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IBP To Appeal Ruling Reinstating Crude Oil Export Tax

Institute is expected to file an appeal to preserve injunction suspending the tax, which was overturned by a federal appeals court

Court Declares Bankruptcy Of Refit & 3 Other Companies In Its Group

Ruling grants the Rio de Janeiro state government’s request to convert the group’s judicial reorganization into bankruptcy proceedings amid allegations of tax evasion and tax fraud

Eneva Completes Pecém II Thermal Plant Sale For US$ 145 M

Transaction with Diamante had an enterprise value of R$ 839.2 million (US$ 162.3 M) and includes a contingent payment of up to R$ 149 million (US$ 28.8 M)

August Fuel Prices Fall For 3rd Consecutive Month

ValeCard survey shows further declines in national averages

Petrobras Contracts Strohm For Subsea Pipelines

Contract with Dutch company covers 6 km of composite pipelines to be used for water injection or gas lift in subsea wells at depths of up to 1,500 meters

Petronas Reports 3.84% Net Profit Increase In First Half 2026

Malaysian company posted US$6.76 billion in adjusted net profit for the period, driven by revenue growth

J&F Group Gets Terminal Gás Sul Lease Antitrust Clearance

Currently operated by New Fortress Energy, the LNG regasification terminal is located in Babitonga Bay, in São Francisco do Sul, Santa Catarina

Fuels & Fertilizers Tax Relief Package Authorized

Rule published in the Federal Official Gazette provides extraordinary measures for fuels affected by the conflict in the Middle East

Fraud Operation Closes Gas Stations & Blocks Corporate Registrations

Government’s Hidden Pump Operation targets fraud, tax evasion and money laundering scheme in São Paulo’s fuel sector

Neon FID Could Be Pushed To 2027

Karoon revised the project concept, leading it to postpone the Final Investment Decision and suspend the farm-out process

BNDES Invests US$ 2 M To Modernize Fuel Logistics

Brazil's Development Bank to finance innovation plan of AutoMind, a Brazilian industrial automation company. Project includes development of digital solutions for the O&G sector

Petrobras CEO Meeting With Investors In Asia

Petrobras CEO Magda Chambriard visited the construction sites of the P-80, P-82 and P-83 FPSOs in Singapore on Wednesday (Aug. 26). The first two are scheduled to depart for Brazil next week to operate in the Búzios field in the Santos Basin pre-salt

Solstad & Petrobras Sign New Normand Valiant Contract

US$ 62 M contract scheduled to begin in 4Q26

Permanent Offer: Monday Aug. 31st Deadline To Submit Expressions Of Interest

August 31st also marks the deadline for submitting bid guarantees without an accompanying expression of interest for the sectors offered under the 6th OPC Cycle or for the blocks offered under the 4th OPP Cycle

YPF, Eni & Adnoc Argentina LNG JV Project Gets Brazilian Antitrust Approval

Project comprises an integrated LNG value chain, from upstream activities through marketing/offtake, aimed at developing the Vaca Muerta shale formation

AmCham: Critical Minerals Could Add US$ 37 B To Brazil’s GDP

Study finds that foreign capital participation in developing the critical minerals and rare earths value chain would generate greater economic value

Enel Takes Data Center Dispute To Electricity Regulator

Distributor flags overload in 2031, beyond the system operator’s analysis, and asks agency to define connection terms

Ourolux Bets On BESS, Targets Double-Digit Growth

Company has more than 30 systems in operation and expects to sell about 100 energy storage systems this year

UCB Power & Jinko ESS Target Local Content For BESS Auction

Agreement between the companies seeks to expand opportunities for compliance with Brazil’s local-content requirements

Electricity Tariff Flag To Remain Yellow In September

Less favorable power generation conditions will maintain an additional charge of R$ 1.885 (US$ 0.36) per 100 kWh consumed on electricity bills

Audit Court Approves 6 Power Distributors Concession Renewals

In a plenary session, TCU ministers determined that the concession-extension processes complied with applicable legislation

Brazil’s 2026 Fuel Consumption Forecasted To Increase 2.2%

According to the EPE’s “Short-Term Outlook for the Brazilian Fuel Market, demand is expected to reach 166.8 billion liters this year

CATL & Moura Partner To Bid In Battery Auction

Agreement calls for localized production of energy storage systems to meet LRCAP 2026 local-content requirements

