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ANP Conducts 145 Enforcement Actions Against Fuel-Market Abuses

Inspections covered 124 liquid-fuel stations, 18 LPG retailers and three distributors

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

ANP To Hold Public Consultation On Monitoring Biodiesel Blending Rules

Draft regulation would provide daily access to electronic invoices to speed up enforcement of mandatory blending requirements

Petrobras & Brazilian Navy Sign MoU

Document aims to expand the technical and strategic cooperation agenda in areas of mutual interest, including support for activities in the Equatorial Margin and offshore decommissioning

Navalshore 2026 Discusses Shipbuilding Revival & Decommissioning

On the event’s final day, panels addressed “Decommissioning: regulation, economics and service supply chain” and “Climate change: impacts on domestic shipping and port systems”

Compagas To Expand Heavy-Duty Transportation Gas Use

Cia Verde will have its own fueling station and plans to add 100 gas-powered trucks

PetroReconcavo, Brava & Origem Expand Contracts At Catu Gas Treatment Unit

Long-term amendments with Petrobras secure contracted processing capacity from 2028 through 2037. As a result, PetroReconcavo has suspended the FID for the Miranga gas processing plant

Petrobras & National Ocean Research Institute Sign Agreement

Memorandum of understanding paves the way for joint initiatives in technology, instrumentation and data management

Brazilian Government's June Oil Production Share Reaches 330,000 Bpd

Government already accounts for 17% of total production under the production-sharing regime; PPSA estimates the figure could reach 20% by year-end

Ibama Authorizes P-83 Installation At Búzios Field

Platform, also known as Búzios 11, is expected to begin operations in the Santos Basin pre-salt in the second half of 2027

Petrobras Plans To Work Closer With Russia On Equipment Standards

The MME asks the ANP to review proposal and draft agreement from Russia’s Energy Ministry on cooperation between Petrobras and ANO INTI on equipment compliance standards

Foz Do Amazonas Already Has Cost Petrobras US$ 300 M

Company is spending US$ 1 million per day to drill the Morpho well, located in deep waters in the state of Amapá’s Equatorial Margin

Eneva Finds Gas-Bearing Fluids In Amazonas Basin Well

Pioneer well began drilling in the AM-T-85 block in mid-July

ANP Distributes US$ 2.3 B In Special Participation For 2Q26

Federal government received US$ 1.14 B, while the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Espírito Santo and Amazonas received US$ 905.8 M and 20 municipalities received US$ 211.5 M

Petrobras & Halliburton Sign CCS Project Contract

Company will be responsible for drilling 4 onshore wells at the Barra do Furado Station in Quissamã (state of Rio de Janeiro). The wells are part of the São Tomé CCS pilot project

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

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

BNDES: US$ 24 M For Toyota’s Biofuels Development Center

Sorocaba (state of São Paulo) facility will focus on developing technologies for flex-fuel hybrid vehicles and expand the role of Brazilian engineering

Light & Cemig Receive Rating Upgrades From Fitch And S&P

Fitch upgrades Light, while S&P raises Cemig to the highest rating on Brazil’s national scale

EPE: Data Centers New Power-System Planning Challenge

Data-center demand projections through 2030 have increased by 2 GW in four months and could reach 20 GW over the next decade, according to the state-owned Energy Research Office

Belo Monte Begins Reducing Reservoir Flow To Mitigate El Niño Impacts

Exceptional operation will continue through November and aims to preserve navigability, protect aquatic wildlife, and ensure reliability of Brazil’s power system

Transpetro To Transport Bunker Fuel By Barges In Rio De Janeiro

New transportation mode is part of the company’s strategy to expand logistics services for customers. First of 18 vessels enters final construction phase this month

Motiva Invests US$ 10 M In Electrified Fleet

Investment covers operational vehicles for highway, metro, and light rail concessions

