chamber of Tax Appeals, which denied approval. The Company considers that it applied the prevailing tax legislation correctly, which is why it will resort to judicial means to pursue its defense. The maximum exposure including monetary restatement for Petrobras as of September 30, 2011 is US$2,505.

•   Plaintiff: Rio de Janeiro state finance authorities - II and IPI Tax related to Termorio equipments

Rio de Janeiro state finance authorities filed a Tax Assessment against the Company in connection with II (Import Tax) and IPI (Federal VAT) contesting the tax classification as Other Electricity Generation Groups for the import of the equipment belonging to the thermoelectric power station Termorio S.A.

On August 15, 2006, Termorio filed in the inspector’s department of the Federal Revenue Department of Rio de Janeiro a refutation against this tax deficiency notice, considering that the tax classifications that were made were based on a technical report of a renowned institute. On October 11, 2007, the 1st Panel of Judgment dismissed the assessment. The Federal Revenue Department filed an ex-officio appeal to the Taxpayers’ Council of Porto Alegre - in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Notices heard on September 2, 2011, when the appeal was partially approved by majority and only the fine of administrative control was reduced. Awaiting publication of the court decision. The maximum exposure including monetary restatement for Petrobras as of September 30, 2011, is US$307.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

b) Proceedings classified as possible losses (Continued)

b.2) Processes disclosed previously and updated to September 30, 2011 (Continued)

•   Plaintiff: Federal Revenue Service - Contribution of Intervention in the Economic Domain - CIDE

The Federal Revenue service filed a Tax Assessment against the Company due to non-payment in the period of March 2002 to October 2003 of the Contribution of Intervention in the Economic Domain - CIDE, the per-transaction tax payable to the Brazilian government, required to be paid by producers, blenders and importers upon sales and purchases of specified oil and fuel products at a set amount for different products based on the unit of measurement typically used for such products, pursuant to court orders obtained by Distributors and Fuel Stations, protecting them from levying of this charge. The lower court considered the assessment to have grounds. The Company filed a spontaneous appeal which was denied approval. As soon as it is summoned, Petrobras will examine the possibility of filing motions to stay the execution of the respective court decision, with requests for filing of a special appeal to the Superior Chamber of Tax Appeals. The maximum exposure for Petrobras, including monetary restatement, as of September 30, 2011 is US$660.

•   Plaintiff: Municipal governments of Anchieta, Aracruz, Guarapari, Itapemirim, Linhares, Marataízes, Vila Velha and Vitória

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 on offshore services. Petrobras withheld the service tax of any nature; 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, only the municipality of Itapemirim has filed tax collection proceedings. In this judicial case, the Company has offered a guarantee and filed an appeal. In the municipality of Linhares it was considered to have grounds in the first instance. Petrobras filed a spontaneous appeal, which was denied, thus upholding the official notification. The Company is evaluating the judicialization. The maximum exposure for the Company, including monetary restatement, as of September 30, 2011 is US$862.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

b) Proceedings classified as possible losses (Continued)

b.2) Processes disclosed previously and updated to September 30, 2011 (Continued)

•   Plaintiff: State Revenue Service of São Paulo

São Paulo state finance authorities filed a Tax Assessment against the Company in connection with 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. The decision was upheld at the second instance. Awaiting a hearing at the second administrative level of the ordinary appeal filed by the Company. The maximum exposure for the Company, including monetary restatement, as of September 30, 2011 is US$1,117.

•   Plaintiff: Finance and Planning Department of the Federal District

Federal District finance authorities filed a Tax Assessment against the Company in connection with payment of ICMS due to omission on exit (Inventories). The lower court considered the assessment to have grounds. Petrobras filed a spontaneous appeal, which was considered void. The Company is awaiting the publication of the decision in order to assess eventual judicialization. The maximum exposure for the Company, including monetary restatement, as of September 30, 2011 is US$83.

