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Petrobras CEO Meeting With Investors In Asia

Petrobras CEO Magda Chambriard visited the construction sites of the P-80, P-82 and P-83 FPSOs in Singapore on Wednesday (Aug. 26). The first two are scheduled to depart for Brazil next week to operate in the Búzios field in the Santos Basin pre-salt

Neon FID Could Be Pushed To 2027

Karoon revised the project concept, leading it to postpone the Final Investment Decision and suspend the farm-out process

BNDES Invests US$ 2 M To Modernize Fuel Logistics

Brazil's Development Bank to finance innovation plan of AutoMind, a Brazilian industrial automation company. Project includes development of digital solutions for the O&G sector

Solstad & Petrobras Sign New Normand Valiant Contract

US$ 62 M contract scheduled to begin in 4Q26

Permanent Offer: Monday Aug. 31st Deadline To Submit Expressions Of Interest

August 31st also marks the deadline for submitting bid guarantees without an accompanying expression of interest for the sectors offered under the 6th OPC Cycle or for the blocks offered under the 4th OPP Cycle

YPF, Eni & Adnoc Argentina LNG JV Project Gets Brazilian Antitrust Approval

Project comprises an integrated LNG value chain, from upstream activities through marketing/offtake, aimed at developing the Vaca Muerta shale formation

Búzios July Gas Exports Surpass 10 M Cubic Meters/Day

Field also sets new daily export record of 14.1 million cubic meters in August

Brazil Paid As Much As US$ 114/Barrel For Imported Oil This Year

Despite the rise in the commodity price, the country’s spending has remained stable as imports fell 13.5% in the first half

Equinor: Brazil Is Growth Engine Outside Norway

“Brazil is expected to be one of the main drivers of Equinor’s international growth through 2030, with equity production approaching 200,000 boepd,” according to International E&P Executive Vice President Philippe Mathieu

Petrobras Approves New Repar HDT Tender Process

Refinery’s new Diesel Hydrotreating Unit (HDT) will have total processing capacity of 5,500 m³/day of S-10 diesel. Company says authorization does not represent a final investment decision

August Fuel Prices Hit New Lows

S-10 diesel fell to R$ 6.92 (US$ 1.34) per liter, while ethanol dropped 2.03% in the second week of August

Braskem Seeks Out-of-Court Restructuring For US$ 10 B Debt

Company says filing is limited in scope and strictly financial, and does not cover any obligations to suppliers, customers or other stakeholders, which remain in effect and will continue to be honored under their respective contracts

BNDES President Highlights Expanding Strategic Mining In Brazil

Brazil has strong potential in copper, lithium and rare earths, according to the National Development Bank

Porto Do Açu & Petrobras Sign Petroleum Coke Export Contract

Contract provides for the handling of up to 600,000 metric tons per year, with product supplied by Regap, Reduc, Replan and Revap refineries. First shipment expected by the end of August

Petrobras Begins Negotiations For Exploration Blocks In Ghana

According to the oil company, Ghana’s Ministry of Energy and Green Transition approved its application to negotiate exploration contracts for four offshore blocks, allowing Petrobras to enter the direct negotiation phase for the contract terms

Aneel to Hold Tuesday (Sept. 1) Public Hearing on Battery Auction Tender Documents

Draft tender documents and contracts for the Capacity Reserve Auctions scheduled for December will be discussed

TCU Warns Of Financial Risk In Extending Angra 1 Nuclear Plant's Operating Life

Court points to US$ 35.9 M in costs from bridge loans and says lack of funds could affect the plant’s license

Yellow Tariff Flag Expected To Continue In September, Armor Energia Forecasts

Energy trader says improved hydrological conditions in southern Brazil are easing pressure on power prices

2026 Brazil EV Registrations Rise 120%

More than 267,000 vehicles were registered during the year, while demand for insurance also increased

CNPE Calls For Nuclear Fuel Pricing Studies

Resolution calls for periodic comparisons between domestic prices and international benchmarks and requires ENBPar to provide a technical justification if prices charged by the INB show a material divergence

Tariffs Fall At 5 Northern And Northeastern Power Distributors

Reductions for low-voltage consumers range from 1.36% to 10.63%

Agency Rejects Enel SP’s Request For Expert Review In License Revocation Case

Electric Energy Regulator (Aneel) closes evidentiary phase and gives utility 10 days to submit final arguments; company says independent review would allow for a more comprehensive technical analysis

MME Proposes New Ercap Cost Allocation To Reduce Peak Demand

Rule would link the charge to consumption during a critical window of up to four hours and create incentives for demand management

ONS Manages 1 GW Curtailment On Sunday

Distribution companies complain about the lack of more detailed procedures and warned this could create legal uncertainty

