Rio de Janeiro, June 17th 2015 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras informs that the Board of Directors of its wholly-owned subsidiary Petrobras Transporte S.A. – Transpetro, in a meeting held today, designated Mr. Antônio Rubens Silva Silvino, current Executive Manager of Corporate Downstream in Petrobras, as new CEO of Transpetro.

This position was being excised by Mr. Cláudio Ribeiro Teixeira Campos, director, on an interim basis.