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ROG.e 2026 Highlights Fair Energy Transition, Diversity & International Cooperation

IBP President Roberto Ardenghy highlighted record technical engagement for this year’s event, with 1,800 papers submitted for selection. Mozambique President underscored the importance of his country’s partnership with Brazil

NS-43 Rig Heads To Foz Do Amazonas Basin

Constellation vessel chartered by Petrobras will replace Foresea’s NS-42 in drilling the FZA-M-59 block in Amapá

Argentina Announces US$ 2.2 B Vaca Muerta Gas Pipeline

TGN’s Manuel Belgrano pipeline will connect Vaca Muerta to five provinces, with initial capacity of 13 million cubic meters per day and potential to export gas to Brazil and neighboring countries

Petrobras: Success Building Its Own FPSOs Opens Door To More

Petrobras’ Executive Manager for Surface Systems, Refining, Gas and Energy discusses challenges of building the company’s largest-ever platforms and says it could repeat the effort

Petrobras Signs Contract For Blocks Off Ivory Coast

Company will operate with a 90% stake in partnership with Petroci Holding, the country’s state-owned company, which will hold the remaining 10%

Petrobras Names First PSV Under Open Sea Program

The Starnav Elektra was built at Estaleiro Detroit in the state of Santa Catarina and received US$ 87.4 M in investment

OceanPact Completes Combination With CBO & Increases Capital

With the integration, CBO becomes part of OceanPact, while the Navigation business unit will be renamed OceanPact CBO

Petrobras Calls For Capital Discipline In Asset Management

Magda Chambriard emphasized the need for greater financial discipline at the company during periods of higher revenue to avoid losses and even asset divestments when revenue declines, citing the current costs of assets in the Campos Basin as an example

ANP Releases Bidding Sequence For Upcoming Exploration-Area Auctions

6th OPC Cycle will begin with auctions for two marginal accumulations in the Potiguar and Tucano Sul basins, followed by offshore blocks in the 22 sectors that received expressions of interest; in the 4th OPP Cycle, bids will be submitted in a single stage for the 13 blocks on offer

Brava Terminates ATE Agreement For Barrinha & Porto Carão Clusters

Company said certain closing conditions remained unmet after the extended deadline expired; ATE said it was caught off guard by the notice

PPSA To Hold 9th Spot Auction For Búzios And Bacalhau Oil

Three lots from Búzios and one from Bacalhau will be offered on September 30, totaling 6 million barrels, all scheduled for loading in November and December 2026

Petrobras Maintains Diesel Price Unchanged With New Subsidy

Company will raise diesel A by R$ 1.00 (US$ 0.19)/liter and grant an equivalent discount using federal subsidy funds

Vallourec To Supply Pipes For Sépia 2 EPCI

Agreement with Subsea7, Petrobras’ contractor responsible for the project’s SURF, covers 130 km of rigid risers and flowlines

Ocyan Bets On Expanding Production & Manufacturing Subsea Equipment

Contracts Director Rodrigo Chamusca outlines plans to reach full factory capacity within a year, establish partnerships with port operators and potentially expand into onshore services

Petrobras Awards Strohm Contract To Supply TCPs For Brazil's Post-Salt

Contract includes qualification testing, engineering, field services and offshore installation support for thermoplastic composite pipes

São Paulo WTE Plants Should Include Rules To Protect Recycling, Public Defender’s Office Says

Although seeking to suspend the projects, the agency says safeguards for recyclable materials could help with resolution of the dispute

Regulator Projects Average 9.4% Electricity Rate Increase For 2026

The projection, included in the third edition of the InfoTarifas 2026 bulletin, already incorporates funds related to the renegotiation of Public-Asset Use (UBP) obligations

Light Gets S&P Rating Upgrade After Restructuring

Rating agency raised the distributor’s long- and short-term ratings, as well as its debenture ratings

Sungrow Expands Presence In Northern & Northeastern Brazil With New Partnership

Inverter manufacturer signs agreement with Sou Energy to expand equipment and energy storage solutions offering

Brazil Enacts Critical & Strategic Minerals Policy

New law provides for up to R$ 7 billion (US$ 1.36 B) in investment, while MME previews announcements of refining and processing partnerships next week

Rosatom Evaluates Floating Nuclear Power Plants For Brazil

Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation sees potential in remote areas of the Amazon and among large power consumers, in a market that could exceed US$ 250 B in annual investment

Mines & Energy Ministry Opens Consultation On RenovaBio Targets Through 2036

Proposal calls for a 12.1% reduction in the carbon intensity of the fuel mix by 2036, compared with 2018 levels

Companies Seek Clarity On Pumped-Storage Hydropower Projects Rules

CTG, EDP and Neoenergia see EPE’s project pipeline as a necessary step but are calling for clarity on the product, risks, contract terms and revenue structure

