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Petrobras Acquires Namibia Offshore Block Stake

Transaction carried out in partnership with TotalEnergies marks Petrobras’ return to Namibia

Brava Energia’s January Production Steady

The company produced an average of 73,800 bpd during the month, in line with the Dec. average – Papa-Terra field set another monthly production record

ExxonMobil Guyana Acquires SBM Offshore’s FPSO One Guyana

Transaction was completed with total cash consideration of approximately US$ 2.32 B. Despite the sale, SBM Offshore will remain responsible for operating the platform until 2035

Shell CEO Denies Vaca Muerta Sale

Shell CEO Wael Sawan and CFO Sinead Gorman said the company is active in the mergers and acquisitions market and will evaluate all opportunities to invest capital wisely and maximize value, with no “sacred cows”

Petrobras Seeks Flaring Management Digital Tool

Requested solution consists of a digital tool for managing/classifying routine FPSO flaring – Interested parties must submit proposals by Feb. 24th

ANP Authorizes Foz Drilling Resumption

Drilling of the Foz do Amazonas Basin’s Morpho well by Petrobras has been halted since January 4th after a loss of drilling fluid was identified in auxiliary riser lines

Brazil May Become Offshore Decommissioning Hub

The Oil Industry National Organization (Onip) report brings together guidelines to unlock investment and promote the sustainable recycling of platforms in the South Atlantic

Prio’s January Production Steady

Output averages 155,000 boed, with only Frade posting a month-on-month decline

Equinor Extends Bacalhau Rig Charter

The 1-year renewal extends the original contract until October 2027

Inmetro & ANP Launch Operation Targeting Fuel Station Fraud

Fuel fraud investigation operation is conducted in the Federal District and 8 states

Shell Sells To Kufpec 20% Gato Do Mato Project Stake

According to Peter Costello, Shell’s president of upstream, the deal deepens the company’s long-term commitment and strategic partnership in Kuwait

France May Resume Oil Exploration In French Guiana

French Senate approves bill repealing the ban on hydrocarbon exploration in the country’s overseas territories. The bill must still pass National Assembly approval

Petrobras Surpasses Its Own Patent-Filing Record

With 184 new applications filed with Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Petrobras set a new record for patent filings in 2025

Brazil’s 2025 O&G Output Hits Record High

Brazil’s average O&G production reached a historic high of 4.897 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) in 2025, about 12.7% above the previous record set in 2023

Venezuela Approves New Oil Industry Law

The country’s National Assembly approved the Partial Reform of the Organic Hydrocarbons Law, which relaxes the participation of private companies in oil and gas exploration and production

INB Tests Nuclear Microreactors Fuel Rod Manufacturing

The stage will test the state-owned company’s capacity for future large-scale production to supply microreactors

“Safe Fueling” Operation Identifies 787 Irregularities

Joint inspection by Inmetro and ANP at 171 fuel stations across eight states and the Federal District lasted three days and resulted in 242 shutdowns

Celesc Invested Nearly US$ 6 M In Automatic Reclosers

Between 2023 and 2025, the company acquired 612 automatic reclosers—smart devices that help identify faults and restore power supply

Axia & GIZ To Produce Low-Carbon Steel With Green Hydrogen

Partnership aims to build a green hydrogen production plant of up to 10 MW to supply a steel mill

Government Orders Aneel’s Financial Autonomy Plan

Measure, to be implemented within 180 days, stems from a TCU audit of Aneel, ANP, ANM and Anatel

Rainy Season Uncertainties Worry Experts

Although Aneel opted to keep the green tariff flag this month, analysts are concerned that the expected improvement may not materialize

ANP & Inmetro Have Already Detected 301 Irregularities At Fuel Stations

On Wed. (Feb. 4), the “We’re Watching – Safe Fueling” Operation identified 87 irregularities after inspecting 21 fuel stations in the Federal District and 8 states

BNDES Approves Weg Battery US$ 53 M Loan

New facility will expand the company’s production capacity in BESS systems to up to 2 GWh per year

