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PPSA To Hold 1st Federal Government Natural Gas Auction In November

The company is in final stage of negotiations to appoint Petrobras as its marketing agent, according to CEO Luis Fernando Paroli.The company is in final stage of negotiations to appoint Petrobras as its marketing agent, according to CEO Luis Fernando Paroli

CNPE Restructures Government-Owned Gas Sales & Targets 50% Price Cut

Resolution allows PPSA to directly market government-owned gas through auctions, with expectation of reducing industrial gas prices from about US$ 12 to US$ 5 per million BTU

Petrobras Says Gas Release Program Threatens Investment

Company’s Exploration & Production Director Sylvia Anjos says regulatory framework under discussion creates legal uncertainty for natural gas producers

Brazilian Oil Gains Foreign Markets

Petrobras sold more abroad in the second quarter of this year, while importing less, benefiting from higher refinery utilization

Petrobras Natural Gas Supply Declines

National gas availability fell in the second quarter as production unit and gas pipeline outages reduced domestic supply

Noble Posts 2Q26 Loss After Brazil Contract Suspensions

Noble Faye Kozack and Noble Courage rigs were under charter contracts with Petrobras

ANP Accepts I-RECs For RenovaBio Certification

Agency recognizes renewable energy certificates as proof of the origin of electricity used under the program, expanding options for biofuel producers

OceanPact's CBO Acquisition Gets Antitrust Approval

Brazil's antitrust regulator cleared the transaction without restrictions after concluding there is no horizontal overlap in the AHTS, PSV, and OSRV vessel markets and that, despite a dominant position in the RSV segment, the combined company is unlikely to exercise market power

Brazil’s 1H26 Crude Oil Refining +6.2%

Processing totaled 377.2 million barrels in the first half of 2026, with 88% sourced domestically; Abreu e Lima refinery (Rnest) in the state of Pernambuco posted the strongest growth

Cade Approves SLB-Shearwater Equatorial Margin Partnership

Antitrust watchdog found the transaction is limited to activities required to develop the partnership and does not involve any asset acquisition or business combination

OneSubsea Leads Petrobras Bid For SEAP Subsea Equipment Package

Company submitted the lowest bids for the supply of 32 wet Christmas trees and other subsea equipment

P-33 Going To Rio Grande Shipyard For Decommissioning

Platform that had been idle since 2024 left the Açu Port (state of Rio de Janeiro) for sustainable disposal in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in accordance with global industry standards

BNDES & IBP To Strengthen Energy Sector Innovation

Technical cooperation agreement aims to foster connections among startups, companies, and energy sector specialists

Baúna 2Q26 Production Falls 46%

Scheduled maintenance shutdown and the temporary closure of the SPS-92 well drove the quarterly decline at Karoon-operated field in the Santos Basin

Eneva & Vale Terminate Maranhão LNG Supply Agreement

The agreement follows Vale’s decision to suspend operations at its São Luís (state of Maranhão) facilities. With the contract termination, Eneva received US$ 67.1 M

Electric Energy Trader Expects Yellow Tariff Flag To Remain In August

The performance of southern Brazil has acted as a balancing factor for the electricity market, according to Armor Energia

ONS & Rio De Janeiro University Inaugurate Research & Innovation Hub

Project will focus on AI, Big Data and digital substations

Taesa Completes Assis Substation Reinforcement Project

Project included the installation of Brazil’s first 525 kV underground cable and one of the country’s largest AC transformers

Strong Winds Cause Power Supply Interruptions In Rio De Janeiro & São Paulo

Electricity Regulator Aneel monitors developments as utilities and other sector players work to restore the grid and normalize service to consumers

Foz Do Chapecó Hydro Plant Enters International Carbon Market

Partnership with Swiss company enables sale of 10,000 credits

IMC Rare Earths IPO Raises US$20 M As Company Begins Trading On NYSE American

São Paulo-based mining company focuses on heavy rare earth elements to meet demand from sectors such as electric vehicles, artificial intelligence and defense

Aneel Opens Neoenergia Brasília Tariff Review Public Consultation

Proposal calls for an average tariff increase of 1.86%

Aneel Reduces Annual Generation Revenue For Quota Hydropower Plants By 6.34% After De-Quotization

Annual revenue for 59 hydropower plants falls to R$ 8.12 billion (US$ 1.47 B) following the removal of 13 Axia Energia plants from the quota regime; tariff rises 19.8%

Aneel Approves Battery Auction Public Consultation Amid Cost-Sharing Debate

Auction rules for the 2026 Capacity Reserve Auction released for consultation; tenders scheduled for December 2 and 4 while ERCAP cost allocation remains unresolved

Amazon Region Accounts For 48.2% Of Brazil's Critical Minerals Mining Claims

The state of Pará accounts for 51.1% of mining claims in the Legal Amazon and more than 92% of the region's critical and strategic minerals production value, according to Brazil's National Mining Agency

