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36 Companies Registered So Far For 6th Permanent Concession Offer (OPC)

The bid round includes 495 exploratory blocks and five marginal accumulation areas across 11 sedimentary basins, with total signature bonuses amounting to R$ 2.1 billion (US$ 375 million)

Imetame Returns Block In The Tucano Sul Basin

TUC-T-140 was acquired in the 3rd Cycle of the Permanent Production Sharing Offer

Lupatech Seeks Restructuring For US$ 58.6 M Debt

Liabilities belong to the valve producer’s subsidiaries

Gasmig Launches Biomethane Public Call

The objective is to contract up to 250,000 cubic meters per day of the renewable fuel produced in the state of Minas Gerais and delivered to the Triângulo Mineiro region

Ecopetrol Launches Tender To Acquire Additional 25% Stake In Brava Energia

The public offer targets approximately 116.1 million common shares at R$ 23 (US$ 4.11) per share, with the goal of increasing Ecopetrol’s ownership stake to 51%

Oil Workers Challenge FTZ Refinery Tax Exemption

FUP, Sindipetro-AM, and Anapetro request admission to Supreme Federal Court as amici curiae in constitutional lawsuit contesting exemption from refining taxes

Vallourec To Supply ExxonMobil Pipes For Guyana Projects

The company will provide 145 km of pipelines for the Hammerhead and Longtail fields in the prolific Stabroek Basin

Petrobras Tenders Sergipe Deepwater Gas Pipeline Contract

Company launches bidding process to contract EPCI for subsea pipeline network to transport natural gas from offshore Sergipe to the coast

John Crane Offers Offshore Asset Sealing Solutions

Company targets deepwater operations market, an environment that places significant demands on equipment performance, where systems must operate continuously under high pressure and temperature conditions

O&G Regulator (ANP) Confirms Ceará Site Sample Is Petroleum

Agency opens administrative process to technically evaluate the area and assess possible inclusion of an exploration block in the Permanent Concession Offer

ANP Schedules Oct. Auction For 523 O&G Exploration Areas

Regulator launches the 6th Cycle of the Permanent Concession Offer with 5 marginal accumulation areas and 495 blocks, alongside the 4th Production Sharing Offer Cycle with 23 blocks

Petrobras Expected To Launch Tupi Revitalization Bid

Tender will be for a proprietary, replicable unit, said Lourenço Fróes, coordinator of Petrobras’ New FPSO Program

Petrobras-Saipem Sign Offshore Decommissioning MoU

One-year agreement covers plugging and abandonment activities as well as subsea decommissioning operations

Petrobras Works To Ease Gas Price Increases For Customers

Company’s technical team is evaluating alternatives to shield consumers from Brent and international gas price volatility

Shell Interested In Additional Pre-Salt Areas

Oil major told the ANP it would like the next exploratory acreage auction to offer blocks surrounding producing regions

4th Eco Invest Brazil Auction Unlocks R$ 13.2 B (US$ 2.36 B)

Approximately R$ 7.9 B (US$ 1.41 B) will be allocated to infrastructure projects spanning energy, sanitation, connectivity and low-carbon logistics

Federal Public Prosecutor Questions Land Use By SPIC Wind Farms In Paraíba

Agency asks Aneel to investigate possible land ownership irregularities and lack of consultation with fishing community

Hydropower Plants Gain Importance In Grid Modulation

Volt Robotics study shows that the role of hydropower plants has changed, and their new function needs to be properly compensated

EAR Remains Above 55% Across All Brazilian Power Subsystems

Southern region is expected to post the strongest Natural Inflow Energy performance at 101% of the long-term average

Communications Solution Increases Response Speed During Blackouts

Utilities could reconnect field devices up to 60% faster

Green Hydrogen Association (ABIHV) & NLHydrogen Sign MoU

Memorandum establishes cooperation in 3 main areas: project and hub development, standards and certification, and market and offtake

Acelen Renováveis Announces US$ 1.5 B For SAF Biorefinery

Global consortium led by HSBC and the IFC backs Bahia project expected to produce 1 billion liters annually starting in 2029