Itaipu & CCEE Open Call For Sales Of I-RECs

This will be the first commercial operation of the assets, which will receive the CCEE Origem and I-REC Itaipu seals

Data Centers Dominate Projects Authorized To Access Power Grid

Data center projects represent about 7,040 mw across 38 requests

Copel Area’s 2025 Energy Consumption Up 1%

Throughout the year, regulated market consumption served by the State of Paraná distributor fell 5.7%, while the deregulated market grew by 11.5%

Espírito Santo #2 Behind Rio In 2025 Oil Production

The state overtakes São Paulo for 2nd place in national rankings – averages 192,800 bpd in 2025

Cost Cuts Help Thermal Plants Be More Competitive In Auction

ANP decisions aim to reduce natural gas transportation costs for thermal plants

Aneel Proposes To Exclude New Charge From LRCAP 2026

Electricity regulator seeks to exclude capacity reserve charge to avoid higher bids

Citrosuco To Test Biomethane In Truck Fleet

Pilot project in orange juice highway transportation could help avert 80 Tons of CO₂ emissions during testing

From The Media

FEV 06, 2026 - Yahoo Finance

Brazil is considering pushing for a partial trade agreement between the Mercosur bloc and China for the first time, senior Brazilian government officials said, in what would be a major shift for Latin America's largest economy. Brazil has long vetoed formal negotiations with Beijing to protect domestic manufacturers from a surge in Chinese imports. But as Beijing has sought deeper commercial ties and Washington has imposed waves of tariffs, the government of President Luiz Inacio ‌Lula da Silva is now reconsidering that stance. A joint statement issued during Uruguayan President Yamandu Orsi's visit to Beijing to meet with President Xi Jinping this week said they hoped free trade negotiations between China and Mercosur could ‌begin "as soon as possible." Mercosur includes Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, with Bolivia poised to become a full member.

FEV 06, 2026 - Reuters

HIF Global expects significantly lower costs for its green-hydrogen plant in Brazil and hopes to secure financing for the first of four planned modules in the middle of next year, the company's Latin America chief executive said on Thursday. The e-fuels maker had put a US$ 4 billion price tag on the plant in Port of Acu, in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, but expects to reduce capital expenditure by installing the four planned modules to meet demand - rather than all at once - and optimizing installation in the process, Victor Turpaud said in an interview. "We have managed to significantly reduce capital expenditure," Turpaud said. "Today we are already below US$ 1 billion (per module) and we continue to optimize to be well below US$ 1 billion." Each module is expected to produce 220,000 metric tons of methanol a year by using electrolyzers to split hydrogen from water molecules and combining the gas with carbon captured from local industrial operations.

FEV 06, 2026 - Oil Watch

Oil prices – like everything else – were volatile this week, as tensions between the U.S. and Iran see-sawed. Crude now looks set to record its first weekly drop in seven weeks. It’s notable that the two things most important for oil prices right now – the potential conflict in Iran and China’s oil purchases – are completely outside of OPEC’s hands. On Tuesday (Feb. 3), there was the announcement of a trade deal between the U.S. and India that has potential implications for oil markets. President Trump said that India had agreed to stop buying Russian oil and would buy “much more” oil from the U.S. and potentially Venezuela. But it’s unclear if any of that will actually happen, as the economics may simply not make sense.

FEV 06, 2026 - Click Petroleo e Gas

Chinese technology brought a turning point in the electricity sector when, in recent years, China began using artificial intelligence systems capable of detecting almost invisible faults in the power grid and restoring supply in just 0.1 seconds, preventing blackouts that previously lasted for hours. The innovation gained momentum because the country faces rapid growth in energy consumption, driven by unstable renewable sources and the need to prevent cascading collapses that could paralyze entire cities. This solution was applied to the largest urban networks in China, and emerged as a direct response to the fear of prolonged blackouts in an increasingly complex and electricity-dependent system. Previously, an urban blackout could take six to ten hours to resolve. Today, in many Chinese regions, the time has dropped to a few milliseconds.