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IBP: ANP Auctions Send Positive Signal For Brazilian Market

O&G Institute highlights legal and regulatory certainty and views results as a sign of investor confidence in the sector

CCEE Develops Platform For 1st Government-Owned Natural Gas Auction

The Electric Energy Trading Chamber (CCEE) will handle participant registration, initial bids, and other stages of the auction

ANP Auctions 59 Exploration Blocks For US$ 685.4 M

Petrobras alone paid US$ 578.6 M in signature bonuses for pre-salt and post-salt acreage

Bahia State Government Seeks To Sell Stake In Bahiagás

Sale will involve a minority stake and the state, under re-elected Governor Jerônimo Rodrigues, will retain control of the company

Petrobras & Ecopetrol Complete Colombia Exploration Campaign

Project involved drilling five exploration wells in the GUA-OFF-0 block and received US$1 billion in investment

PPSA To Offer Remaining Government 9th Spot Auction Cargoes

The auction will be held Wednesday (Oct. 7), with 4 million barrels offered in five lots

ANP Removes 5 Exploration Blocks From Wednesday (Oct. 7) Auction

O&G Regulator says areas in the Parnaíba Basin were removed from the tender after identifying a material error in applying the required exclusions based on the socio-environmental criteria established in the joint statement issued by the MME and MMA

ANP Publishes 655 Gas Release Consultation Contributions

O&G Regulator says submissions indicate broad support for the program’s implementation, along with proposals for improvements

Petrobras Begins Repar Refinery Maintenance Shutdown

Maintenance at the Araucária (state of Paraná) refinery will receive R$ 800 million (US$ 155.3 M) in investment and involve 6,000 workers at peak activity; Petrobras has developed a logistics plan to ensure LPG and gasoline supply during the production shutdown

EPE: Reusing Gas Pipelines Could Cut H2 Transport Costs

Technical note shows that adapting existing natural gas infrastructure could reduce investment by 75% to 90% compared with building new pipelines

Shell Backs Negotiated Access To Integrated Gas Systems

Company supports 3rd-party access and greater transparency but advocates preserving contracts and preferential rights beyond the 30-year period proposed by the regulator

Amapá Oil Is Better Quality Than Pre-Salt Oil, Chambriard Says

Discovery of a second reservoir in the Foz do Amazonas Basin through drilling of the Morpho well increases Petrobras’ appetite for Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, according to the company’s CEO

Brazil Approves 11 New Equatorial Margin Exploration Sectors

The areas cover 380,000 square kilometers of Brazil’s Continental Shelf and encompass 501 new exploration blocks in the Barreirinhas, Ceará, Foz do Amazonas, Potiguar and Pará-Maranhão basins

ExxonMobil & TotalEnergies Purchase PPSA 9th Spot Auction Cargoes

The U.S. company acquired a Bacalhau cargo, while the French company won a Búzios cargo

Transocean & Valaris Seek Unconditional Antitrust Approval For Merger

Companies tell the Antitrust Regulator that the post-merger market will maintain a high degree of rivalry and broad global competition; U.S. antitrust division has closed its investigation

Reservoirs In Better Shape For Multiple Uses During El Niño

Compared with 2015, Sobradinho, Três Marias, Tucuruí and Serra da Mesa reservoirs can be considered to be full

ONS Allocates 228 MW To 3 São Paulo Data Centers

Pahlavan One, Pahlavan Three and Digital DC Brasil secured all remaining capacity offered in the first competitive process under the PNAST

Aneel Authorizes Land Acquisition For 2 Small Hydropower Plants Awarded In 2025 A-5 Auction

Plants in the States of Santa Catarina and Paraná have a combined capacity of 14.8 MW and are scheduled to begin delivering electricity in January 2030

Curtailment Requires Specific Contractual Provisions

With Aneel’s new rule still having no immediate financial effect, market participants will have to specify in contracts who bears losses and receives compensation

A-1, A-2 & A-3 Existing Power Auctions Set For November

Tenders will have ceiling prices of US$58.23/MWh, US$54.22/MWh and US$49.20/MWh

Light Electrified Vehicles Surpass 1 M Units

Electric Vehicle Association attributes the milestone to the establishment of electrified-vehicle manufacturing plants in Brazil, a broader range of models, stronger after-sales support, and expansion of charging infrastructure

Statkraft Avoids 280,000 tCO₂e In 2025 Through Renewable Generation

Emissions inventory shows that most of the company’s reported emissions came from construction of new projects

Consultation Proposes Adjustments To Transmission Access Rules

Contributions will be accepted from October 8 through November 22

MME Proposes 1% Biomethane Mandate For 2027

Under the ministry’s proposal, biomethane’s share of natural gas consumption for emissions reduction, currently at 0.5%, would increase annually to 5% by 2030

