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Government-Owned Natural Gas Auction Delivers Discounts Of At Least 30% For Industrial Buyers

All 5 participating industrial segments secured natural gas prices below their usual benchmarks, with discounts ranging from 38% to 57%, according to the Mines and Energy Ministry

Creditors Seek Involuntary Chapter 11 Bankruptcy For Braskem USA Subsidiary

Three investment funds are seeking to recover US$ 272 million in debt securities issued by Braskem America Finance Company, a financing subsidiary whose notes are guaranteed by the Brazilian petrochemical company

Karoon Selects TechnipFMC For Neon EPCI

Company also confirmed a revised version of the development concept for its Santos Basin asset

PPSA Auction Confirms Pent-Up Natural Gas Demand

PPSA CEO Luis Fernando Paroli expects proceeds to exceed R$ 350 million (US$ 69.7 M) and projects daily volumes of 1.8 million cubic meters for the 2027 auction

PetroReconcavo Proposes Subsidiary Spin-Off Ahead Of Sale To Keo Capital

Company plans to transfer SPE Tiêta’s O&G assets to a newly formed entity before selling the subsidiary for R$ 2.6 million (US$ 517,000). The transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals, closing conditions and shareholder approval

Petrobras Supports Gas Release Hearing Postponement

The company had already expressed a desire to extend the discussion, although ANP says the postponement was not requested by any “economic agent”

Petro-Victory & Eneva End São João Field Agreement

Companies terminate 2024 MoU after fulfilling its binding requirements; Petro-Victory retains full ownership and operatorship of the field

Tsea Invests US$ 9.71 M To Expand Betim Factory

State of Minas Gerais facility will add new power transformer manufacturing to its existing refurbishment operations

PPSA: 36 Companies Qualify For Federal Government Natural Gas Auction

Auction scheduled for Thursday (Oct. 22) will offer 1.1 million m³/day, targeting energy-intensive industries

Eneva Reports 3Q26 Gas Production Decline

Lower volumes were driven by reduced thermal power demand at the Parnaíba complex between 3Q25 and 3Q26

Cambiaso Risso & Korsa Form Brazilian JV

New company – CR Korsa Brasil – will serve the Brazilian market while supporting Cambiaso Risso’s expansion across Latin America

Petrobras Seeks Solution To Remove Hydrates From Flowlines

Project aims to reuse decommissioned risers for hydrate dissociation without drilling rigs, using PLSV or MPSV vessels supplied by the state-controlled oil company

Abespetro Assesses Effects Of Ending 6-Day Work Week On O&G Production Chain

According to the association, which represents petroleum sector companies employing around 70,000 people, the change in working hours puts overtime calculations, special work arrangements and potential impacts on offshore operations in the spotlight

Brazilian Government’s August Oil Production Share Reached 313,000 Barrels Per Day

Government’s share of natural gas production reached 627,000 m³/day, according to the monthly production bulletin released by the PPSA

bp Finds Signs Of Hydrocarbons In Tupinambá Block

Company drilled well 1-BP-14-SPS in September; the block is located near Bumerangue

Electricity Distributors Reinforce Grid For Runoff Election

Measures include additional crews, real-time monitoring and preventive actions at facilities linked to the electoral process

Delta Energia Backs Cobre Implementation

Company says replacing the Newave and Decomp models with the new computational system is necessary to correct distortions in electricity price formation

Brasol Reports US$ 437 Million In Cumulative Brazil Investments

Company has more than 200 operating projects across 21 states and the Federal District and is expanding into battery energy storage

Brazil’s Supreme Court Clarifies 10-Year Deadline For Electricity Bill Refunds

Electricity distributors must return recovered PIS/Cofins tax credits to consumers through regulatory mechanisms; the 10-year limitation period begins when the distributors recover the funds or receive final approval of the tax offset

IRB(Seg) Targets Power Sector As It Enters Insurance Market

Insurer starts with large risks & sees the power sector as an area for product development.

TCU Sets Angra 3 Nuclear Plant Decision Deadline

Mines and Energy Ministry must submit updated studies to the National Energy Policy Council within 120 days. The council will then have another 120 days after receiving the documents to decide whether construction should resume or be abandoned

Raízen Plans US$ 697 M Capital Increase

Biofuels producer and fuel distributor proposes issuing shares at R$ 0.25 (US$ 0.0498) each, with preemptive subscription rights for existing shareholders, as part of its court-approved out-of-court restructuring plan

Green Hydrogen Auction Will Not Be Held In January

The sector will wait for the outcome of the October 25th presidential election runoff before a new decision is made on whether the auction will proceed

Aneel Proposes Electricity Tariff Adjustments Under Tax Reform

Public consultation addresses PIS/Cofins tax credits, distributors’ ancillary revenues, and a dedicated revenue adjustment for transmission companies

Corn Dominates New Ethanol Plants Expansion Plans

Corn-based projects account for 89.9% of planned anhydrous ethanol production capacity and 86.2% of planned hydrous ethanol production capacity at new plants seeking ANP authorization

