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ROG.e 2026 Highlights Fair Energy Transition, Diversity & International Cooperation

IBP President Roberto Ardenghy highlighted record technical engagement for this year’s event, with 1,800 papers submitted for selection. Mozambique President underscored the importance of his country’s partnership with Brazil

Independents Far From Focusing On Decommissioning

Prio & Brava Energia executives said they intend to keep producing while also reusing existing infrastructure

Petrobras, Shell & Strohm Complete Qualification & Field-Test Program

Strohm’s TCP technology offers superior fatigue performance and is lightweight compared with steel, allowing it to be installed using vessels of opportunity

Exxon Eyes 1 Million Bpd In Guyana & Brazil’s Equatorial Margin

ExxonMobil Senior Vice President for Deepwater Hunter Farris said the oil major could “bring something unique” to the Brazilian market

NS-43 Rig Heads To Foz Do Amazonas Basin

Constellation vessel chartered by Petrobras will replace Foresea’s NS-42 in drilling the FZA-M-59 block in Amapá

Argentina Announces US$ 2.2 B Vaca Muerta Gas Pipeline

TGN’s Manuel Belgrano pipeline will connect Vaca Muerta to five provinces, with initial capacity of 13 million cubic meters per day and potential to export gas to Brazil and neighboring countries

Petrobras: Success Building Its Own FPSOs Opens Door To More

Petrobras’ Executive Manager for Surface Systems, Refining, Gas and Energy discusses challenges of building the company’s largest-ever platforms and says it could repeat the effort

Petrobras Signs Contract For Blocks Off Ivory Coast

Company will operate with a 90% stake in partnership with Petroci Holding, the country’s state-owned company, which will hold the remaining 10%

Petrobras Names First PSV Under Open Sea Program

The Starnav Elektra was built at Estaleiro Detroit in the state of Santa Catarina and received US$ 87.4 M in investment

OceanPact Completes Combination With CBO & Increases Capital

With the integration, CBO becomes part of OceanPact, while the Navigation business unit will be renamed OceanPact CBO

Petrobras Calls For Capital Discipline In Asset Management

Magda Chambriard emphasized the need for greater financial discipline at the company during periods of higher revenue to avoid losses and even asset divestments when revenue declines, citing the current costs of assets in the Campos Basin as an example

ANP Releases Bidding Sequence For Upcoming Exploration-Area Auctions

6th OPC Cycle will begin with auctions for two marginal accumulations in the Potiguar and Tucano Sul basins, followed by offshore blocks in the 22 sectors that received expressions of interest; in the 4th OPP Cycle, bids will be submitted in a single stage for the 13 blocks on offer

Brava Terminates ATE Agreement For Barrinha & Porto Carão Clusters

Company said certain closing conditions remained unmet after the extended deadline expired; ATE said it was caught off guard by the notice

PPSA To Hold 9th Spot Auction For Búzios And Bacalhau Oil

Three lots from Búzios and one from Bacalhau will be offered on September 30, totaling 6 million barrels, all scheduled for loading in November and December 2026

Petrobras Maintains Diesel Price Unchanged With New Subsidy

Company will raise diesel A by R$ 1.00 (US$ 0.19)/liter and grant an equivalent discount using federal subsidy funds

Hydropower Plants Gain Up To 4.5 Years In Concession Terms

Extensions stem from adjustments to GSF renegotiation tied to delays involving major Amazon hydro projects

Aneel Approves Changes To Commercialization Rules For Thermal Power Plants

The initiative aims to replace the current temporary operating arrangement with a permanent solution

Aneel Confirms Transmission Auction For October 30

Electric Energy Regulator approved the tender notice on Tuesday (Sept. 22), providing for eight lots in seven states, with estimated investments of R$ 8.9 billion (US$ 1.74 B)

São Paulo WTE Plants Should Include Rules To Protect Recycling, Public Defender’s Office Says

Although seeking to suspend the projects, the agency says safeguards for recyclable materials could help with resolution of the dispute

Regulator Projects Average 9.4% Electricity Rate Increase For 2026

The projection, included in the third edition of the InfoTarifas 2026 bulletin, already incorporates funds related to the renegotiation of Public-Asset Use (UBP) obligations

Light Gets S&P Rating Upgrade After Restructuring

Rating agency raised the distributor’s long- and short-term ratings, as well as its debenture ratings

Sungrow Expands Presence In Northern & Northeastern Brazil With New Partnership

Inverter manufacturer signs agreement with Sou Energy to expand equipment and energy storage solutions offering

Brazil Enacts Critical & Strategic Minerals Policy

New law provides for up to R$ 7 billion (US$ 1.36 B) in investment, while MME previews announcements of refining and processing partnerships next week