CCEE Releases List Of Power Plants Eligible For Curtailment Compensation

The initiative represents another step in implementing an MME ordinance providing compensation to wind and solar power plants affected by curtailment

BESS Could Reduce Consumer Charges By US$ 122 M Per Annum

Volt Robotics estimates that the National Grid will need up to 6.5 GW of additional capacity by 2028 and highlights the advantages of storage in meeting the critical demand window

Latin America Could Raise Critical Minerals Value To US$ 220 B

Region holds around 60% of the world’s lithium reserves and more than 30% of copper reserves, but is advancing slowly on energy efficiency

Forecasts Point To Above-Average Inflows In South & Southeast/Center-West

Results reflect the wettest September in 17 years, according to the ONS

Naturgy & Rio de Janeiro End Dispute Over Open Gas Market

Rio state government, Agenersa and distributor reach agreement on customer migration. Regulator wants industrial consumers in Rio de Janeiro to participate in the PPSA auction

Aneel Opens Public Consultation On DEC & FEC Limits For 14 Distributors

Contributions to set reliability limits for the 2027–2031 cycle can be submitted to the agency through October 30

From The Media

OUT 08, 2026 - Merco Press

Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva will focus his campaign for the October 25 runoff on mobilising those who did not vote in the first round last Sunday, particularly people over 70, and on winning over centrist voters, after finishing almost two points behind Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. Since Brazil returned to direct presidential elections in 1989, no candidate who came second in the first round has won the runoff. From the age of 70, voting is no longer compulsory in Brazil. The last Datafolha poll before the vote gave Lula an 11-point lead among older voters. The president already appealed to them in the final stretch: “Don't think that because you're 70 you shouldn't vote. Go, get up and vote.” According to Reuters, Lula is also considering announcing that his Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, a centre-right figure, would be his finance minister in a new term, as a gesture to business. The Workers' Party is also hoping Congress will this week approve its proposal to cut working hours to guarantee two days off a week without a pay cut.

OUT 08, 2026 - Valorinternational.globo.com

Brazil’s Antitrust Regulator (Cade) approved American Airlines’ investment in Azul Linhas Aéreas on Wednesday (Oct. 7), subject to compliance with an agreement designed to address competition concerns. The transaction will give the U.S. carrier an 8% stake in Azul, despite objections from the Abra Group holding company that owns Gol and Avianca. The risks identified in the transaction are “residual and behavioral,” said Cade’s reporting Commissioner Camila Cabral Pires Alves during Wednesday's hearing. The companies signed a merger control agreement to address the concerns raised during the review. United Airlines and American Airlines each agreed to invest US$100 million in Azul as part of the Brazilian carrier's Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring in the United States. Cade approved United's investment in February. While United already had a codeshare agreement with Azul, a similar arrangement with American would follow from its investment.

OUT 08, 2026 - S&P Global ( spglobal.com )

Brazilian self-production purchase power agreements (PPAs) have had to adapt to sweeping regulatory changes that have effectively limited new deals to large consumers, creating uncertainty after years of rapid growth. But even so, these arrangements -- which already account for over one-fifth of the country's electricity generation -- are expected to continue expanding, according to Mario Menel, president of the Brazilian Association of Investors in Self-Production of Energy (Abiape). "Self-generation has been the main driver of the expansion of the power system," Menel told Platts Monday (Oct. 5). Energy generation under self-production plants increased by 12.4% year-over-year in 2025, reaching 176 TWh -- equivalent to 22.7% of the total electricity generated in the country -- according to data from the Brazilian Energy Research Bureau (EPE). "These arrangements are made in a horizon of 15-20 years, so they are long-term commitments involving a continued investment in generation," Menel said. A law approved in November 2025 requires that each partner in new self-generation projects hold at least 30% of the project's shares and that the project contract for a minimum of 30 MW in power demand.

OUT 08, 2026 - Reuters

Middle East oil producers have launched a battle to recapture market share lost during the Iran war, setting current and former OPEC members on a collision course as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz gradually recovers. Such turf battles usually send crude prices plummeting, yet consumers are unlikely to see much relief at the pump in the near term. Crude exports through Hormuz have averaged 12 million barrels per day over the past two weeks, around 80% of pre-war levels, according to data analytics firm Kpler. Iranian forces continue to target vessels moving through the narrow waterway, with nearly one tanker hit every day over the past two weeks. But Gulf producers are increasingly willing to accept this risk, as well as the sky-high shipping ⁠and insurance costs, to maximize their exports and rebuild ties with customers forced to seek alternative suppliers during the disruption. This has nevertheless kept benchmark Brent oil prices elevated at over US$ 100 a barrel, around 40% above pre-war levels.