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PPSA & Argentina’s GyP Sign MoU To Assess Vaca Muerta Gas Imports

Memorandum with Argentine state-owned company provides for studies into the feasibility of supplying natural gas from the formation to the Brazilian market

Rio Public Prosecutor's Office Operation Arrests Refit Executives

Those arrested include former refinery president Jorge Monteiro and former CFO Paulo Henrique de Oliveira, as well as relatives and associates of businessman Ricardo Magro, who was also targeted in the operation but remains at large abroad

Petrobras Raises 2026 Production Targets

The company's production forecast has increased from 3.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) to a range of 3.3 million to 3.4 million boe/d.

Petrobras Posts US$ 7.7 B 3rd-Qtr Profit

Net income fell 24.2% from the previous quarter. Higher expenses, payments related to legal claims and lower foreign-exchange gains weighed on the company's financial results.

Fracking Uncertainty Prompts Eneva To Surrender Parnaíba Basin Block

Environmental permitting difficulties for the Tianguar Discovery Assessment Plan and repeated postponements of a Brazilian high court ruling on fracking contributed to the decision to relinquish the entire PN-T-48 block

PPSA To Offer Búzios Field Cargoes Thursday (Nov. 12)

The two Búzios cargoes correspond to lots 4 and 5 of the 10th Federal Government-Owned Oil Spot Auction, which were not awarded in the October sale. They comprise 500,000 barrels and 1 million barrels, respectively, with loadings scheduled for December

Petrobras Wins Approval In Principle For New Tupi FPSO

Lloyd’s Register’s approval in principle confirms the conceptual feasibility of a project based on the P-68 FPSO currently operating in the Santos Basin

Foresea Begins ODN I Drillship Maintenance

Work includes obsolescence management of the BOP and drilling system controls, as well as the installation of new equipment.

PetroReconcavo October Production Down 4.1%

Maintenance shutdown at the Catu Gas Processing Unit (UTG) and well failures at the Potiguar Asset contributed to monthly output falling to 22,500 boe/d.

Petrobras CEO Seeks Penalty-Free Transition Period For Tax Reform Implementation

Magda Chambriard says she has asked the Finance Ministry to temporarily suspend fines while companies adapt to the new tax rules, amid uncertainty over compliance requirements and the risk of penalties across different states

Petrobras Sets 2 Consecutive Reactor-Lifting Records At Boaventura Complex

Two reactors weighing 1,020 and 1,022 metric tons were lifted and positioned on consecutive days with all five reactors targeted for installation by November 19. The equipment will form the core of a new hydrocracking unit designed to increase S-10 diesel and jet fuel production

Imetame To Return Espírito Santo Basin Block

The company has requested the return of ES-T-409 and will pay the Brazilian government for the work commitment not fulfilled under the Minimum Exploration Program (PEM)

NTS Challenges ANP's Zero Asset Base Ruling & Suspends New Investments

Decision puts pipeline network expansion projects in limbo, including initiatives covered by the R$ 12 B (US$ 2.33 B) investment plan announced in 2022

PetroReconcavo’s US$ 45.8 M 3Q26 Profit Up 94% Over 3Q25

Despite strong financial performance, average daily O&G gas production fell 10% year over year to 23,600 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d)

Saipem–Subsea7 Merger Gets Conditional Antitrust Approval

Antitrust Council ruled that the newly-formed company must sell a specialized rigid-pipe-laying vessel to an independent buyer to preserve sector competition

Aneel Authorizes First Green Hydrogen Project To Connect To Brazil's Power Grid

Pecém VDB 1 Ltda., with 645 MW of contracted electricity demand, becomes the first green hydrogen production project to receive grid access authorization

MME Promotes Integration Of Solar Energy & Agriculture

Agrivoltaic systems were the focus of a meeting to promote knowledge exchange among representatives from Chile and the Brazil-Germany Energy Partnership

240-MW Solar Plant Deploys Fiber-Optic Perimeter Security System

Solution developed with A\SENSE combines fiber-optic sensing, event-classification algorithms, cameras, and audible alerts

Elera Deploys Drones & Robots At Janaúba Solar Complex

Monitoring technologies and automated cleaning systems aim to optimize operations and reduce water consumption

Royal Fic Expands Solar Generation And Bets On Battery Storage And EV Charging

After investing R$ 34 million (US$ 6.6 million) in solar power, the group is directing new investments toward e-mobility and energy storage

TSEA Advances US$ 175 M Minas Gerais Factory Expansion

Early possession of the first site allows preliminary assessments and construction preparations to begin ahead of schedule; acquisition of a second property is expected in March 2027, with construction set to start in the first half of 2027

Energy Assn. Seeks Rule Changes For Battery Storage Auctions

Electricity Regulator acknowledge inconsistencies; industry association warns unresolved issues could drive up bids in December

Firm Green Hydrogen Demand To Be Delayed

Geopolitical uncertainty and delays in European incentive policies are keeping Brazilian projects totaling 5 GW to 8 GW on hold