Voltxs Identifies R$ 511 K Potential Annual Savings For UniFTC

Energy assessment of 10 campuses identifies potential 15% reduction in energy costs through efficiency measures, solar power and battery storage

Enel Rio Expands Structure To Face Severe Weather Events

Distributor will have 19 new bases, a tripled fleet and more than 2,000 field professionals added to its workforce by the end of 2026

MRN Invests US$ 970 M In State Of Pará Project

Mining company also advances construction of 230-kV transmission line, which has reached 63% physical completion

Power Consumption By AI Servers Expected To Double By 2030

New Kearney report points to the end of the era of purely local infrastructure and forecasts the rise of global networks focused on low-carbon energy

Solar Sector With BESS Expected To Cut Costs By 40% In Brazil

Brazil is expected to rank second only to China in terms of the lowest projected cost for combined solar generation and BESS, according to data from McKinsey & Company

LRCAP Loophole Could Favor Inflexible Generation

Power generators says 3% penalty could make declaring inflexibility economically advantageous

Cela & IFC Join Forces To Strengthen Energy Storage Financing

Cooperation agreement aims to expand the institutions' technical and financial expertise and help facilitate project development and financing

From The Media

SET 21, 2026 - Merco Press

Brazil heads into the October 4 general election with a growing economy and unemployment at record lows, but with one debate dominating the campaign's final stretch: the cut in public spending that analysts and business leaders agree will fall to whoever wins, whether President Luiz Lula da Silva or Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Brazilians will elect a president, 27 governors, the entire Chamber of Deputies and two thirds of the Senate. If no candidate passes half the valid votes, a runoff follows on October 25. In addition to Lula and Bolsonaro, the field includes Augusto Cury, Ronaldo Caiado, Renan Santos and Romeu Zema. Recent polls diverge and all fall within their margins of error in a prospective runoff. Quaest, for O Globo, surveyed 2,004 people between September 10 and 13: Bolsonaro 42% and Lula 40% in a runoff. BTG Pactual/Nexus, from September 11 to 13, with 2,003 interviews, gave Lula 47% and Bolsonaro 46%. AtlasIntel/Bloomberg, released Thursday (Sept. 17) with 5,018 cases, put Bolsonaro at 47.2% and Lula at 46.8%. In 2022, Lula beat Jair Bolsonaro in 2018 by 1.8 points.

SET 21, 2026 - The Economist

The Economist’s election forecast model puts the Democrats’ chance of taking the US House of Representatives in the November 3rd midterms at over 90%. Prediction markets are nearly as confident. Meanwhile, the average price for a gallon of diesel in America rose above US $ 6.50 for the first time, according to the American Automobile Association. The fuel, which is essential to industries such as transport and agriculture, has become more expensive because of the Iran war and Russian export controls. Rising fuel costs are, in turn, hurting the Republicans. Chuck Grassley, the Republican senator for the state of Iowa, urged Donald Trump to ban diesel exports, claiming it would relieve pressure on domestic prices. But Doug Burgum, Trump’s interior secretary, has previously said this would not work.

SET 21, 2026 - Reuters

Oil prices slid towards ‌US$ 100 a barrel on Monday (Sept. 21) as investors hoped for diplomatic progress on the Iran war due to this week's UN meeting, and eyed a partial recovery in shipments from Saudi Arabia. Brent crude futures and US West Texas Intermediate crude touched their lowest since September 10 earlier on Monday. The Brent contract for ⁠November was at US$ 101.2 a barrel, down US$ 2.66, or 2.6%. The WTI October contract that is expiring on Tuesday (Sept. 22) fell US$ 2.50, or 2.5%, to US$ 97.80 a barrel. The November contract stood at US$ 93.62. President Donald Trump said he would be open to meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the UN meeting in New York this week. Iran has conveyed its conditions to mediators for re-engaging in negotiations, according to Iran's Security Chief Mohsen Rezaei. However, fighting in the Middle East continued as Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis ‌said ⁠they had attacked Riyadh as well as a Saudi Aramco facility in the Red Sea, while pushing to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces.

SET 21, 2026 - Associated Press

The Falkland Islands Government announced on Monday (September 21) that it has extended all existing offshore hydrocarbons production licences for an initial period of five years, with an option for two additional years. The licences remain in the exploration term and require satisfactory progress on work programmes. The decision carries the full support of the United Kingdom government. The Department of Mineral Resources is negotiating enhanced work commitments, including potential appraisal drilling, with licence holders like Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum. The extension follows an Argentine federal court injunction ordering a halt to the Sea Lion oil project amid renewed sovereignty claims under President Javier Milei. Despite regional tensions and legal threats from Buenos Aires, operators are pressing ahead with field development.