Latin American BESS Capacity Forecast To Rise From 2.5 GW To 34 GW By 2035

Faster auction activity, rising curtailment and outdated transmission infrastructure are the main factors affecting growth, Wood Mackenzie says

TCU Warns Of Financial Risk In Extending Angra 1 Nuclear Plant's Operating Life

Court points to US$ 35.9 M in costs from bridge loans and says lack of funds could affect the plant’s license

Aneel to Hold Tuesday (Sept. 1) Public Hearing on Battery Auction Tender Documents

Draft tender documents and contracts for the Capacity Reserve Auctions scheduled for December will be discussed

Yellow Tariff Flag Expected To Continue In September, Armor Energia Forecasts

Energy trader says improved hydrological conditions in southern Brazil are easing pressure on power prices

2026 Brazil EV Registrations Rise 120%

More than 267,000 vehicles were registered during the year, while demand for insurance also increased

CNPE Calls For Nuclear Fuel Pricing Studies

Resolution calls for periodic comparisons between domestic prices and international benchmarks and requires ENBPar to provide a technical justification if prices charged by the INB show a material divergence

Tariffs Fall At 5 Northern And Northeastern Power Distributors

Reductions for low-voltage consumers range from 1.36% to 10.63%

From The Media

SET 01, 2026 - New York Times

Two oil tankers were attacked within minutes of each other while passing through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday (Aug. 31), a reflection of the continued risk for ships seeking to export oil from the Persian Gulf. One ship, a crude oil tanker owned by Saudi Arabia’s national oil company, was struck by “unknown projectiles” off the coast of Oman, according to Marisks, a maritime risk firm. A second ship, a Liberian-flagged supertanker operated by the South Korean company Sinokor, was reportedly struck by “3 unknown projectiles” also off the coast of Oman. Oil prices jumped and were up more than 4 percent. On Monday, the United States and Iran had exchanged attacks for the first time in a month, raising fears among traders, who pushed the global benchmark for crude back above US$ 90 a barrel, after a sharp fall last week.

SET 01, 2026 - Merco Press

Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party's presidential candidate and President Luiz Lula da Silva's main rival in October's elections, met on Sunday (Aug. 30) in São Paulo with El Salvador's Justice & Public Security Minister Gustavo Villatoro and announced he will incorporate into his programme measures inspired by President Nayib Bukele's security policy. The plan envisages creating 500,000 prison places over 4 years and building 5 federal maximum-security prisons in a complex the candidate has named “Treva”. It also provides for a Ministry of Public Security separate from the Justice Ministry. He pledged to classify Brazil’s 2 powerful drug gangs, Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho, as narcoterrorist organisations. Washington added both to its list of terrorist groups in May. “There are few prisoners in Brazil, there should be more; there are not more only because the legislation is weak,” the senator said.

SET 01, 2026 - The Associated Press

The White House on Monday (Aug. 31) identified the company that will operate seventeen Venezuelan oil fields for a century in partnership with the US government: North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, who is under investigation in Switzerland and Spain over his alleged involvement in a scheme to launder funds from the state oil company PDVSA. According to the document, Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, granted the company hundred-year rights over fields holding some 65 billion barrels of proven reserves, around a fifth of Venezuela's total. Betancourt’s company is Venezuela's second-largest private producer after Chevron, pumping more than 200,000 barrels a day, with over 5,000 employees and 10,000 contractors, and aims to exceed a million barrels a day in the short term. The United States consumed around 20.6 million barrels a day last year.

SET 01, 2026 - Bairdmaritime.com

From Canada to Argentina, oil producers across the Americas have enjoyed a windfall during the Iran war by capturing market share lost by Middle Eastern exporters. Oil production in the Americas has become a viable alternative to the Middle East's vast hydrocarbon resources since the outbreak of Iran war. The shift is one of the most striking changes in the global energy landscape in decades. The Hormuz closure immediately triggered a scramble to replace lost Middle Eastern barrels, with the Americas emerging as the primary beneficiary. Crude exports from the region, stretching from Canada in the north to Argentina in the south, have risen to a record-high average of 11.7 million barrels per day (bpd) so far in 2026, up from 10.3 million bpd in 2025, and nearly double the volume a decade ago, according to Kpler data. The US leads the pack with exports averaging 4.4 million bpd this year, followed by Brazil at 2.5 million bpd.