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Petrobras To Decommission 19 Units By 2030

Company’s goal is to accelerate many projects since maintaining non-producing units comes at a cost

Ocyan-Petrobras Sign Decommissioning MoU

Agreement covers well plugging and abandonment activities, as well as subsea decommissioning operations

PetroReconcavo Increases Share Capital US$ 14,643

Company now holds US$ 574 M in share capital

Petro-Victory Gains More Time On 3 Potiguar Basin Blocks

O&G Regulator approved extension of the exploration phase for blocks POT-T-432, POT-T-434, and POT-T-477

Suriname Delegation Meets O&G Companies In Brazil

Brazil’s O&G Insttitute and member companies met with Suriname President Jennifer Simons and Staatsolie CEO Annand Jagesar to discuss energy sector opportunities

Transpetro Takes Over PBLog Operations

With the incorporation, Transpetro expands its portfolio to include emergency response services, offshore support, and integrated logistics, among other activities

Brazil Sets O&G Production Record In April

Output reached 5.640 million boe/d, according to the ANP's Monthly Oil and Natural Gas Production Bulletin. Pre-salt production also reached a record high

Antitrust Regulator Approves Ecopetrol’s Purchase Of Brava Energia Shares

Ecopetrol aims to secure a 51% voting stake in Brava. The transaction, however, remains subject to approval by Brazil’s O&G Regulator (ANP)

PSOL Sues Over Lack Of Rare Earth Rules

Political party takes suit to the Supreme Court arguing that Brazil’s Mining Code does not reflect global technological transformations

ANP Approves NTS & TAG Pipeline RCM Methodology Consultation

The public consultation will run for 15 days and aims to provide transparency, public disclosure and legitimacy to the agency’s actions

Petrobras Seeks Return To Mining Sector

Critical minerals, potash, and uranium are on the Petrobras radar – also plans to double fertilizer production capacity

Brava Secures Partial Bondholder Approval For Ecopetrol’s Tender

Holders of Enauta’s 4th debenture issuance approved the transaction, but additional bondholder approvals are still required for the deal to proceed

Petrobras To Invest US$ 11.9 B In SEAP

In 2028, the company will launch tenders for the decommissioning of 26 platforms in Sergipe – bidding process either will cover the entire group of units or separate tenders for each platform

Antitrust Authority Approves TGS-SLB Pelotas Basin Partnership

The agreement aims to jointly develop and operate offshore multi-client 3D seismic projects in Brazil’s emerging exploration frontier

Lula: Petrobras Nears Announcement On Equatorial Margin Oil Prospects

Brazilian president says potential discoveries could boost development across the entire Northern region – President also backs Petrobras-Pemex partnership

Reservoir Storage Forecast Above 65% Across Brazilian Subsystems

Northern region is expected to end June with reservoirs virtually full at 99.9%, while cold fronts help sustain hydropower storage levels, ONS says

Clark Solutions Secures US$ 2 M Finep Green Hydrogen Technology Funding

Funding will support the development of a Brazilian-made alkaline electrolyzer; plans to scale technology to +1 MW by end 2026

CMU Energia To Invest US$ 14 M In EV Charging Network

Company aims to install 100 charging stations within 18 months, but grid connection delays of up to one year remain a major challenge, CEO Walter Fróes says.

Petrobras: US$ 4.5 M For Used Cooking Oil Collection & Recycling

Public call will fund four projects in Bahia and São Paulo aimed at expanding collection networks, supporting waste-picker cooperatives, and supplying feedstock for renewable fuels

Axia Invests US$ 697 M In Southern Brazil Projects

There will be 44 transmission projects in the systems of the Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul states, in addition to the modernization of Itaipu’s evacuation system

MME Issues Dec. Battery Capacity Reserve Auction Rules

Auctions will procure battery energy storage systems with a minimum capacity of 30 MW and four hours of continuous operation; industry association welcomes the move.