Taesa Raises Tangará’s RAP To US$ 21.8 M After Energization

Energization of a synchronous condenser adds US$ 11 M to RAP and expands early operation of the project in Brazil’s North and Northeast

ONS Launches El Niño Section On Its Website

Content explains how the phenomenon is monitored and incorporated into planning for Brazil’s National Interconnected System

North & South End Of August EAR Forecast Above 80%

Reservoir storage levels are expected to remain stable across all regions of Brazil, according to the National System Operator

Lithium Ionic & PLS Brasil Close US$ 37.5 M Mineral Assets Deal

Canadian company's transaction reinforces focus on state of Minas Gerais projects

Axia Subscribes To R$ 1.5 B (US$ 288.85 M) In Eletronuclear Debentures

Funds will be used for the project to extend the operating life of the Angra 1 nuclear plant

From The Media

AGO 21, 2026 - Merco Press

Venezuela's government has concluded a series of agreements with international oil companies in recent weeks to develop its offshore gas fields, marking a shift from the years of isolation and sanctions that have defined the sector. On August 13, BP was granted an exploration and production licence in Caracas for the second phase of the Loran field, in the Plataforma Deltana, alongside the UAE's XRG — the international investment arm of ADNOC — and the oil and gas unit of Qatar's UCC Holding. The three companies hold equal working interests and BP will operate the development. The licence carries rights to up to 4 trillion cubic feet of gas; the field's total reserves are estimated at 7.3. The first phase was awarded to Shell in June and both will be developed in parallel. Loran extends into the Manatee field, operated by Shell on the Trinidad and Tobago side, where the company has already begun development and expects first gas next year. Together the two fields hold around 10 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas. territory.

AGO 21, 2026 - The Economist & Aljazeera

China warned that America’s threat of “economic warfare” against Iran and its trading partners would not work. A spokesman called for diplomatic solutions after America’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that China, which buys more than 80% of Iran’s exported oil, needed to “get with the programme”. Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the threat of new US economic sanctions, describing the proposed measures as “illegal and inhumane”. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the new sanctions threaten the global economy. In the US, former Trump administration official Joe Kent told President Trump to capitalise on current opportunity for peace. Staunch critic of the Iran war and former top US counterterrorism official, Joe Kent said Trump’s economic campaign against Tehran may be working. “We should seize this opportunity immediately — before a missile or drone hits our troops & restarts the escalation cycle,” Kent said.

AGO 21, 2026 - Valor International

Amid sluggish uptake of a credit line of up to R$30 billion (US$ 5.8 B) to finance vehicle purchases by app-based drivers and taxi operators, the Brazilian government has again expanded the scope of its Move Brasil program. The maximum vehicle price eligible for financing under this program has been raised from R$ 150,000 (US$ 30,000) to R$ 200,000 (US$ 40,000), and additional hybrid models have been added to the list of eligible vehicles. The changes cover different combinations of power sources, including vehicles with electric motors and combustion engines running on ethanol, gasoline, or both. The changes were formalized in a joint ordinance issued by the Ministry of Development, Industry, Foreign Trade, and Services (MDIC) and the Finance Ministry, published Wednesday (Aug. 19) in an extra edition of Brazil’s Official Federal Gazette.

AGO 21, 2026 - OpenPR

Brazil has quietly become one of the most consequential offshore oil stories in the world, and the numbers back that up. National output has been setting fresh monthly records through 2026, with combined oil and natural gas production climbing past 5.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day by mid-year, driven almost entirely by the deepwater pre-salt fields off the southeastern coast. These ultra-deepwater reservoirs, buried beneath thick layers of salt rock in the Santos and Campos basins, now account for roughly four-fifths of the country's total hydrocarbon output and continue to deliver some of the highest well flow rates found anywhere offshore globally. What makes Brazil's position particularly durable is the underlying cost structure. Pre-salt production carries an average breakeven cost estimated around US$ 25 to US$ 35 per barrel, giving operators a meaningful cushion against price volatility that few other producing nations can match.