End Of August Reservoir Inflow Projections Remain Stable

South has the best forecast, with ENA at 180% of the long-term average

Ethanol Industry Groups Reject Flávio Bolsonaro’s Remarks

Joint statement rebutted presidential candidate’s comments comparing the ethanol-gasoline blend to shrinkflation

I-REC Market In 2026 Already Surpasses Full-Year 2025 Total

Brazil has already issued 69.5 million certificates, driven by decarbonization, the liberalized energy market and international requirements

Taesa Energizes Saíra Project 20 Months Ahead Of Schedule

Final stage of project adds R$ 24.2 million (US$ 4.4 M) to annual permitted revenue and strengthens the system linking the Brazilian and Argentine power grids

Argus Expects 2027 Biodiesel Blend Increase

Market intelligence firm expects the increase in the biodiesel blend from 15% to 16% to be postponed this year due to the election cycle

International Capital Gains Ground In Brazil’s Energy M&A Market

International investors now account for 31% of deals and roughly 60% of transaction value in the sector, according to Acorn Advisory

From The Media

AGO 27, 2026 - The Economist

In the past decade Brazil’s executive branch has lost clout to the courts, and especially to Congress. The balance of power has become so distorted that Brazilian lawmakers no longer seem to care who is elected president in the general election in October. Some reckon that whoever wins may be forced to capitulate to their demands. The October 4th contest will pit the left-wing President Luiz Lula da Silva against Flavio Bolsonaro who is the 44-year-old son of a populist former president, Jair Bolsonaro, who is serving a 27-year sentence for plotting a coup after losing an election in 2022. All 513 seats in the Chamber of Deputies will also be renewed, as well as two-thirds of the Senate. Yet despite the polarised race, Brazil’s largest bloc, the Centrão (big centre), which accounts for 46% of seats in the outgoing Congress, has declared its neutrality. Party bigwigs will allow local politicians to support whichever candidate they choose. Today, Brazil’s Congress controls 25% of discretionary spending in the federal budget, up from 2% in 2015

AGO 27, 2026 - Reuters

Qatar’s prime minister was scheduled to visit Tehran on Thursday (Aug. 27), three days after the visit by Pakistan’s army chief. The two countries have served as back-channel negotiators between Iran and the United States and played a key role in securing the June ceasefire deal that led to a brief pause in hostilities. At the same time, Iran and Oman are working on an agreement to share oversight of the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran has nevertheless said an agreement with Oman would not equate to the reopening of the strait, which would depend on talks with the U.S. Meanwhile, oil flows through Hormuz have fallen to a three-month low, with just 5 million barrels per day transiting on Monday, according to the latest ship-tracking data. Before the war, the strait carried roughly 20 million bpd of oil. Unfortunately, Washington and Tehran seem no closer to resolving their core disputes, including the re-opening of Hormuz, let alone the goals the White House set out when the conflict began on February 28.

AGO 27, 2026 - Merco Press

A delegation of Argentine deputies and senators from opposition parties will travel to Brasília next Wednesday (Sept. 2) with the aim of repairing bilateral relations, strained since President Javier Milei referred to his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Lula da Silva, in offensive terms. The group is due to meet the Brazilian Senate's foreign relations committee, the foreign ministry and representatives of the presidency. “We are travelling to Brasília to hold meetings within the framework of parliamentary diplomacy,” announced Deputy Nicolás Massot, of the Encuentro Federal bloc, during a session of the Chamber of Deputies. He argued that “there is no electoral mandate, however strong, that allows the executive to trample forty years of strategic bilateral relations,” and described the deterioration of ties with the country's main trading partner as irresponsible. Among the Argentine interests he considers to be at stake, Massot cited the functioning of Mercosur and Brazil's backing for Argentina's sovereignty claim over the Falklands.

AGO 27, 2026 - Spglobal.com

Ongoing curtailments of renewable energy sources have led to a pause in investment in solar power plants in Brazil and slower growth in distributed generation units, but oversupply is expected to persist, according to the National Solar Photovoltaic Association (ABSolar). "Investments in centralized solar power plants are frozen because of the increased risk perception due to the curtailments", ABSolar president Rodrigo Sauaia said on Tuesday (Aug. 25). Meanwhile, small distributed generation plants are expected to continue growing despite curtailments, but at a slower rate than in previous years. ABSolar estimates that solar photovoltaic generation capacity will grow by 8-9 GW in 2026, although the association has been finding it difficult to track new capacity due to gaps in official data. As a comparison, solar photovoltaic generation capacity grew by 16.3 GW in 2025, reaching 24.8% of the country's capacity, according to the Brazilian Energy Research Bureau (EPE).