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Petrobras Raises Gasoline A Price US$ 0.04 Per Liter

Average selling price to distributors rises to R$ 3.24 (US$ 0.64) per liter

TBG Opens 2027 Market Consultation Process

Pipeline operator will accept bids through Sept. 17 to purchase natural gas from third parties for pipeline network balancing and system-use requirements in 2027

Naturgy Launches 2nd Call For Natural Gas & Biomethane Supply

Initiative aims to enhance supply security and predictability for Gas Natural São Paulo Sul S.A.

SLB & Shearwater Launch 3D Seismic Survey Off Amapá Coast

Multi-client survey will address data needs in Brazil’s Equatorial Margin as exploration interest grows following Petrobras’ oil discovery at the Morpho well in the Foz do Amazonas Basin

Binatural Expands Pure Biodiesel Usage In Logistics

Company uses B100 in its own fleet, partner carriers and customers and joins the PLVB

Reduc Refinery Completes 65 Years Advancing Biofuel Production

Rio de Janeiro facility is the first refinery certified to supply SAF to international aviation and has been authorized since August to produce Diesel R with 8.5% renewable content

3 Companies Bid To Supply 518 Km Of Pipelines

Baker Hughes Brasil, TechnipFMC and Nov Flexibles Equipamentos e Serviços submitted bids in Petrobras’ tender

Abpip Calls For Fracking Case Technical & Regulatory Review

Independent O&G Producers’ Association participates as amicus curiae in case to be heard by Brazil’s Superior Justice Court, with ruling expected to guide similar cases nationwide

Petrobras To Contract P-25 & P-31 Platform Maintenance

Tender covers maintenance services for the 2 platforms installed at the Albacora field in the Campos Basin

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

DEAR READERS – SEPT. 7TH IS BRAZIL’S NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY, SO WE WILL NOT PUBLISH ON MONDAY BUT RETURN ON TUESDAY SEPT. 8TH. (BRASIL ENERGY EDITORIAL STAFF)

Milei To Sanction Companies To Halt Falklands’s Sea Lion Project

Argentina’s president announced in a nationally televised address that the oil exploration project in the archipelago is illegal and poses a new threat to his country’s national claim in its dispute with the United Kingdom over sovereignty of the islands

ANP Approves 24 New Blocks In Potiguar Basin For Permanent Offer

Among the areas is block POT-T-551 in Tabuleiro do Norte (state of Ceará), where a fluid occurrence recently confirmed as oil by the agency was reported after a farmer drilling a well in search of water encountered it

Ibama Authorizes 3 More Equatorial Margin Wells

Petrobras received environmental approval to drill contingency wells in the Foz do Amazonas Basin – now the company can assess the block’s technical and economic viability

Senate Committee Approves Harsher Fuel Theft Penalties

Bill broadens liability across the illegal-products chain and heads to the Senate floor under an expedited procedure

P-84, Fully Electric, Will Cut Emissions By Nearly 30%

In China, Petrobras CEO Magda Chambriard says the unit under construction for the Atapu field in the Santos Basin pre-salt incorporates lessons learned from the construction of the P-80, P-82 and P-83 platforms

Comgás Authorized To Sell Biomethane In Regulated Market

São Paulo State Regulator approves model allowing direct contracting by industrial, refrigeration, cogeneration and mobility customers

Aneel Formalizes Generation & Transmission Contracts

Agreements cover projects under the LRCAP 2/2026 and the second stage of the 2026 Transmission Auction 1

Enel São Paulo Distributor Reinforces Operations For Summer Weather Events

Summer 2026/2027 plan includes 318 new vehicles and expanded satellite communications

Energisa Opens Call To Optimize Grid Investments

Four-month program will provide up to R$ 50,000 (US$ 9,804) to develop solutions tested in real-world conditions

Aneel Proposes New Rules For Battery & Electric Vehicle Connections

Public Consultation 033/2026 updates rules for distributed energy resources and seeks to prepare the grid for solar generation, energy storage and electric mobility

Power Grid Must Keep Pace With Renewable Growth

Digitalization and infrastructure upgrades will be essential to accommodate distributed generation and maintain power supply quality, Grupo Setta says

ANP Proposes Revised RenovaBio Rules For Distributors

Changes address decarbonization targets during the first two years of operation and are expected to take effect in 2027

Transmission Auction With Battery Storage Opens For Public Consultation

Auction is scheduled for April 2027, with 12 lots and estimated investments of R$ 12.9 billion (US$ 2.53 B)

