🛢️ Petrochem
“Fueling tomorrow, today.”
Petrochem is one of the world’s largest energy and petrochemical corporations. In a world rebuilding after the Fourth Corporate War, they control the fuel, the plastics, and the power that keeps civilization running.
📋 Overview
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Industry | Energy, Petrochemicals, Plastics |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Founded | Pre-Collapse |
| Status | Megacorporation |
| Primary Markets | CHOOH2 fuel, synthetic materials, power generation |
💼 Operations
Petrochem dominates several crucial markets:
CHOOH2 Production
- Primary manufacturer of CHOOH2 (synthetic alcohol fuel)
- Supplies most ground vehicles in North America
- Controls distribution networks
Petrochemicals
- Synthetic plastics and polymers
- Chemical feedstocks for manufacturing
- Industrial lubricants
Power Generation
- Operates power plants across South America
- Provides grid power to mega-cities
- Invests in fusion research (slowly)
🏙️ Night City Presence
In Night City, Petrochem:
- Owns refineries in Watson District
- Controls fuel distribution
- Has corporate offices in the Executive Zone
- Competes with Orbital Air and Biotechnica for energy contracts
Their main facility is heavily fortified—fuel is valuable, and gangs know it.
🤝 Corporate Relations
| Corporation | Relationship |
|---|---|
| Biotechnica | Rivals (competing fuel technologies) |
| Orbital Air | Tense (Orbital Air has space-based solar) |
| Arasaka | Neutral (customer) |
| Militech | Good (major fuel supplier) |
💀 Dark Side
Like all megacorps, Petrochem has secrets:
- Environmental Damage: Their operations devastate local ecosystems
- Nomad Exploitation: They hire Nomads for dangerous refinery work at cut rates
- Political Manipulation: They’ve toppled governments that threatened nationalization
- Gulf Wars: Rumored involvement in resource wars in the 2020s
🎲 GM Notes
Using Petrochem in Your Game
As Quest Givers:
- Protect a fuel convoy from raiders
- Investigate sabotage at a refinery
- Extract a captured executive from a rival corp
As Antagonists:
- PCs steal CHOOH2 shipment
- Environmental activists hire PCs to expose pollution
- Nomad clan wants revenge for exploitative contracts
As Background:
- Petrochem logos on gas stations everywhere
- Fuel shortages when they’re negotiating prices
- Corporate wars disrupting supply chains
Typical Petrochem Security
| Role | Description |
|---|---|
| Refinery Guards | Armed guards (Mook level, assault rifles) |
| Convoy Escorts | Vehicles with mounted guns |
| Corporate Soldiers | Lieutenant-level, military training |
🔗 Related
- Corporations — Other megacorps
- Biotechnica — Rival in energy sector
- Watson District — Refinery location
- Billy Joe Brentwood — Petrochem executive
(Source: Cyberpunk RED Core Rulebook, Cyberpunk 2020 sourcebooks)