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Transpetro Signs Gas Tanker Contract With Chinese Shipyard Zhoushan

Zhoushan Dashenzhou Shipbuilding Co. will be responsible for building three semi-refrigerated gas tankers, each with capacity to transport 10,000 m³ of LPG and derivatives

5 Companies Compete For Albacora FPSO Bid

BW Offshore, COOEC, MISC Berhad, Shapoorji, and Yinson have expressed interest in the Petrobras tender under BOT model

Vibra Completes Evolua Divestment

Company finalized the sale of its 49.9% stake in the ethanol trading joint venture

Petrobras To Contract 7 More FPSOs

Company aims to tender new production units through 2028 for major pre-salt and offshore projects

OPC: Tender With Addition Of 45 Blocks To Undergo Public Hearing

The ANP will hold a public hearing on April 28 to discuss updates to the Permanent Concession Offer (OPC), including new exploratory areas

Shipyard Processing Steel For Handy-Class Vessel Hulls

The four Handy-class ships were ordered by Transpetro under Petrobras’ fleet renewal program and will be built at the Rio Grande Shipyard

Petrobras To Sign SEAP FPSO Contracts In May

Company has approved the final investment decision (FID) for the SEAP I project; SBM Offshore will be responsible for building both platforms

Petrobras Announces Discovery In Campos Basin Block C-M-477

Petrobras identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Campos Basin pre-salt area in exploratory well 1-BRSA-1404DC-RJS, drilled in Sector SC-AP4 of block C-M-477 at a water depth of 2,984 meters

Shell & INPA Partner To Restore Amazon Degraded Areas

New center in Manaus will conduct research in partnership with startups and companies to boost forest restoration across nine states of the Legal Amazon

Petrobras Extends Tender For P-35 & P-37 Platforms Reuse/Disposal

The Deadline for proposals on the reuse of the two platforms extended by 60 days, to June 8

Petrobras To Regain Control Of Tartaruga Verde & Espadarte Fields

The US$ 450 million deal was signed with Petronas; if approved by the ANP, the company will once again hold 100% ownership of the fields

Brazil’s Proven Oil Reserves Up Nearly 4% In 2025

ANP’s Annual Bulletin shows a reserve replacement ratio of 147%, representing about 2.023 billion barrels in new reserves

MME Defends Refinery Buybacks To Strengthen Energy Security

According to the Mines and Energy (MME) Minister Alexandre Silveira, the government has been approached several times by the Mubadala Group, owner of the Mataripe refinery, but said any buyback must be a Petrobras commercial decision

Court Suspends Brazilian Oil Export Tax

Rio de Janeiro federal court responds to a lawsuit filed by 5 international oil companies operating in the country — Shell, TotalEnergies, Equinor, Petrogal, and Repsol Sinopec

Guilherme Mello Nominated To Petrobras Board

Economist currently serves as Economic Policy Secretary, BNDES board chairman and PPSA board member

Government To Increase “Gas For The People” Reference Price

Increase of up to US$ 2.00 per cylinder aims to retain retailers and attract new participants to the program

Brazil Opens 378 Investigations Against Fuel Distributors

Crackdown on abusive practices also led to over 5,000 stations being given notices

Itaipu Director Says 2027 Tariff Will Be Lower

Executive targets US$10–US$12/MWh but avoids firm forecast

BNDES Secures US$ 189 M From JBIC for Green Projects

Agreement supports biofuels and power transmission investments

ONS Updates Grid Capacity Margin Dashboard Through 2031

The tool provides information to support investors in selecting connection points for new generation projects

Rio Grande Do Norte Unveils Green Hydrogen Atlas

Study points to up to 90 million tons a year of production potential

BBCE Closes Q1 With US$ 4.65 B Traded

Turnover falls year over year but rises sharply versus Q4 2025

Vale Announces 1st Transoceanic Ethanol-Powered Vessel

Pioneering use of ethanol in vessels serving the mining company could reduce greenhouse gas emissions in maritime transport by around 90%