Brazil & South Korea Sign Cooperation Agreement

Partnership strengthens bilateral cooperation on energy transition, renewable energy, energy efficiency and smart grids

Engie To Invest US$ 240 M To Increase Jaguara Capacity By 232 MW

WEG to supply new generating units for the hydroelectric plant

Isa Energia Raises US$ 240 M In Share Offering

Price set at R$ 27.00 (US$ 5.36) per share after strong demand; offering doubled in size and remains subject to approval of increase in authorized capital

Aneel Excludes Colocated Energy Storage Systems From Battery Auction

New draft also requires new equipment, tightens financial guarantees, and restricts project transfers

Trafigura Enters Brazil's Free Power Market With US$148.75 M Contract

Company assumes CGN power purchase agreement previously held by Grupo Bolt to supply free-market consumers

From The Media

JUL 30, 2026 - Reuters

The Middle East conflict is spreading into new territory, an unsettling sign that, five months into the war, the standoff between Iran and the United States is becoming ever harder to untangle. Taken together, the strikes in Iraq and Egypt raise the prospect of more countries being pulled into the conflict..The result is — once again — a dramatic decline in Middle East exports. Combined exports from the ⁠Gulf and Saudi Arabia's west coast slipped this week to around 6.2 million barrels per day. That’s less than half the wartime peak of 13.4 million bpd hit in late June and far below the more than 20 million bpd that typically left the region before the conflict, according to data analytics firm Kpler. But what is perhaps most alarming for energy markets is not this short-term volatility but signs that the complex, opaque trading patterns created by this stop-and-start conflict might be here to stay.

JUL 30, 2026 - Forth.news

The Brazilian government has for weeks withheld the formal diplomatic approval needed for the next U.S. ambassador to take up his post, angering U.S. officials and deepening a rift between the two countries. The dispute could leave Washington without an ambassador in Brasilia ahead of the nation's pivotal October election, adding to bilateral tensions that have already affected trade flows and resulted in accusations of interference in domestic affairs. Daniel Perez, a Florida state representative and close ally of Secretary of State Marco Rubio, was nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump on June 1. The nomination occurred before the U.S. sought Brazil's approval, a common diplomatic step known as "agrément," said four people familiar with the matter. Officials in Brasilia viewed that omission as a disrespectful breach of protocol, according to two officials who requested anonymity.

JUL 30, 2026 - Reuters

Vaca Muerta could be a transformative force for Argentina's economy, which needs dollars to contain inflation and repay loans to the International Monetary Fund. YPF, Argentina’s state-run energy company, projects that by 2031, the formation will generate US$ 50 billion in export dollars, rivaling Argentina’s agriculture sector. It is well on its way: In 2024, Argentina logged its largest energy trade surplus in nearly two decades, and last year broke its record again exporting US$11.1 billion worth of energy. Vaca Muerta's production will accelerate with the gradual startup of two private-sector projects around late 2026 and 2027: a 550,000-barrel-per-day oil export pipeline and infrastructure for Argentina to begin exporting liquefied natural gas. But some question the long-term effect, pointing to how the government allows companies to avoid a requirement to convert foreign currency through Argentina’s exchange market starting after an investment’s third or fourth year.

JUL 30, 2026 - Merco Press

The Brazilian government confirmed that its ambassador to Argentina, Julio Glinternick Bitelli, will return to Buenos Aires after being recalled for consultations, without specifying when, in the first sign of de-escalation in the most serious diplomatic crisis between the two countries in decades. However, some reports hold that Brasília will keep the diplomat away from Buenos Aires indefinitely, pending signs of moderation from the Argentine government. The crisis erupted on Saturday (July 25), when Argentine President Javier Milei spoke at the Liberal Party's national convention in São Paulo, where he backed Flávio Bolsonaro's presidential candidacy for the October 4 election. In his speech he called Brazilian President Lula a convict and directed an insult about the physical appearance of Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who had denied him authorization to visit Jair Bolsonaro, imprisoned over the attempted coup.

JUL 30, 2026 - Energiesmedia.com

In Petrolina (state of Bahia), RayGen deployed a water-based thermal storage approach paired with concentrated solar. The 1 MW pilot plant was developed in partnership with Axia Energia. Smart tracking mirrors focus sunlight 2,000 times onto ultra-efficient solar modules attached to a central receiver tower. The sunlight is directly converted into electricity. Simultaneously, waste heat is absorbed by a water cooling cycle to prevent the modules from burning out. The hot water flows into an insulated hot reservoir at roughly 194°F. A separate insulated cold reservoir maintains water near 32°F. As demand rises or the sun sets, the temperature difference between the pools drives an Organic Rankine Cycle heat engine. Clean electricity is then produced for 8 to 48 hours or more.