•   Presidente Getúlio Vargas refinery oil spill

On July 16, 2000, an oil spill occurred at the Presidente Getúlio Vargas refinery releasing crude oil in the surrounding area. The Federal and State of Paraná Prosecutors have filed a civil lawsuit against the Company seeking US$1,176 in damages, which have already been contested by the Company. Additionally, there are two other actions pending, one by the Instituto Ambiental do Paraná (Paraná Environmental Institute) and by another civil association called AMAR that have already been contested by the Company. Awaiting initiation of the expert investigation to quantify the amount. The court determined that the suits brought by AMAR and the Federal and State Prosecutors be tried as one. The maximum exposure including monetary restatement for Petrobras as of September 30, 2011 is US$92 related to AMAR, US$104 related to Instituto Ambiental do Paraná and US$3,499 to the Federal and State of Paraná Prosecutors.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

b) Proceedings classified as possible losses (Continued)

b.3) Processes for small amounts

The Company is involved in a number of legal and administrative proceedings with expectations of possible losses, whose total as at September 30, 2011 is broken down as follows: US$166 for civil actions, US$571 for labor actions and US$767 for tax actions.

c) Environmental matters

The Company is subject to various environmental laws and regulations. These laws regulate the discharge of oil, gas or other materials into the environment and may require the Company to remove or mitigate the environmental effects of the disposal or release of such materials at various sites.

The Company’s management considers that any expenses incurred to correct or mitigate possible environmental impacts should not have a significant effect on its operations or cash flows.

d) Asset contingencies

d.1) Recovery of maintenance costs –Barracuda & Caratinga

In 2006, Petrobras, as representant of Barracuda & Caratinga Leasing Company B.V. (BCLC), resorted to arbitration abroad against Kellogg, Brown Root, LLC (KBR), to obtain compensation for maintenance costs carried out on flexible lines of the Barracuda and Caratinga field, in the period covered by contractual guarantee.

On September 21, 2011, the Court of arbitration ruled in favor of BCLC, definitively, condemning KBR to indemnify it in the amount of US$183, pleaded in the arbitration, plus internal costs of Petrobras in conducting the arbitration, in addition to legal fees and costs of the arbitration. After the definitive decision, Petrobras recognized the amount of US$183 in non-current assets.

d.2) Recovery of PIS and COFINS

Petrobras and its subsidiaries filed a civil suit against the Federal government 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 article 3 of Law 9718/98 is unconstitutional.

On November 9, 2005, the Federal Supreme Court considered that the respective paragraph 1 of article 3 of Law 9718/98 is unconstitutional.

On November 18, 2010, the Superior Court of Justice considered the action by Petrobras, filed in 2006 to recover the COFINS for the period from January 2003 to January 2004, as justified. After res judicata, Petrobras recognized the amount of US$186, restated by the Selic rate until September 2011, as recoverable taxes in non-current assets.

At September 30, 2011, the Company had US$1,246 related to these suits which are not yet reflected in the interim financial statements due to the absence of a definitive favorable decision.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

16. Fair value Measurements

The Company’s debt including project financing obligations, resulting from Codification Topic 810 consolidation amounted to US$67,528 at September 30, 2011, and had an estimated fair value of US$69,182.

The fair value hierarchy for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis, at September 30, 2011, was:

    Fair Value
 
    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    Total 
 
Assets                 

Marketable securities 

  14,313    -    -    14,313 

Foreign exchange derivatives (Note 2) 

  17    130    -    147 

Commodity derivatives (Note 2) 

  64    3    26    93 
 
Total assets as of September 30, 2011    14,394    133    26    14,553 
Total assets as of December 31, 2010    18,572    118    32    18,722 
 
Liabilities                 

Commodity derivatives (Note 2) 

  (6)    (5)    -    (11) 

Foreign currency derivatives 

  -    (15)    -    (15) 
 