Rosatom Evaluates Floating Nuclear Power Plants For Brazil

Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation sees potential in remote areas of the Amazon and among large power consumers, in a market that could exceed US$ 250 B in annual investment

Mines & Energy Ministry Opens Consultation On RenovaBio Targets Through 2036

Proposal calls for a 12.1% reduction in the carbon intensity of the fuel mix by 2036, compared with 2018 levels

Companies Seek Clarity On Pumped-Storage Hydropower Projects Rules

CTG, EDP and Neoenergia see EPE’s project pipeline as a necessary step but are calling for clarity on the product, risks, contract terms and revenue structure

Voltxs Identifies R$ 511 K Potential Annual Savings For UniFTC

Energy assessment of 10 campuses identifies potential 15% reduction in energy costs through efficiency measures, solar power and battery storage

Enel Rio Expands Structure To Face Severe Weather Events

Distributor will have 19 new bases, a tripled fleet and more than 2,000 field professionals added to its workforce by the end of 2026

MRN Invests US$ 970 M In State Of Pará Project

Mining company also advances construction of 230-kV transmission line, which has reached 63% physical completion

Power Consumption By AI Servers Expected To Double By 2030

New Kearney report points to the end of the era of purely local infrastructure and forecasts the rise of global networks focused on low-carbon energy

From The Media

SET 22, 2026 - Ground News

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula announced on Monday (Sept. 21) that Brazil will withhold using its reciprocity law against the United States while trade negotiations continue. Washington imposed 25% tariffs on some Brazilian goods in July, alleging unfair trade practices, and Brazil opened a reciprocal measures process in August in response. Speaking with CNN International, Lula said, "I think those tariffs were based on lies," and warned Brazil could reciprocate if trade talks fail. During an August call with President Donald Trump, Lula emphasized that negotiations remain the best method to resolve the trade dispute between the two nations. The President stated, "While we're still around the negotiation table, I don't have to apply the reciprocity law," signaling Brazil's preference for dialogue over immediate retaliation.

SET 22, 2026 - AFP (yahoo.com/news)

Despite being caught up in an explosive financial scandal that has dominated Brazil's election campaign, right wing candidate Senator Flavio Bolsonaro has gained ground with less than two weeks to go before the vote. After months trailing leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the polls, the 45-year-old senator is nipping at his heels in what is shaping up to be a knife-edge race. A survey published Monday (Sept. 21) by the Quaest pollster showed the right-wing candidate would secure 42 percent of voter support in a hypothetical October 25 runoff vote, compared to 41 percent for Lula. Flavio Bolsonaro, son of jailed far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, is under investigation for suspected corruption and money laundering over the financing of a film about his father. The biopic was bankrolled by Daniel Vorcaro, a jailed banker who is accused of orchestrating one of Brazil's largest financial fraud cases.

SET 22, 2026 - Reuters

Brazilian carbon removal startup Mombak said on Monday (Sept. 21) that it secured the first close of its second reforestation fund and signed a new carbon credit purchase agreement with Salesforce while betting demand will expand beyond the technology companies that ‌helped build the market. The company said its Amazon Reforestation Fund II aims to raise US$ 150 million to finance restoration projects in the Brazilian Amazon and will have access to a R$ 200 million (US$ 38.88 million) credit line from Brazil's Climate Fund, operated by state-owned National Development Bank (BNDES). Investors are watching demand trends in the nascent carbon removal market, where companies such as Google, Microsoft, and Meta have emerged as ⁠major buyers as they seek to address emissions linked to the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure. "We are only raising this second fund because we proved over the last five years that there is a business, there is an industry and there is a market for this product," Mombak CEO Gabriel Silva told Reuters.

SET 22, 2026 - Merco Press

A column published on Saturday (Sept. 19) in the “The Telegraph” (British) proposed that the UK Treasury take half of the tax revenues generated by the Falklands oil industry, in exchange for increased defense spending in the South Atlantic and a diplomatic push against Argentina. The proposal, by economics columnist Matthew Lynn, would alter the existing arrangement under which the archipelago retains all of its energy revenues, on the basis that it is a territory required to be self-financing apart from defense costs. Lynn argued that this arrangement “clearly cannot hold” in the face of Argentina's hardened position, and contends that a territory of a few thousand people would scarcely know what to do with the full revenues the industry could generate. The column appeared after Argentine Federal Judge Mariel Borruto issued an injunction ordering Rockhopper Exploration and Navitas Petroleum to refrain from drilling, installing infrastructure or beginning hydrocarbon extraction at Sea Lion.