3 Subsystems To Have EAR Levels Above 60%

In the Southeast/Center-West, the region that accounts for 70% of the country’s reservoirs, stored energy is projected at 68.7%

Distributed Generation Reached 45 GW In 2025

New connections declined 12% last year despite strong capacity growth

ANP Launches Portal For Complaints Against Fuel Retailers

New platform targets irregularities at gas stations, LPG dealers and other regulated agents

Enel Denies Speculation About Sale Of Its São Paulo Utility

The company reiterates its interest in renewing the distribution concession and expresses confidence in Aneel’s “impartial and independent” role

TCU Approves Extension Of Light’s Distribution Concession

Audit court finds process complies with applicable regulations

Cemig To Use AI To Handle Grid Outages

Utility partners with Radix to build system combining large language models with real-time operational data

MME: Negotiated Exit Of Enel SP Possible

However, Mines and Energy (MME) Minister Alexandre Silveira says that if grounds for the utility concession termination are confirmed by Aneel, “the MME will have the courage to implement it”

From The Media

ABR 15, 2026 - Clickpetroleoegas

Brazilian mining gained significant momentum on April 5 when ADL Mining, a company based in São Paulo, carried out the first international shipment of monazite to Canada from the Buena operation in São Francisco de Itabapoana (State of Rio de Janeiro). This shipment pushed Brazil back into a global conversation that mixes industry, technology, energy, and geopolitics. The inaugural cargo marked the advancement of private initiative in a market considered strategic due to its involvement with rare earths and critical minerals used in permanent magnets, electronics, electric vehicles, wind turbines, nuclear energy, and defense. It arrives with a defined goal: to export between 500 and 1,000 tons by the end of 2026 and reach about 3,000 tons shipped in 2 years. The Buena unit has become the starting point for an export that impacts one of the most sensitive rare earth chains in the global economy.

ABR 15, 2026 - Energy Live News

Spanish utility Iberdrola has acquired a majority stake in Neoenergia, an electricity distribution group in Brazil. The price offered by Iberdrola was R$ 33.77 (US$ 6.77) per share, meaning the transaction will involve a payment of approximately 980 million euros (£853 m) or R$ 5.826 billion (US$ 1.168 B). It could potentially acquire 100% of Neoenergia’s share capital before the end of the second quarter of 2026 as a result of the Brazilian firm potentially exercising its right of squeeze-out. Neoenergia supplies electricity to around 40 million Brazilians through 5 distribution companies in the states of Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, São Paulo, Mato Grosso do Sul, and Brasília, as well as via 18 transmission lines, making it the country’s leading distribution group in terms of customer numbers.

ABR 15, 2026 - Valor International

Following a recent series of credit events, J.P. Morgan has raised a red flag for the Brazilian corporate debt market. “In general, we identify pockets of fragility,” the bank’s analysts said – mentioning the cases of Ambipar, Braskem, Raízen, and, more recently, the delay in the release of Aegea’s results. By the bank’s estimates, of Brazilian companies with external debts—excluding those in default—about 1/3 present some degree of balance sheet or financing pressure. “Not all cases will necessarily materialize into credit events,” warned the bank’s research team. In the survey, the team observed the issuers that are part of CEMBI Brasil, the bank’s credit index that tracks corporate bonds in Brazilian hard currency, excluding names in default and those that have already announced restructuring processes, such as Braskem and Raízen.

ABR 15, 2026 - Nearshore Americas

Power grids across Latin America are starting to crack under the sudden surge in electricity demand from AI-driven data centers. Brazil accounts for more than 40% of Latin America’s data center investments driven by local players like Ascenty and OData. In Brazil, the issue is not power generation but delivery. The country has abundant electricity, largely from hydropower, but its transmission network is aging and struggling to carry that power where it’s needed. The country has even launched an AI City in Rio’s Olympic Park. It draws power from a national grid that is 80–90% renewable. Yet, even in Brazil, the bottleneck is shifting to infrastructure. “Across Latin America the constraining factor for data center development is not computing availability or capital. Instead it is grid capacity and transmission infrastructure,” said Arif Gasilov, Partner at Gasilov Group, an ESG consultant based in New York City.