Amazon Deforestation Decline Avoids Emissions Equivalent To France’s Total

Estimate by ClimaInfo researcher Shigueo Watanabe Jr. is equivalent to France’s total emissions between 2023 and 2025

Auren Launches 1.95 Million Shares Buyback Program

Purchases will be made on Brazil’s B3 Stock Exchange through December 31, 2026, to meet the company’s long-term incentive plan obligations

EDP Secures US$ 301 M IFC Clean Energy Financing

Funding will support renewable power generation in Mexico and upgrades to EDP’s Espírito Santo State electricity distribution network

Wärtsilä Expands Contracts For 7 Natural Gas-Fired Power Plants

Agreements with Origem Energia now include engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for gas-fired plants in the state of Alagoas, with commercial operations scheduled to begin in 2028

October National Electricity Demand Could Rise 4.9%

Higher temperatures across Brazil are driving increased electricity demand, according to the ONS

From The Media

OUT 23, 2026 - Merco Press

Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva and his runoff opponent Senator Flávio Bolsonaro signed an agreement at the Superior Electoral Court on Thursday (Oct.. 22) to simultaneously lift the secrecy of their bank, tax and phone records, and those of relatives and linked companies, three days before the Sunday (Oct. 25) presidential runoff. Release of the data now depends on a decision by Judge André Mendonça, the case rapporteur. The document covers the past eight years and provides for the information, requested from the Central Bank, financial institutions, the tax authority and phone companies, to be published on a public portal of the electoral courts. The initiative arose from a challenge Lula issued to his rival during last Sunday’s televised debate. The agreement comes amid mutual accusations of corruption. Bolsonaro is under investigation for alleged corruption and money laundering in connection with the Banco Master case, and one of the president’s sons, Fábio Luís Lula da Silva, for alleged influence peddling. Both deny the accusations. Polls show a statistical tie between the two candidates, who hold their final debate on Friday (Oct. 23) on TV Globo.

OUT 23, 2026 - El Pais

Independent US Senator Bernie Sanders and 12 Democratic members of Congress on Thursday (Oct. 22) asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to explain the alleged unequal treatment by his main platforms (Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp) of the campaigns of Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva and far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who are facing off Sunday (Oct. 25) in Brazil’s presidential election runoff. The final stretch of the campaign, tense amid polls predicting a technical tie, has been marked by alleged technical errors at Meta that have generally harmed the leftist leader. The authors stress that favoring one candidate over another, whether deliberately or inadvertently, is “unacceptable.” Sanders and the others want to know whether those actions are part of a Trumpist strategy of interference in Latin America. They ask the company to disclose whether it had contacts with members of his administration about Brazil’s judiciary, proposals to regulate platforms, the presidential contest or U.S. policy toward Brazil. If so, they request that Meta produce records of meetings, phone calls, emails, text messages or letters.

OUT 23, 2026 - Washington Times

A Senator Flavio Bolsonaro victory Sunday (Oct. 25) in Brazil’s presidential runoff against incumbent President Lula would give Washington another influential partner on trade and security in a nation where the U.S. has already invested billions of dollars in critical minerals. Bolsonaro received 47% of the vote in the first round on Oct. 4, while Lula received 45%. “The winner of the Brazil election determines who develops some of the world’s most strategically important mineral reserves — and where the industries built around them take root,” Victor Rios Ojeda, a justice of the Supreme Court of Paraguay, said in a written statement to The Washington Times. “It’s an election that politicians, legal experts and miners across the Americas are watching closely.” Rare earth minerals are increasingly important commodities in the global economy, used in items such as cellphones and fighter jets. Brazil holds the world’s second-largest estimated reserves. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates China’s reserves at roughly 48.5 million short tons of rare-earth oxide equivalent and Brazil’s at 23 million metric tons.

OUT 23, 2026 - Argusmedia.com

Brazil's 2026 presidential contenders share the goal of reducing the country's dependence on fertilizer imports, but differ on how to achieve that. Both candidates include reducing external dependence on fertilizers in their policy platforms, agreeing that Brazil's heavy reliance on imported fertilizers poses risks to food security and the agribusiness sector's competitiveness. But they have different views on how to reduce that reliance and on the respective roles of the federal government and the private sector. Lula aims to boost domestic fertilizer production while maintaining state-controlled Petrobras as a key player in the market. His platform highlights the reopening of fertilizer plants in northeastern Sergipe and Bahia states and in southern Parana state, as well as the resumption of investments in central-western Mato Grosso do Sul state, in a bid to keep accelerating domestic production to reduce vulnerability to international crises. Bolsonaro's platform instead proposes to boost domestic fertilizer production based on natural gas. Although gas receives relatively limited attention in both candidates' plans, the objective broadly mirrors their fertilizer strategies. Lula's platform keeps Petrobras at the center of Brazil's energy policy, while Bolsonaro emphasizes market competition and private-sector investment. Bolsonaro advocates "supporting national fertilizer production using mineral resources, such as potash and phosphate".