USA Rare Earth Acquires Serra Verde For US$ 2.8 B

Transaction adds a heavy rare earths operation in Goiás to the company’s global platform, which also produces permanent magnets

Enel SP Requests Dismissal Of Distribution Concession Forfeiture Termination Proceedings

In final submissions, distributor challenges Aneel’s criteria, cites improved performance indicators and questions effects of a potential concession replacement

Dry Season Critical Phase Prompts ONS To Reschedule Large Number Of Maintenance Projects

With El Niño driving higher temperatures across most of the country, the system operator opted for a cautious approach to authorizing maintenance work

ONS Forecasts Inflows Above Long-Term Average In 2 Subsystems

The South and Southeast/Central-West subsystems could record 253% and 114% of their respective long-term averages

Energy Institute Points To Gaps In Critical Minerals Policy

E+ Institute supports approval of Bill 2.780 but calls for criteria to prioritize value-added activities and technological development

Mines & Energy Minister: Decision On Angra 3’s Future To Come This Year

The ministry also backs including natural gas in Redata

Research Insitute Establishes Rare Earths And Energy Transition Centers

Energy and Nuclear Research Institute program opens the institute’s infrastructure to partnerships aimed at developing technologies in strategic areas

From The Media

SET 10, 2026 - Reuters

Asia's crude oil industry has a good idea of how to end the current crisis created by the Iran conflict. Across many conversations at this week's APPEC conference in Singapore, the big issue was how to safely and sustainably reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The answer was remarkably consistent. U.S. President Donald Trump needs to back down and ‌leave the Gulf region to allow the countries in the region to clean up the mess created when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. But there was also widespread recognition that such an outcome is unlikely, and that the conflict shows no sign of nearing a political resolution. The global market is estimated to be down about 5 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude and refined fuels. What is harder to dispute is figures showing Asia's imports of light and middle distillates are nearly 30%, or about 2 million bpd, below pre-conflict levels, showing that the real crisis is in the supply of refined products.

SET 10, 2026 - Gmk.center

The Brazilian Foreign Trade Chamber Committee (GECEX) has decided to extend the anti-dumping duties on imports of seamless carbon steel pipes originating in Ukraine for a period of five years. The duty rates remain unchanged. This was reported by SteelOrbis. According to the regulator’s decision, the specific duty per tonne is: 1. US$ 145.26/t — for the companies Interpipe Niko Tube LLC and Interpipe NTZ PJSC; 2. US$ 708.60/t — for all other Ukrainian producers and exporters. The sunset review procedure was initiated on 22 September 2025 at the request of Vallourec Soluções Tubulares do Brasil S.A. — the sole domestic producer of these products. Following the investigation, Brazil’s Department of Trade Defence concluded that the removal of protective measures would, in all likelihood, lead to a resumption of dumped imports and cause injury to the domestic industry.

SET 10, 2026 - Toronto Globe and Mail

Vibra Energia has approved its 11th issuance of simple, non-convertible, unsecured debentures, in up to two series, with an initial total amount of R$ 1.4 billion (US$ 275 million) and a seven-year maturity, to be publicly offered to professional investors under Brazil’s automatic registration regime. The first series will mainly restructure existing 4th and 5th debenture issuances via payment in kind and potential early redemptions, while proceeds from the second series will bolster working capital and general corporate purposes, aligning with Vibra’s strategy to optimize its funding mix and financial structure. The transaction underscores Vibra’s ongoing effort to refinance liabilities without raising new local-currency funds through the first series, while using the second series to support operations and projects. By targeting professional investors and consolidating prior debt instruments, the company seeks more efficient capital management, which may improve balance-sheet flexibility and strengthen its position in Brazil’s energy sector.

SET 10, 2026 - Foreign Policy in Focus

On October 4, Brazilian voters will head to the polls to select the president and other political representatives. This crucial contest will likely pit in a likely runoff to be held on October 25, President Luiz Lula da Silva against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the son of the previous extreme-right president who attempted a coup to overturn the results of the last election. The entire world is waiting to see if the Trump administration will try to intervene to support Lula’s right-wing opposition. Pragmatic U.S. interests dictate non-interference. A segment of the U.S. business community—traditionally a dominant influence in the Republican Party— favors this pragmatic approach. If Trump pays closer attention to ideologues in his administration — including Secretary of State Marco Rubio – who advocate for a distortion of the original Monroe Doctrine in order to achieve total U.S. hegemony and a right-wing alignment in the hemisphere—the chances of greater U.S. interference in the Brazilian elections will increase.