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Abpip Calls For Fracking Case Technical & Regulatory Review

Independent O&G Producers’ Association participates as amicus curiae in case to be heard by Brazil’s Superior Justice Court, with ruling expected to guide similar cases nationwide

3 Companies Bid To Supply 518 Km Of Pipelines

Baker Hughes Brasil, TechnipFMC and Nov Flexibles Equipamentos e Serviços submitted bids in Petrobras’ tender

Petrobras To Contract P-25 & P-31 Platform Maintenance

Tender covers maintenance services for the 2 platforms installed at the Albacora field in the Campos Basin

HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

DEAR READERS – SEPT. 7TH IS BRAZIL’S NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY, SO WE WILL NOT PUBLISH ON MONDAY BUT RETURN ON TUESDAY SEPT. 8TH. (BRASIL ENERGY EDITORIAL STAFF)

Milei To Sanction Companies To Halt Falklands’s Sea Lion Project

Argentina’s president announced in a nationally televised address that the oil exploration project in the archipelago is illegal and poses a new threat to his country’s national claim in its dispute with the United Kingdom over sovereignty of the islands

ANP Approves 24 New Blocks In Potiguar Basin For Permanent Offer

Among the areas is block POT-T-551 in Tabuleiro do Norte (state of Ceará), where a fluid occurrence recently confirmed as oil by the agency was reported after a farmer drilling a well in search of water encountered it

Ibama Authorizes 3 More Equatorial Margin Wells

Petrobras received environmental approval to drill contingency wells in the Foz do Amazonas Basin – now the company can assess the block’s technical and economic viability

Senate Committee Approves Harsher Fuel Theft Penalties

Bill broadens liability across the illegal-products chain and heads to the Senate floor under an expedited procedure

P-84, Fully Electric, Will Cut Emissions By Nearly 30%

In China, Petrobras CEO Magda Chambriard says the unit under construction for the Atapu field in the Santos Basin pre-salt incorporates lessons learned from the construction of the P-80, P-82 and P-83 platforms

Petrobras & PetroChina Win Búzios Field Cargoes

In the continuation of the 8th Spot Auction conducted by PPSA, Petrobras won a 500,000-barrel crude oil cargo scheduled for loading from late September to early October, while PetroChina won a 500,000-barrel cargo scheduled for late October

Shell Acquires 50% Stake In Tupinambá Exploration Block From bp

Block is located in the Santos Basin pre-salt, near the Bumerangue block, where bp announced its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years last year

Brazil’s July O&G Production Reaches 5.85 Million Boe/d

The country produced 4.498 million bbl/d of oil during the month, up 0.5% from June and 13.6% year over year; natural gas production totaled 214.97 million m³/d, down 1.1% from June but up 12.6% from July 2025

Eneva & Diamante To Swap Equity Stakes

Under the agreement, Eneva will transfer 100% of Itaqui Geração de Energia S.A. to Diamante and receive a 50% stake in PPTM

Senate Environment Committee: 20% Of Federal O&G Revenue For Northern Region

Bill by the Environment Committee would fund Amazon conservation, logistics integration, sustainable resource use and social justice, as well as public health and education services for regional communities

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

USA Rare Earth Acquires Serra Verde For US$ 2.8 B

Transaction adds a heavy rare earths operation in Goiás to the company’s global platform, which also produces permanent magnets

ANP Proposes Revised RenovaBio Rules For Distributors

Changes address decarbonization targets during the first two years of operation and are expected to take effect in 2027

Transmission Auction With Battery Storage Opens For Public Consultation

Auction is scheduled for April 2027, with 12 lots and estimated investments of R$ 12.9 billion (US$ 2.53 B)

Enel SP Requests Dismissal Of Distribution Concession Forfeiture Termination Proceedings

In final submissions, distributor challenges Aneel’s criteria, cites improved performance indicators and questions effects of a potential concession replacement

Dry Season Critical Phase Prompts ONS To Reschedule Large Number Of Maintenance Projects

With El Niño driving higher temperatures across most of the country, the system operator opted for a cautious approach to authorizing maintenance work

ONS Forecasts Inflows Above Long-Term Average In 2 Subsystems

The South and Southeast/Central-West subsystems could record 253% and 114% of their respective long-term averages