Total liabilities as of September 30, 2011    (6)    (20)    -    (26) 
Total liabilities as of December 31, 2010    (40)    (2)    -    (42) 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

17. Segment Information

The following presents the Company’s assets by segment:

    As of September 30, 2011
    Exploration and Production    Refining, Transportation & Marketing    Gas
&
Power
 
  Biofuel (1)    International (see separate disclosure)    Distribution    Corporate (1)    Eliminations    Total 
Current assets    5,310    20,024    2,422    138    3,532    4,231    35,443    (6,301)    64,799 

Cash and cash equivalents 

              17,624      17,624 

Other current assets 

  5,310    20,024    2,422    138    3,532    4,231    17,819    (6,301)    47,175 
Investments in non-consolidated                                     
companies and other investments      2,567    652    777    924    220    123      5,266 
Property, plant and equipment, net    129,563    51,298    22,912    301    9,973    2,648    3,611      220,306 
Non-current assets    3,833    3,434    1,564      2,398    653    7,059    (361)    18,585 
Total assets    138,709    77,323    27,550    1,221    16,827    7,752    46,236    (6,662)    308,956 

 

(1) As of 2011 Biofuel’s assets are presented separately. This information was previously included in the Corporate Segment. For comparative purposes, the 2010 information was reclassified.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

17. Segment Information (Continued)

    As of September 30, 2011
    International
    Exploration    Refining,                     
    and    Transportation    Gas &                 
    Production    & Marketing    Power    Distribution    Corporate    Eliminations    Total 
 
Current assets    1,227    1,988    267    438    64    (452)    3,532 
Investments in non-consolidated                             

companies and other investments 

  627    34    172      (30)    115    924 
Property, plant and equipment, net    8,799    881    244    431    191    (573)    9,973 
Non-current assets    2,630    325    61    72    1,418    (2,108)    2,398 
Total assets    13,283    3,228    744    947    1,643    (3,018)    16,827 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

17. Segment Information (Continued)

    As of December 31, 2010
    Exploration and Production    Refining, Transportation & Marketing    Gas &
Power
 
  Biofuel (1)    International (see separate Disclosure)    Distribution    Corporate(1)  Eliminations Total
Current assets    3,473    16,305    2,904    121    3,279    4,196    38,895    (5,310)  63,863

Cash and cash equivalents 

              17,633    17,633

Other current assets 

  3,473    16,305    2,904    121    3,279    4,196    21,262    (5,310)  46,230
Investments in non-consolidated companies and other investments    296    3,056    813    688    1,078    257    124    6,312
Property, plant and equipment, net    129,913    46,844    24,725    356    9,519    2,730    4,480    218,567
Non-current assets    3,511    3,282    1,465    10    2,294    346    9,033    19,941
Total assets    137,193    69,487    29,907    1,175    16,170    7,529    52,532    (5,310)  308,683

(1) As of 2011 Biofuel’s assets are presented separately. This information was previously included in the Corporate Segment. For comparative purposes, the 2010 information was reclassified.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

17. Segment Information (Continued)

    As of December 31, 2010
    International
Exploration
and
Production 
Refining
Transportation
& Marketing 
Gas
& Power 
Distribution  Corporate  Eliminations  Total 
Current assets    1,132    1,778    250    443    68    (392)    3,279 
Investments in non-consolidated companies and other investments    713    31    152    41    141      1,078 
Property, plant and equipment, net    8,067    1,036    256    425    136    (401)    9,519 
Non-current assets    2,336    292    105    65    1,309    (1,813)    2,294 
Total assets    12,248    3,137    763    974    1,654    (2,606)    16,170 

 

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

17. Segment Information (Continued)

Revenues and net income by segment are as follows:

    Nine-month period ended September 30, 2011
Exploration
and
Production 
Refining,
Transportation
& Marketing 
Gas
&
Power 
Biofuel (1)  International
(see separate
disclosure) 
Distribution  Corporate (1)  Eliminations  Total 
Net operating revenues derived from third parties    387    60,652    6,408    29    9,666    32,653        109,795 
Inter-segment net operating revenues    54,755    28,827    985    198    2,825    585      (88,175)   
Net operating revenues    55,142    89,479    7,393    227    12,491    33,238      (88,175)    109,795 
Cost of sales    (19,883)    (91,171)    (3,567)    (244)    (9,243)    (30,561)      87,105    (67,564) 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization    (4,842)    (814)    (623)    (22)    (627)    (172)    (222)      (7,322) 
Exploration, including exploratory dry holes    (1,598)          (254)          (1,852) 
Impairment            (2)          (2) 
Selling, general and administrative expenses    (346)    (2,365)    (616)    (48)    (664)    (1,685)    (1,879)    90    (7,513) 
Research and development expenses    (565)    (166)    (58)    (9)      (4)    (230)      (1,032) 
Other operating expenses    (268)    (305)    (185)    (27)    (523)    41    (1,417)    48    (2,636) 
Costs and expenses    (27,502)    (94,821)    (5,049)    (350)    (11,313)    (32,381)    (3,748)    87,243    (87,921) 
Operating income (loss)    27,640    (5,342)    2,344    (123)    1,178    857    (3,748)    (932)    21,874 
Equity in results of non-consolidated companies    (2)    (31)    154      (42)      24      111 
Financial income (expenses), net                271      271 
Other taxes    (33)    (36)    (54)      (71)    (21)    (101)      (316) 
Income (loss) before income taxes    27,605    (5,409)    2,444    (119)    1,065    840    (3,554)    (932)    21,940 
Income tax benefits (expense)    (9,386)    1,828    (778)    43    (171)    (284)    3,325    316    (5,107) 
Net income (loss) for the period    18,219    (3,581)    1,666    (76)    894    556    (229)    (616)    16,833 
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests        (6)      (7)      196      198 
Net income (loss) attributable to Petrobras    18,227    (3,574)    1,660    (76)    887    556    (33)    (616)    17,031 

 

(1) As of 2011 Biofuel’s results are presented separately. This information was previously included in the Corporate Segment. For comparative purposes, the 2010 information was reclassified.

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AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

17. Segment Information (Continued)

    Nine-month period ended September 30, 2011
    International
Exploration
and
Production 
Refining
Transportation
& Marketing 
Gas
&
Power 
Distribution  Corporate  Eliminations  Total 
Net operating revenues derived from third parties    733    4,831    392    3,702        9,666 
Inter-segment net operating revenues    2,786    1,643    35    25      (1,664)    2,825 
Net operating revenues    3,519    6,474    427    3,727      (1,656)    12,491 
Cost of sales    (972)    (6,133)    (341)    (3,457)      1,660    (9,243) 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization    (537)    (43)    (12)    (20)    (15)      (627) 
Exploration, including exploratory dry holes    (254)              (254) 
Impairment    (2)              (2) 
Selling, general and administrative expenses    (130)    (101)    (8)    (209)    (219)      (664) 
Research and development expenses               
Other operating expenses    (202)    (285)      15    (58)      (523) 
Costs and expenses    (2,097)    (6,562)    (354)    (3,671)    (292)    1,663    (11,313) 
Operating income (loss)    1,422    (88)    73    56    (292)      1,178 
Equity in results of non-consolidated companies    (44)          (8)      (42) 
Other taxes    (38)    (3)    (1)    (5)    (24)      (71) 
Income (loss) before income taxes    1,340    (86)    75    53    (324)      1,065 
Income tax benefits (expense)    (156)    (1)    (63)    (7)    56      (171) 
Net income (loss) for the period    1,184    (87)    12    46    (268)      894 
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interests            (7)      (7) 
Net income (loss) attributable to Petrobras    1,184    (87)    12    46    (275)      887 

 

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AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

