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Petrobras Studies Installing FLNG Unit At SEAP Instead Of Gas Pipeline

While assessing the risks associated with Gas Release, the company is considering installing a floating gas liquefaction vessel – reinjection of production is another alternative

Foresea Completes Morpho Well ODN-II Drilling Campaign

Following 3 hydrocarbon discoveries in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, the rig has secured a 1,113-day contract extension with Petrobras and will move directly to the Mãe de Ouro campaign in the Potiguar Basin, postponing its Special Periodic Survey (SPS) until the first quarter of 2027

Ibama Proposes Raising Federal Environmental Licensing Threshold For Hydro Projects

The agency’s Environmental Licensing Director, citing the expected influx of pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) projects, wants Decree No. 8.437/2015 revised to allow state agencies to license plants with generating capacities above 300 MW

Petrobras Offers US$ 120 M For Full Logum Ownership

Petrobras says acquisition offers attractive financial terms and will give it a position in Brazil's leading ethanol logistics corridor, as the market expands, particularly through rising corn ethanol production in the Center-West region

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.

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

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

E-Dutra Coalition Installs Electric Trucks Charging Network

Infrastructure will include 3 180-kW chargers in Guarulhos and Roseira (state of São Paulo), and in São João de Meriti (state of Rio de Janeiro) with the first commercial freight trips scheduled for Jan. 2027

GoBid Uses Artificial Intelligence To Plan Transmission Lines

Developed by Taesa Ventures and Ambientare Geotech, the solution combines generative artificial intelligence and geospatial analysis in a single environment

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

From The Media

NOV 12, 2026 - The New Voice of Ukraine ( English.nv.ua)

Brazilian fuel distributors are being offered Russian diesel following the collapse of plans to deliver cargoes to a major U.S. petroleum hub due to domestic political opposition against doing business with Moscow, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday (November 11). At least four tanker loads of Russian diesel are being offered for delivery this month, said Sergio Araujo, president of Abicom, a trade group that represents Brazilian fuel importers. “Russia severely curtailed diesel exports earlier this year after Ukrainian drone attacks hobbled much of Moscow’s refining capacity and devastated crude processing rates. Now, the Putin regime is sending more diesel onto global markets after U.S. President Donald Trump’s waiver allowing flows to resume despite sanctions,” Bloomberg wrote. The waiver issued last month was designed to ease a global fuel crunch stemming from Ukrainian strikes as well as the war in Iran. However, no Russian cargoes have yet landed on U.S. shores amid concern that the waiver conflicts with a 2022 law banning such imports, Bloomberg reported.

NOV 12, 2026 - Reuters

Europe's climate ambitions are colliding with harsher economic and political realities as delegates at the COP31 climate summit push to accelerate global electrification, testing governments' resolve and voters' appetite for the energy transition. Turkey, host of this year's climate talks, is urging governments to back a flagship pledge to increase electricity's share of global energy consumption to 35% by 2035, up from around 20% today. The logic is straightforward. Replacing fossil fuel-powered cars, furnaces, boilers and other equipment with electricity is central to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and limiting ‌the worst effects of global warming, especially as the AI arms race pushes up energy demand. But electrification is only as clean as the power feeding it. China and the US, the world's two largest economies, are among many countries planning to meet their ballooning power needs partly with natural gas and coal. The EU, on the other hand, is still aiming to pursue a cleaner path as it seeks to become the world's first "electro-continent." But that ambition increasingly collides with economic and political pressures stemming from deepening trade tensions with China and the Iran war.

NOV 12, 2026 - Merco Press

Paraguay’s Superintendent of Banks, Holger Insfrán, was arrested on Thursday (Nov. 12) as part of the investigation into the collapse of Ueno Bank, which has already led to the pre-trial detention of former President Santiago Peña and former Central Bank president Carlos Carvallo, according to prosecution sources cited by the EFE news agency. The charges against him have not been disclosed. The Superintendency of Banks, part of the Central Bank, is responsible for supervising and regulating Paraguay’s financial institutions, including Ueno. Insfrán was named in a criminal complaint expanded by opposition lawmakers last week, alongside the economy minister and other officials. According to prosecutors, Ueno received large amounts of public funds during Peña’s term, including from five pension funds, while granting allegedly irregular loans to companies owned by its owners, the Vázquez Group. The bank had 2.94 million customers. Peña, removed by the Senate on November 6, is charged with alleged breach of trust, as instigator, and self-serving administration, as perpetrator, and could face a maximum sentence of 15 years, according to prosecutors.

NOV 12, 2026 - Saurenergy.com

Small-scale solar has accelerated globally, although growth across emerging markets remains concentrated in a handful of economies. India, Pakistan, and Brazil accounted for the vast majority of additions among the leading emerging markets in 2025. India attracted a record US$ 32 billion in renewable energy investment in 2025, emerging as the largest renewable energy investment market among emerging economies, according to BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) Emerging Markets Transition Factbook. According to the report, utility-scale auctions helped India's investment rise to a record US$ 32 billion in 2025, supported by utility-scale auction volumes. Pakistan's investment rose to almost US$ 19 billion from less than US$ 4 billion, almost entirely due to small-scale solar. This is followed by US$ 17 billion in investment in Brazil, and Turkey at US$ 16 billion. Together, the four countries accounted for almost half of all renewable energy investment across emerging markets in 2025. This coincided with a 32% year-on-year decline in investment in mainland China.