Tradener Files For Judicial Recovery

Brazil’s first energy trader says preparatory measures did not deliver expected results

Energisa Sells Taesa 5 Transmission Assets For US$ 305 M

The concessions are fully operational assets located in the states of Goiás, Bahia, Pará and Tocantins

Aneel Approves 2026 Capacity Reserve Auctions (LRCAPs)

The Electric Energy Regulator’s Board unanimously ratified the auctions after disputes at the Federal Court of Accounts, lawsuits and pressure from federal prosecutors

BR Aviation Invests In Electric Airport Fleet

Zero-emission vehicle is a sustainable alternative supporting aviation decarbonization efforts

Federal Prosecutors Recommend Suspending 2026 Capacity Reserve Auction Approval

Recommendation cites possible regulatory capture and asks Aneel and the Ministry of Mines and Energy to halt the process

Federal Court Demands Thermal Power Auction Explanation

Court questions thermal products offered in the 2026 Capacity Reserve Auction; regulator has 5 days to respond

Review Requests Delay Hydro Plants' Renewals & Concession Extensions

Aneel directors question the process to extend concessions of Emborcação and Nova Ponte under the quota regime

Omnia & Casa Dos Ventos Sign US$ 2 B Deal

Agreement secures supply of up to 300 MW of renewable energy for TikTok data center in Pecém (state of Ceará)

From The Media

MAI 26, 2026 - The Guardian

Oil rose back above US$ 100 a barrel on Tuesday (May 26) after fresh US strikes on Iran dashed hopes of a Middle East breakthrough, with experts saying that whatever the outcome of peace talks, the global energy market may now be past the “point of no return”. News of the US attacks on missile launch sites and mine-laying vessels pushed the price of Brent crude past the key threshold on Tuesday, as a peace deal remained elusive. The conflict and resulting blockade of fossil fuel shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have sent oil soaring, topping US$ 126 at the end of last month. However, in recent weeks prices have remained significantly below predictions due to hope for a diplomatic solution that could allow Gulf states to restart production and exports of crude.

MAI 26, 2026 - Merco Press

Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva on Monday (May 25) began a preventive radiotherapy treatment following the removal of a cancerous lesion from his scalp, in a medical intervention that places the spotlight on the health of the 80-year-old leader four months before the presidential elections in which he will seek a fourth term. According to a communiqué, the treatment consists of fifteen superficial preventive radiotherapy sessions of the scalp, of two minutes each, distributed over three weeks, and is applied following the removal of a basal cell lesion carried out on 24 April. The president's medical team informed the Brazilian press that the procedure will not affect the presidential agenda. Lula continued his working day on Monday with a public event alongside Brazilian and African university rectors.

MAI 26, 2026 - Financial Times

Fertilizer companies around the world are cutting production of one of the most vital crop nutrients as the conflict in the Middle East upends supply chains, intensifying concerns over future food shortages. Disruption to shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has hit global supplies of sulfur—required to make phosphate fertilizers that are used on crops including corn, soybeans, rice, and palm oil. “This situation around Hormuz was in the beginning a raw material problem that has turned into a fertilizer supply shock,” said Faris Derrij, chief executive of OCP Nutricrops, whose parent OCP Group is the world’s biggest phosphate exporter. Before the Iran war began in late February, about 50 percent of the world’s sulfur trade passed through the strait.

MAI 26, 2026 - Energiaestrategica.com

The Brazilian government will publish the decree in the coming days that will enable the long-awaited energy storage tender. The market projects initial contracts of between 1 and 2 GW, while the Brazilian electricity system faces increasing operational constraints due to renewable energy expansion. Brazil will finally move forward with its first battery energy storage auction. The Mines and Energy Ministry confirmed that the government will publish the decree that will formally authorize the call for bids. The decision comes amid growing pressure on the system. In 2025 alone, Brazil failed to utilize nearly 20% of its solar and wind power generation, with estimated losses of R$ 6.5 billion (US$ 1.3 B), while average cuts reached 4,021 MW. On at least 16 days during the year, the system operated near its minimum safe operating limit.