Name

EPIC - Energy Production Innovation Center

Legal name

Centro de Inovação em Produção de Energia

Website

https://epicenergy.org.br

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Petroleum Research Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• Reservoir management research
• Oil and gas production
• Carbonate reservoir characterization
• Enhanced oil recovery research
• Numerical reservoir simulation

Headquarters

HQ city

Campinas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Research Partnership Funding: EPIC operates as a research center funded through partnerships between UNICAMP, Equinor, and FAPESP. The center conducts applied research and innovation projects with industry support rather than selling commercial products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EPIC is an interdisciplinary research center that conducts applied research and innovation in energy and natural resources, with a focus on reservoir management and oil and gas production in Brazilian pre-salt carbonate reservoirs. The center delivers four research lines (Reservoir Management, Flow Assurance, Reservoir Characterization, and Integrated Reservoir Studies), produces scientific publications, trains postgraduate specialists, and transfers technology to industry through UNICAMP's INOVA and CEPETRO partnerships.

Product overview

EPIC (Centro de Inovação em Produção de Energia) is an interdisciplinary research center focused on reservoir management and oil and gas production, established through a partnership between UNICAMP, Equinor, and FAPESP. The center operates four main research lines: Reservoir Management (ensemble-based modeling, data assimilation, optimization), Flow Assurance (artificial lift and production optimization), Reservoir Characterization (geological modeling of Brazilian pre-salt carbonates), and Integrated Reservoir Studies. EPIC produces scientific publications (journal and conference papers), provides technology transfer services, and trains specialists through postgraduate programs. The center focuses on applied research and innovation in energy and natural resources with an emphasis on sustainable practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reservoir Management Research Line (Gerenciamento de Reservatórios) Research and development services focused on production optimization through numerical reservoir simulation models, ensemble-based modeling, data assimilation, and optimization techniques for oil field management.
• Flow Assurance Research Line (Garantia de Escoamento) Research and development services on production optimization, artificial lift systems, and flow assurance for petroleum production operations.
• Reservoir Characterization Research Line (Caracterização de Reservatórios) Research and development services on geological characterization and modeling of Brazilian pre-salt carbonate reservoirs, including integrated pre-salt reservoir characterization, porosity modeling, seismic properties in 3D geomodels, and fracture distribution analysis.
• Integrated Reservoir Studies Research Line (Estudos Integrados de Reservatórios) Research and development services integrating reservoir and production systems analysis for comprehensive petroleum field development and management.
• Technology Transfer and Innovation (Transferência de Tecnologia e Inovação) Services to transfer scientific and technological knowledge from EPIC research to the productive sector, including patent support, IP licensing through INOVA/Unicamp, and business venture development through CEPETRO.
• Postgraduate Training Program (Oportunidades) Postgraduate research training programs (master's, doctoral, and postdoc) that develop specialists capable of overcoming technological challenges in the oil, gas, and natural resources sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Single-porosity models achieve 81% faster simulation time compared to dual-porosity models
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability15 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNICAMPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNICAMP (University of Campinas) is a founding partner of EPIC, hosting the research center on its campus. The university provides academic infrastructure, faculty expertise, and student talent pipeline for research activities.
• EquinorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEquinor (formerly Statoil) is a founding industry partner of EPIC, contributing industry expertise, real-world data, and research funding. The partnership enables applied research addressing challenges in Brazilian pre-salt oil and gas production.
• ANPminorOthersANP (Agência Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis) is the Brazilian National Petroleum Agency, shown as a supporting organization on the EPIC website.
• INOVA/UnicampcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINOVA/Unicamp provides intellectual property support and licensing services for EPIC technologies, enabling engagement with companies for R&D partnerships and IP commercialization.
• CEPETROcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEPETRO (Petroleum, Energy and Technology Research Center) partners with EPIC to promote innovation culture and scientific entrepreneurship through workshops, mentoring, and market studies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SINTEF: Norway's largest independent research organization, with deep energy and petroleum research programs historically tied to Equinor and other Norwegian operators. Comparable to EPIC in its interdisciplinary industry-academic R&D model and reservoir-related research.
• PETROBRAS CENPES: Petrobras's in-house research center (CENPES) is Brazil's largest oil and gas R&D facility, focused on pre-salt and deepwater reservoir and production challenges. Most directly comparable to EPIC given shared Brazilian pre-salt focus and reservoir-engineering mandate.
• IFP Energies nouvelles: French public-sector research, innovation, and training organization dedicated to energy, with long-standing programs in reservoir geosciences, flow assurance, and EOR. Closely comparable to EPIC in mission, scope of upstream research, and postgraduate training role.
• UFRJ - LAMCE / Núcleo de Pesquisa em Energia: Brazilian federal university with applied petroleum engineering and reservoir research programs, including carbonate and pre-salt-related studies. Directly comparable to EPIC as a domestic Brazilian academic research peer in the upstream energy domain.
• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST): Saudi Arabian research university with industry-partnered upstream energy and reservoir engineering programs. Comparable to EPIC in the academic-industry funded applied petroleum research model and technology-transfer orientation.
• Texas A&M University Petroleum Engineering: One of the world's largest academic petroleum engineering programs, with deep industry-sponsored research in reservoir simulation, EOR, and production optimization. Comparable to EPIC in postgraduate training and applied reservoir research scope.

Others

• Computer Modelling Group (CMG): Commercial provider of reservoir simulation software widely used in pre-salt and carbonate reservoir studies. While not an academic peer, it is adjacent/related to EPIC's reservoir modeling research and shares the same customer base.
• Equinor Research and Technology: Equinor's corporate R&D arm and EPIC's founding industry partner. While not an external commercial peer, it represents the in-house equivalent to EPIC's applied pre-salt research and is the primary funder of EPIC's work.

Broad incumbents

• Schlumberger / SLB Research: Global oilfield services major with extensive reservoir modeling, digital, and EOR R&D capabilities serving operators worldwide. Broad incumbent with overlapping reservoir-engineering research interests relative to EPIC's specialized pre-salt focus.

Emerging players

• Stanford SUPRI-B: Stanford's industrial affiliates program in reservoir simulation, focused on advancing reservoir-modeling research with industry partners. Comparable to EPIC in its academic-industry-funded reservoir simulation mandate and smaller specialized scope.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

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