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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

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

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

Imetame To Return Espírito Santo Basin Block

The company has requested the return of ES-T-409 and will pay the Brazilian government for the work commitment not fulfilled under the Minimum Exploration Program (PEM)

NTS Challenges ANP's Zero Asset Base Ruling & Suspends New Investments

Decision puts pipeline network expansion projects in limbo, including initiatives covered by the R$ 12 B (US$ 2.33 B) investment plan announced in 2022

PetroReconcavo’s US$ 45.8 M 3Q26 Profit Up 94% Over 3Q25

Despite strong financial performance, average daily O&G gas production fell 10% year over year to 23,600 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d)

Saipem–Subsea7 Merger Gets Conditional Antitrust Approval

Antitrust Council ruled that the newly-formed company must sell a specialized rigid-pipe-laying vessel to an independent buyer to preserve sector competition

BNDES Approves US$ 398 M For 4 ROV Support Vessels

Merchant Marine Fund loan will cover part of the R$ 2.42 billion (US$ 442 million) project, with vessels to be built by Navship shipyard in Navegantes (state of Santa Catarina)

Natural Gas Can Boost Rio’s Petrochemical & Fertilizer Industries

Industry group argues that new O&G investments should extend to the industrial stages of the production chain

Brazil’s Average Daily Natural Gas Consumption Rises 15.4% In 1H26

Power generation and industry drove the increase, according to Abegás data; average daily consumption in the free-market segment rose 36% year over year

Fitch Upgrades Petrobras’ Standalone Credit Assessment, Affirms Its ‘BB’ Global Rating

Rating agency raises the company’s Standalone Credit Profile (SCP) from ‘bbb’ to ‘bbb+’, reflecting stronger underlying creditworthiness, while maintaining its global-scale issuer rating at ‘BB’ and its Brazilian national-scale rating at ‘AAA(bra)’, both with stable outlooks

Petrobras Asks Antitrust Council To Reject Saipem–Subsea7 Merger

State-owned company reiterates concerns over market concentration in the deepwater SURF market. If the approval is upheld, it has requested structural remedies

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

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

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

Hyundai: Hydrogen Refueling Corridors Key To Developing Fuel Cell Truck Market

Automaker sees potential to combine sugarcane- and corn-based ethanol with green hydrogen produced in Brazil’s Northeast to enable carbon-neutral heavy-duty transportation

Aeris Seeks US$ 277 M Debt Restructuring

Out-of-court plan has initial support from creditors representing 42% of claims covered

On-Site Solar Investment Falls 46% Among Businesses & Rural Properties

The segment attracted US$1.19 billion in investment through October, as grid-connection restrictions drive demand for Zero Grid projects, TTS says

From The Media

NOV 10, 2026 - Associated Press

Brazil offered countries trying to wean themselves off the fossil fuels that cause climate change a road map toward renewable energies on Tuesday (Nov. 10), the second day of U.N. climate talks in Turkey. The promised document by Brazil, which ran last year’s climate conference, proposed a “transition away from fossil fuels” at this year’s COP31 in the Turkish resort city of Antalya. It stresses different “levers” countries can use to transition from coal, oil and gas to cleaner sources, like wind and solar, which don’t release the heat-trapping gases that contribute to global warming. This transition has long been promised but past climate talks didn’t provide any guidance. “What we want is to be very pragmatic, helping countries move forward,” Ana Toni, CEO of COP30 in Brazil, told the Associated Press. Brazil, home to most of the world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon, has significant oil deposits and is a major fossil fuel exporter. Most of its domestic energy comes from hydropower. Toni declined to comment directly on her country’s oil exports, but said the road map “is good not only for Brazil, but for the world.”

NOV 10, 2026 - Merco Press

Venezuela on Monday (Nov. 9) signed a memorandum of understanding with ExxonMobil with a view to its return to the country, which it left in 2007 after the nationalisation of the last privately held oilfields under Hugo Chávez’s government. The document is not a contract, and no investment figures or timelines have been disclosed. The signing took place in Caracas in the presence of acting President Delcy Rodríguez and ExxonMobil Upstream President Dan Ammann. Rodríguez said the memorandum covers “brownfield and greenfield” fields with “billions of barrels of reserves”, and said ExxonMobil has “the capacity, technology and investment needed”. She also expressed hope that it would “very soon translate into concrete agreements”. Ammann said the memorandum is “an important first step” in a process he hopes will lead to the company’s return. “We believe our unique capabilities, combined with this country’s extraordinary resources and long history in O&G production, will bring significant benefits to all parties involved,” he said.

NOV 10, 2026 - Reuters

China, the world's biggest crude importer recorded arrivals of 9.88 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, according to customs data released ‌on Tuesday (Nov. 10). This was up 9.4% from September's 9.03 million bpd and the most since March's 11.77 million bpd. It is worth noting that they were still down 13.3% from the same month in 2025, and for the first 10 months of the year, arrivals have slid 15.1%. This means that China has been adjusting to reduced imports, and while it has dipped into stockpiles, the main method of compensating has been to cut exports of refined products. Fuel exports were 5.18 million metric tons in October, down from 7.16 million in September, according to customs ‌data. They ⁠had dropped to 3.12 million tons in April, the weakest since January 2017. China is one of the few countries in the world with spare refining capacity, but refiners have to secure quotas to sell overseas, meaning exports are not driven by market dynamics.

NOV 10, 2026 - Climatebonds.net

Climate Bonds Initiative has approved the CASA Brasil proxy, creating a new pathway for eligible residential buildings in Brazil to access Climate Bonds Certification. The proxy recognises new multi-family residential buildings certified by Green Building Council Brasil (GBC Brasil) under its GBC Condomínio v3 rating scheme, provided they achieve Gold or Platinum certification and meet additional climate-integrity requirements. Climate Bonds low-carbon buildings proxies recognise a local certification scheme as a simplified route for demonstrating compliance with the technical climate-integrity criteria required under the Climate Bonds Certification Scheme. By recognising GBC Condomínio v3, the CASA Brasil proxy enables eligible residential projects to use an established local certification process to demonstrate alignment with Climate Bonds’ technical requirements, reducing the need for additional project-level assessments. Projects meeting the proxy requirements can be used as eligible assets to back green bonds suitable for Climate Bonds Certification, broadening financing options for project developers and financial institutions.