MME: Capacity Reserve Auction Reduced Supply Risks

At a public hearing in Brazil's Chamber of Deputies, however, government representatives faced significant criticism from lawmakers regarding the auction's design

Cemig Launches Call For New EV Charging Corridors

Charging equipment will be supplied by Cemig in the state of Minas Gerais and available for free use throughout the project period

Aneel Approves Energy Storage Rules, Targets Battery Auction

Regulation defines grid access and tariff framework; ONS will identify priority locations for installation

Former MEZ Energia Assets To Be Auctioned On July 3rd

Public auction at São Paulo’s B3 Stock Exchange will offer Lots 7-10 of Transmission Auction No. 1/2026, followed by qualification procedures and concession agreement execution

El Niño Raises Wildfire Risks & Potential Power Grid Impacts

With more than an 80% probability of developing between May and July, the climate phenomenon could intensify heat and drought conditions in Brazil’s Center-West, Southeast, and parts of the North

Aggreko Procurement To Hybridize Amazon Off-Grid Systems

Project includes 109 MWp of solar and 119 MWh of BESS and will cut diesel consumption by 37 million liters annually

Petrobras Diesel Price Cut Takes Effect

The company's average selling price to distributors will be reduced effective Monday (June 1)

Gov't Extends Fuel Price Relief Measures

They will maintain relief for diesel, cooking gas, biodiesel and jet fuel through July 31

June Electricity Tariff Flag Remains Yellow

Electricity consumers will face an additional charge of US$ 0.35 for every 100 kWh consumed

From The Media

JUN 05, 2026 - Merco Press

Venezuela's National Assembly gave initial approval to a reform of the electricity law that opens the sector to private investment through long-term concessions in an effort to reverse the collapse of a service battered by blackouts for two decades. The measure ends the monopoly held for more than 15 years by the state-owned National Electric Corporation (Corpoelec), though it still requires final ratification in the coming days. The text allows private companies, mixed enterprises, and firms with minority state ownership to take part across all chains of the service, alongside the state. It also provides for an overhaul of the tariff scheme —with rates that reflect the real cost of service and allow a reasonable return— the end of long-standing subsidies, and the operational decentralization of Corpoelec. The reform is part of the economic opening Venezuela has pursued since Delcy Rodríguez became acting president in January.

JUN 05, 2026 - Politico.com

The oil industry has warned the Trump administration that a Hormuz-sized hole in the world’s petroleum market is draining inventories to levels that are likely to send global energy prices surging in the next several weeks, according to 4 executives. Industry executives discussed the issue with senior Trump officials as part of the administration’s dialogue with the U.S. energy industry, the people said. The warnings came as recently as late last month as data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and other sources began showing that fuel makers were increasingly relying on oil and fuel from their storage tanks to replace products no longer arriving from the Middle East. “We’re at dangerously low levels already,” said one industry executive. “We have shared concerns about what’s coming in mid-to-late June. … We’re hitting tank bottom.”

JUN 05, 2026 - Reuters

China's seaborne imports of crude oil slumped to the lowest in almost 10 years in May as the impact of the Iran war led to a dramatic reshuffling of operations in the world's biggest oil importer. Seaborne arrivals of crude were 6.36 million barrels per day (bpd) in May, down from 8.10 million bpd in April, according to data compiled by commodity analysts Kpler. Imports were also nearly half the 11.39 million ‌bpd recorded by Kpler for February, the last full month of arrivals prior to the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran on February 28. The collapse in China's imports is being framed in media and market commentary as helping Asia adjust to the loss of crude. While this is true, it is a serendipitous side effect rather than any altruism on Beijing's part, which is responding to changing price and supply dynamics. The real challenge is in working out the why and the how of what China is doing to adapt to the ⁠loss of as much as 10% of global crude supplies from the Iran conflict.

JUN 05, 2026 - Fdiintelligence.com

Chinese technology giant TikTok’s data centre being developed in a drought-prone part of northern Brazil has faced scrutiny over its water use, infringement on local indigenous rights and data security concerns. The ByteDance-owned social media company announced plans in December 2025 to invest up to R$ 200 billion ($ 40.5 B) by 2035 to build its first Latin America data centre campus at the Pecém export processing zone (ZPE Ceará), located in one of Brazil’s poorest states. The initial phase of the project has a target capacity of 200MW assigned to IT equipment and will be developed by Omnia, a data centre operator backed by asset manager Patria Investments. The company struck a US$ 2 billion deal on May 18 with renewables developer Casa dos Ventos to supply an initial 300MW of power from wind farms in Ceará and the neighbouring state of Piauí.