17. Segment Information (Continued)

    Nine-month period ended September 30, 2010
 
Exploration
and
Production 
Refining,
Transportation
& Marketing 
Gas &
Power 
Biofuel (1)  International
(see separate
disclosure) 
Distribution  Corporate (1)  Eliminations  Total 
 
Net operating revenues derived from third parties    217    48,358    5,242    14    7,725    26,508        88,064 
Inter-segment net operating revenues    39,293    23,815    639    205    2,022    539      (66,513)   
 
Net operating revenues    39,510    72,173    5,881    219    9,747    27,047      (66,513)    88,064 
 
Cost of sales    (14,981)    (66,623)    (3,963)    (200)    (6,965)    (24,708)      66,255    (51,185) 
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization    (4,093)    (758)    (351)    (17)    (645)    (158)    (187)      (6,208) 
Exploration, including exploratory dry holes    (1,026)          (316)          (1,342) 
Impairment        (44)      (50)          (94) 
Selling, general and administrative expenses    (302)    (2,152)    (591)    (27)    (630)    (1,313)    (1,591)    104    (6,502) 
Research and development expenses    (357)    (126)    (82)      (3)    (3)    (165)      (736) 
Other operating expenses    (841)    (846)    (172)    (21)    (196)    (41)    (1,614)    (16)    (3,747) 
 
Costs and expenses    (21,600)    (70,505)    (5,203)    (265)    (8,805)    (26,223)    (3,557)    66,344    (69,814) 
 
Operating income (loss)    17,910    1,668    678    (46)    942    824    (3,557)    (169)    18,250 
 
Equity in results of non-consolidated companies    91      115    (5)    17          220 
Financial income (expenses), net                527      527 
Other taxes    (109)    (37)    (15)    (1)    (65)    (13)    (94)      (334) 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes    17,892    1,632    778    (52)    894    811    (3,123)    (169)    18,663 
 
Income tax benefits (expense)    (6,052)    (555)    (226)    16    (142)    (277)    2,149    57    (5,030) 
                                   
Net income for the period    11,840    1,077    552    (36)    752    534    (974)    (112)    13,633 
                                   
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests    103    (37)        (57)      (362)      (345) 
 
Net income (loss) attributable for Petrobras    11,943    1,040    560    (36)    695    534    (1,336)    (112)    13,288 

 

(1) As of 2011 Biofuel’s results are presented separately. This information was previously included in the Corporate Segment. For comparative purposes, the 2010 information was reclassified.

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AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

17. Segment Information (Continued)

    Nine-month period ended September 30, 2010
    International
    Exploration    Refining                     
    and    Transportation    Gas &                 
    Production    & Marketing    Power    Distribution    Corporate    Eliminations    Total 
Net operating revenues derived from third parties    510    3,838    372    2,985      20    7,725 
Inter-segment net operating revenues    2,178    1,580    30    26      (1,792)    2,022 
Net operating revenues    2,688    5,418    402    3,011      (1,772)    9,747 
Cost of sales    (634)    (5,016)    (307)    (2,774)      1,766    (6,965) 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization    (531)    (60)    (14)    (21)    (19)      (645) 
Exploration, including exploratory dry holes    (316)              (316) 
Impairment      (50)            (50) 
Selling, general and administrative expenses    (130)    (101)    (6)    (188)    (207)      (630) 
Research and development expenses      (2)        (1)      (3) 
Other operating expenses    (19)    (200)        10    (1)    (196) 
Costs and expenses    (1,630)    (5,429)    (320)    (2,976)    (217)    1,767    (8,805) 
Operating income (loss)    1,058    (11)    82    35    (217)    (5)    942 
Equity in results of non-consolidated companies    26    10        (23)      17 
Other taxes    (34)    (2)    (1)    (2)    (26)      (65) 
Income (loss) before income taxes    1,050    (3)    81    37    (266)    (5)    894 
Income tax benefits (expense)    (181)    (3)    (2)    (4)    48      (142) 
Net income for the period    869    (6)    79    33    (218)    (5)    752 
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests        (1)      (56)      (57) 
Net income (loss) attributable for Petrobras    869    (6)    78    33    (274)    (5)    695 