Energy Institute Points To Gaps In Critical Minerals Policy

E+ Institute supports approval of Bill 2.780 but calls for criteria to prioritize value-added activities and technological development

Mines & Energy Minister: Decision On Angra 3’s Future To Come This Year

The ministry also backs including natural gas in Redata

Research Insitute Establishes Rare Earths And Energy Transition Centers

Energy and Nuclear Research Institute program opens the institute’s infrastructure to partnerships aimed at developing technologies in strategic areas

Aneel Opens Consultation On 2027 Electricity Market Rules

Electric Energy Regulator to accept comments from September 3 through October 2

Wind & Solar Curtailment Rises In August

According to a report released by BTG Pactual, the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Rio Grande do Norte led wind curtailment, while the states of Bahia and São Paulo posted the highest solar curtailment rates

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

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

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

From The Media

SET 08, 2026 - USNews.com

⁠Brazilian ⁠leftist President Luiz Lula da Silva and ‌right-wing challenger Senator ‌Flavio Bolsonaro ⁠are ⁠tied in a potential 2nd-round runoff in October's election, a Quaest poll commissioned by Globo showed on ⁠Monday (Sept. 7). In a ⁠simulated runoff, ⁠Lula would win 41% of the vote against ⁠41% for the eldest son of former President ⁠Jair Bolsonaro. Quaest surveyed 2,004 people between September 3-6. Under Brazilian electoral rules, if no candidate secures more than half the valid votes in the first round, the top two finishers advance to a run-off. The Quaest polling series indicates a gradual narrowing of the lead that Lula had built over Flávio in a potential runoff. On July 26, the president had 45%, compared with 37% for the senator, an eight-percentage-point lead. A Quaest poll on August 5 had put Lula ahead by a five-point margin, 44% to 39%.

SET 08, 2026 - Merco Press

Shares in the 2 companies developing the Sea Lion field off the Falklands fell on Friday (Sept. 4) after Argentine President Javier Milei announced he would tighten sanctions on firms operating around the archipelago without authorization from Buenos Aires. Both companies responded with a joint statement saying they do not anticipate any impact on the project's development. Stock in Britain's Rockhopper Exploration dropped more than 10% on the London Stock Exchange, to 69 pence, in early trading, before trimming losses to around 72.9 pence, some 6.5% below the previous close. Shares in Israel's Navitas Petroleum, the project's operator, fell about 2.3% on the Tel Aviv exchange. “The partnership operates pursuant to valid petroleum licences lawfully granted to it by the government of the Falkland Islands and with the full and ongoing support of the UK Government,” the companies said.

SET 08, 2026 - Finance.yahoo.com

The prices of crudes from Canada, Brazil, Argentina, and Africa have jumped in recent weeks as Chinese oil import demand is rising from a decade-low, benchmark prices rally, and Middle East supply remains disrupted. Djeno crude from Congo, one of the smaller producers in OPEC, is being offered at a premium of US$ 20 per barrel over ICE Brent, up from a US$ 15 a barrel premium two weeks ago, according to traders. Asian crude oil importers, including China, Japan, and South Korea, have turned to buying oil as far as Argentina to offset supply losses from the Middle East. China, in particular, is boosting imports of African and American grades, as well as of its favorite ESPO blend from Russia, as Iranian crude supply has rapidly dried up in recent weeks following the re-imposed U.S. blockade on Iran's oil exports. China has seen its crude imports rebound from the decade-low level in June as Beijing eased fuel export restrictions and refiners moved to restock and capture fairly decent refining margins.

SET 08, 2026 - Elpais.com

The sweeping oil deal announced by President Donald Trump to secure access for a century to more than 20% of Venezuela’s oil reserves appears far less ambitious when one digs into the details of how it is supposed to work. The opacity surrounding the announcement has been compounded by conflicting accounts from Washington and Caracas over the duration of the pact, the choice of a highly controversial partner in Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, and questions about the billions of dollars in promised investment, all of which have raised doubts about the deal’s viability and even its legality. Last week, executives from oil companies including Chevron and Italy’s Eni filed through Caracas to sign the first agreements. The companies have expanded projects they have been working on for years and adapted their contracts to the new rules established by the USA for Venezuela’s oil sector. The signing of the agreement between Delcy Rodríguez’s government and the White House on August 28 has not been made public.