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
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
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
Petrobras Signs 20-Year LNG Purchase Agreement With U.S. Company Agreement calls for imports of 800,000 metric tons per year from Sempra Infrastructure, with cargoes shipped from Texas, to reduce the Brazilian oil company's exposure to spot-market volatility, among other needs
Vallourec Adds ExxonMobil Technology To Its Portfolio State of Espírito Santo plant will be the first in the world qualified to produce and apply Proxxima systems with GDLX technology on an industrial scale
ANP Approves Brasil Refino’s Transfer Of Fields To Aguila Energia Aguila now has 4 fields in its portfolio with the acquisition of Araçás Leste, Fazenda Sori and Pojuca Norte, all in the Recôncavo Basin
SBM Could Operate SEAP For Another 7 Years Contract with Petrobras to operate the two FPSOs being built for the Sergipe Águas Profundas project provides for a service-term extension
Origem Energia Begins Drilling 7th Pilar Well In 2026 Company has drilled the 3-ORGM-28D-AL appraisal well; field now has 308 wells drilled, but only 74 are in operation
PPSA Contracts Petrobras To Market Government-Owned Natural Gas Agreement provides for the purchase and sale of rich gas and processed gas between the two companies, enabling PPSA to offer firm volumes of processed government-owned natural gas to the market
Lowest Albacora FPSO Tender Bid Challenged Petrobras received a notice from a bidder contesting Yinson’s offer, which ranked first in the tender. If the Malaysian company is declared the winner, an appeal is expected
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
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
Public Defender's Office Seeks To Suspend Waste-to-Energy Plants Planned for São Paulo Lawsuit challenges the inclusion of the plants in the concession contracts and calls for the projects to be halted
Batteries In Transmission Auction Expand Energy Storage Applications Project included in the auction differs from those to be offered under LRCAP-BESS and requires contracting models tailored to each application, Absae says
Federal Prosecutors Challenge TikTok Data Center Operations At Pecém Action calls for consultation with the Anacé people, an EIA/RIMA and environmental control measures before the facility begins operations
Hydropower Plants Increase Water Releases Following Rainfall in Paraná Following heavy rainfall in recent days, the Iguaçu, Tibagi and Capivari hydropower plants are releasing water, while Copel Utility crews work to restore power to 9,600 customers
1 Oil & Gas 14 setembro 2026 SBM Could Operate SEAP For Another 7 Years SBM Could Operate SEAP For Another 7 Years
2 Oil & Gas 14 setembro 2026 Vallourec Adds ExxonMobil Technology To Its Portfolio Vallourec Adds ExxonMobil Technology To Its Portfolio
3 Oil & Gas 15 setembro 2026 Petrobras Signs 20-Year LNG Purchase Agreement With ... Petrobras Signs 20-Year LNG Purchase Agreement With U.S. Company
4 Power 15 setembro 2026 Power Consumption By AI Servers Expected To Double B... Power Consumption By AI Servers Expected To Double By 2030
5 Power 15 setembro 2026 MRN Invests US$ 970 M In State Of Pará Project MRN Invests US$ 970 M In State Of Pará Project