 

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AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

17. Segment Information (Continued)

Capital expenditures incurred by segment for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:

    Nine-month periods 
    ended September 30, 
    2011    2010 
 
Exploration and Production    14,859    17,610 
Refining, Transportation & Marketing    12,562    10,147 
Gas & Power    1,668    3,084 
International         

Exploration and Production 

  1,404    1,473 

Refining, Transportation & Marketing 

  145    56 

Distribution 

  22    26 

Gas & Power 

  30   

Others 

  8   
Distribution    431    256 
Biofuels    185    37 
Corporate    471    693 
 
    31,785    33,394 

 

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AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

18. Acquisition/Sales of Assets and Interests

a) Business combination

•   Acquisition of Gás Brasiliano Distribuidora S.A.

On July 29, 2011, Petrobras Gás S.A.- Gaspetro acquired 100% of the shares of Gas Brasiliano Distribuidora S.A. “GBD”, by US$271. The appraisal of the fair value of the assets and liabilities has not been concluded and, therefore, preliminarily, a goodwill of US$12 was recognized.

The transaction was authorized by the São Paulo regulatory agency in April 2011 and the addendum to GBD's concession agreement was signed in July 2011, complying with the conditions established in the agreement entered into with Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi S.p.A. (ENI) in 2010.

GBD holds the concession for the natural gas distribution service in the northwest region of the State of São Paulo. The concession agreement began in December 1999 with duration of 30 years and may be renewed for another 20 years.

b) Acquisition of interests in affiliated companies

•   BSBIOS Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S.A.

On July 1, 2011, Petrobras Biocombustível S.A., S.L., acquired 50% of the capital of BSBIOS Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S.A, through payment of US$27 and a contribution of US$31 referring to an interest in BSBIOS Marialva Indústria e Comércio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S.A. (MARIALVA). The remaining payment will be made after the conclusion of a due diligence, limited to the total of the transaction of US$108.

c) Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

•   Innova S.A.

As from March 31, 2011, Petrobras now holds 100% of the capital of Innova, a petrochejmical company located in the industrial park of Triunfo in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, previously indirectly controlled by Petrobras Argentina (Pesa). The amount of the transaction was US$332, with the payment of US$228 in April of 2011 and US$104 due on October 30, 2013, restated by 12 month LIBOR as from the date of signing of the share purchase agreement (SPA). This transaction resulted in a decrease of US$54 in the equity attributable to the shareholders of Petrobras, as a result of the decrease in the non-controlling interest in this venture.

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AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

18. Acquisition/Sales of Assets and Interests (Continued)

c) Acquisition of noncontrolling interest (Continued)

•   Purchase option and merger of Companhia Mexilhão do Brasil - “CMB”

On January 12, 2011, Petrobras exercised its purchase option for 100% of the shares of the Variable Interest Entity (“VIE”), Companhia Mexilhão do Brasil - “CMB”, as contractually established. In accordance with ASC 810, this acquisition resulted in an increase in equity attributable to Petrobras, as “Additional paid in capital”, in the amount of US$72.

On April 4, 2011, the merger of CMB by Petrobras was approved in the Special Shareholders' General Meeting as it is the most efficient way of dissolving the company and absorbing its assets.

d) Sale of assets and other information

•   Cia Energética Suape II

Petrobras holds a 20% interest in Energética Suape II S.A., the purpose of which is the construction of a thermoelectric power station in Cabo de Santo Agostinho, in the state of Pernambuco with an output 380 of MW. The remaining 80% interest is held by Nova Cibe Energia S.A.

