ASTROTEC is a new firm providing services to the energy industry in Brazil. Operating in connection with both renewable energy and oil and natural gas, it conducts opportunity studies for Brazilian and other firms intending to operate in the energy sector in Brazil. These studies include all the analysis of opportunity scenarios in the energy industry in Brazil; support for internalisation by foreign suppliers wanting to establish a representation office, service affiliate or even goods production and manufacturing facilities in Brazil; analysis of the tax, labour and regulatory structure for the area in question; as well as coordinating supply of training for the new firm’s staffs. We also offer foreign firms technical, commercial, legal and financial analyses to assist them in identifying Brazilian firms for potential partnering.

ASTROTEC is headed by Paulo Sergio Rodrigues Alonso, an engineer who made his career in Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), where he served for 43 years, occupying a range of leading managerial positions in Refining, Procurement, Gas and Energy and the company Presidency. Mr. Alonso also pursues academic activities as Associate Professor of Engineering at Rio de Janeiro State University, where he has worked also for the past 41 years, and as Visiting Professor on the Masters and Doctoral Production Engineering Programmes at Rio de Janeiro Federal University (COPPE-UFRJ).

The goodwill Mr. Alonso has built up over the course of his career at Petrobras enables ASTROTEC to assemble highly experienced teams tailored to client demands. Drawing on experts in Energy, Procurement, Regulation, Legislation, Trade Relations and Capacity building, teams are specifically qualified to perform the work in hand. Brazil today is a prime option for investments in the energy market, especially in developing its pre-salt oil and gas reserves, its movement towards renewable energy sources, particularly solar power and second-generation renewables, and a robust supply chain in the process of modernisation to meet the requirements of the Industry 4.0 concept.

ASTROTEC is ready to advise Brazilian and international firms interested in expanding their portfolio of activities to the oil and natural gas or renewable energies segments. These are high-risk, high-tech industries, where careful investment decisions are indispensable to capturing financial gains and securing prominent placement on the market.