Brazil’s Green Hydrogen Production Costs +27% In 2026

Electricity accounts for much of the increase, according to CELA study

Alupar Wins Chilean Power Transmission Auction

Pelarco–Trueno project carries an estimated investment of US$ 85 million

BYD Reaches 9.7% Of Brazilian Market Share

With 24,100 vehicles registered in October, the Chinese automaker expands its market share one year after inaugurating its factory in the state of Bahia

ANP Proposes SAF Certification Rules

Draft regulation outlines requirements for producers, registrars, and oversight of environmental certificates

Eve Air Mobility & FlyBIS Sign Agreement For 12 Electric Aircraft

Partnership builds on a letter of intent signed in 2022 and calls for the development of electric air mobility services in Brazil

Hyundai: Hydrogen Refueling Corridors Key To Developing Fuel Cell Truck Market

Automaker sees potential to combine sugarcane- and corn-based ethanol with green hydrogen produced in Brazil’s Northeast to enable carbon-neutral heavy-duty transportation

Aeris Seeks US$ 277 M Debt Restructuring

Out-of-court plan has initial support from creditors representing 42% of claims covered

From The Media

NOV 11, 2026 - Reuters

As US President Donald Trump weighs his next steps in the Iran war, Gulf energy producers have adapted to a no-war, no-peace reality that is making their operations more expensive and risky. Even without renewed full-scale fighting, those additional costs could help put a floor under global oil prices. The question is how long this uneasy equilibrium can last. Benchmark Brent crude fell below US$ 90 a barrel on Tuesday (Nov. 10) as investors increasingly discount another major escalation in the US-Iran conflict following the Republican Party's rout in the US midterm elections. Trump on Monday (Nov. 9) reinforced that view, saying he would hold off on new military action against Iran following appeals from Gulf allies. But the US military continues to build up forces in the Middle East. Mediation efforts led by Qatar and Pakistan also continue, though Washington and Tehran appear far apart on some of the thorniest issues, particularly Iran's nuclear programme. This suggests Trump's current moratorium on major strikes may not signal an imminent end to the conflict. It may instead be a tactical pause as Trump considers whether another round of airstrikes can improve Washington's hand in seeking a favourable deal to end a war now in its ninth month.

NOV 11, 2026 - Merco Press

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea began hearing Argentina and the United Kingdom in Hamburg on Tuesday (Nov. 10) over Argentina’s request for provisional measures to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands. Argentina argued that the resources of a disputed continental shelf cannot be exploited unilaterally, while the United Kingdom rejects the tribunal’s competence to rule on what it considers a question of sovereignty. “The islanders cannot appropriate the resources of the disputed continental shelf,” said Argentina’s agent, Ambassador Mario Oyarzábal, presenting his country’s four requests: that the UK prevent the start or continuation of exploitation at Sea Lion, refrain from granting new permits, preserve information obtained during exploration and protect the marine environment. Oyarzábal cited the islands’ 2021 census, with 3,142 usual residents, of whom 1,625 hold the residence status granted by the Governor, and said those resources “belong to the Argentine people”.

NOV 11, 2026 - Latin Times

Chinese state companies now control critical segments of Brazil's power grid, oil fields, ports, farmland, and mines. Every major operator answers to a single government body in Beijing that no Brazilian has ever elected. The question Brasília has yet to answer: at what point does foreign investment become foreign leverage? The acquisition that redrew Brazil's energy map took shape in January 2017, when State Grid Corporation of China secured a controlling position in CPFL Energia, the country's largest private power distributor. It did so by paying R$ 5.85 billion to acquire the 23% state held by Camargo Correaan, a purchase that pushed State Grid’s cumulative ownership to a controlling 54.64%. By 2019, following a public tender offer and subsequent share adjustments, the Chinese state company had consolidated its position to the 83.71% it holds today, having spent roughly R$ 30 billion across the full acquisition process.

NOV 11, 2026 - Agência FAPESP

At the beginning of this decade, the Netherlands considered importing “green” hydrogen from countries such as Brazil to be one of the main ways to decarbonize its steel industry. This strategy led to the formalization of an agreement in 2023 to establish a trade corridor between Ceará state and Europe via the ports of Pecém and Rotterdam. The agreement provided two options for cooperation: exporting raw hydrogen to supply the European steel industry or manufacturing and shipping “green” steel – produced using sustainable hydrogen – directly from Brazil. A study by Clara Rabelo Caiafa Pereira, a postdoctoral researcher in the Technology, Innovation, & Society Research Group at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU Eindhoven), indicates that the second option is far more efficient, both environmentally and socioeconomically. By comparing the economic models of the two routes, Pereira demonstrated that processing the metal in Ceará would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% over the product’s life cycle. It would also lower operating costs for European industry and avoid the significant energy losses associated with the conversion, liquefaction, and long-distance maritime transport of hydrogen.