On May 31, 2011, Petrobras deposited US$31 for the shares not subscribed by Nova Cibe, for which the exercise of the purchase option occurred on May 5, 2011, as established in the Suape II Shareholders' Agreement.

Petrobras recorded the deposit as a right to acquisition of an equity interest under “Investments”, until the resolution of the conflict in a seat of arbitration.

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PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A. - PETROBRAS 
AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

18. Acquisition/Sales of Assets and Interests (Continued)

d) Sale of assets and other information (Continued)

•   Albacora Japão Petróleo Ltda.

On May 6, 2011, Petrobras exercised its purchase option for the oil production assets of VIE Albacora Japão Petróleo Ltda for the amount of US$6 thousand. As from this purchase option, the VIE ceased to be consolidated in Petrobras, due to compliance with the related contractual obligations.

•   Sale of the San Lorenzo Refinery and part of the distribution network in Argentina

On May 2, 2011, the Company sold refining and distribution assets in Argentina to Oil Combustibles S.A. for a total amount of US$102, according to an agreement signed in 2010. The transaction is subject to the approval of the Argentine regulatory agency and comprised a refinery located in San Lorenzo in the province of Santa Fé, a fluvial plant and a fuel trading network connected to this refinery, (approximately 360 sales points and associated wholesaler clients), as well as inventories of oil and oil products.

•   BRF Biorefino de Lubrificantes S.A.

On March 21, 2011, Petrobras Distribuidora S.A. established BRF Biorefino de Lubrificantes S.A, the shareholding interest of which is 49%. The purpose of BRF is the construction of building, and operation of the used or contaminated lubricant oil refining plant in the State of Rio de Janeiro.

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AND SUBSIDIARIES 
 
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) 
Expressed in Millions of United States Dollars 
(except as otherwise indicated) 
(Unaudited) 

 

18. Acquisition/Sales of Assets and Interests (Continued)

d) Sale of assets and other information (Continued)

•   Logum Logística S.A.

On March 1, 2011, the corporate name of PMCC Soluções Logística de Etanol S.A. was changed to Logum Logística S.A., in accordance with the shareholders’ agreement, which composition of shareholding is as follows: Petrobras - 20%; Copersucar S.A. - 20%; Cosan S.A. Indústria e Comércio - 20%; Odebrecht Transport Participações S.A. - 20%; Camargo Correa Óleo e Gás S.A. - 10% and Uniduto Logística S.A. - 10%.

Logum Logística S.A. will be responsible for the construction of a comprehensive multimodal logistics system for ethanol transport and storage, the development and operation of the system which will involve polyducts, waterways, highways and coastal shipping.

•   Operations in Ecuador

On July 26, 2010, the new hydrocarbon law in Ecuador, established, the obligatoriness of migration introduced of the November 24, 2010, exploration before agreements entered into to service agreements.

Petrobras Argentina S.A. (PESA), through its subsidiary Sociedade Ecuador TLC S.A., held a 30% interest in the exploration agreements for block 18 and the unified Palo Azul field, located in the Oriente basin of Ecuador, and decided not to accept the final proposal to migrate its agreements to the new contractual model, thus it is the responsibility of the Ecuadorian Government to indemnify the investments made in those exploration blocks.

The Company disagrees with the criteria established for the indemnification of the amounts invested and, although it is not renouncing its rights, it recognized a loss in an amount equivalent to US$53, due to the uncertainties involving the process.

PESA has a ship-or-pay agreement entered into with Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados Ltd (OCP) for transporting oil in Ecuador, in force since 2003 with an effective term of 15 years. On account of the commitments assumed for the transport capacity contracted and not used, at September 30, 2011, the Company has a liability in the amount equivalent to US$77.

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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: November 22, 2011
PETRÓLEO BRASILEIRO S.A--PETROBRAS
By:
/S/  Almir Guilherme Barbassa

 
Almir Guilherme Barbassa
Chief Financial Officer and Investor Relations Officer
 
 

 

 
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