Queiroz Galvão Exploração e Produção S.A. (QGEP) is the only privately-controlled Brazilian company operating in the country’s pre-salt exclusion area. We were the first company in the Queiroz Galvão Group to go public in Brazil, and are proud of our operational safety record as well as our corporate responsibility and socio-environmental achievements.

This report provides a detailed look at QGEP and its industrial sector, as well as information on the projects, challenges and opportunities the company realized in 2012. Additionally, a timeline available at www.qgep.com.br charts the trajectory of QGEP and gives a history of oil exploration in Brazil.