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Ineep Issues Equatorial Margin Exploration Recommendations

Study assesses geopolitical and environmental risks and calls for safeguards to ensure regional benefits while addressing conservation and energy-transition concerns.

ANP Holds Permanent Offer Concession Seminar

Event detailed the rules, potential, technical data and environmental guidelines for the areas available in the call for bids

Macapá Mayor Signs O&G Development Law

The “Petro Macapá” Law follows a Technical Cooperation agreement with the municipality of Macaé (state of Rio de Janeiro), initiated in June this year, aimed at exchanging experiences and building public policy to support the development of the oil industry in the Amapá state capital

TBG Launches Extraordinary Gas-Transport Contract Offering

Interested companies have until Monday Dec. 15 to complete registration, undergo qualification procedures and finalize the Master stage of the process

Justice Court Holds Fracking Public Hearing

Government ministries and O&G agencies defend the technique, while environmental groups and prosecutors challenge it

TGS To Conduct 4D Survey In The Campos Basin

Campaign is expected to take place in the second half of 2026 and last approximately 75 days

Firjan Pushes For Natural Gas To Be Included In Redata Incentives

The State of Rio de Janeiro Industry Federation says natural gas is essential to ensuring reliable power generation when renewables aren’t sufficient

Oil Workers Announce Nationwide Strike For Monday Dec. 15

The National Federation of Oil Workers rejected Petrobras’ proposal for the 2025-2026 collective bargaining agreement

Petrobras Revises 3Q25 Dividend Distribution Structure

The first installment will be paid entirely in the form of interest on equity, while the second will be split between JCP and cash dividends

Shell: Gato do Mato Development Slightly Ahead Of Schedule

Shell Brasil President also briefed the forum on the project’s progress during PPSA’s Technical Forum

IBP Applauds Passage Of Bill Targeting Serial Tax Delinquents

Legislation marks a major step toward curbing criminal schemes and unfair competition in Brazil’s fuel market

ExxonMobil Wants To Replicate Guyana Experience In Brazil

“One of the aspects we are learning, and which is very important, is the rapid development of projects”

Brazil's Next Mega Pre-Salt Oil Auction In July 2026

To offer 106.5 M Barrels from six key fields

Refap Sets S-10 Diesel Production Record

The Petrobras refinery reached 274.8 million liters in November, enough to fuel around 920,000 urban buses

PPSA: Production-Sharing Contracts At 2 M B/D In 2028

The federal firm forecasts the regime will generate potential revenue of roughly US$ 93.2 B from the sale of these volumes alone through 2035

Enel Could Lose São Paulo Power Concession Over Service Failures

Brazil’s energy minister says repeated violations following storm-related blackout could trigger sanctions, including revocation of the utility’s license

Solar Energy Is 7 Times Cheaper In Brazil Than In The USA

Survey conducted by Solfácil shows that, in practice, Brazilian consumers pay 13% of the price charged in the American market

Abraceel To Adopt Self-Regulation In 2026

To strengthen market security, the Brazilian electricity trading association will begin monitoring member behavior and risk indicators

Cemig Announces US$ 8 B Investment Plan

State of Minas Gerais Utility sets aside roughly R$ 6.7 billion (US$ 1.2 B) for 2026 as it positions for energy transition and system modernization

Rio De Janeiro State Assembly Approves Policy For Offshore Energy Transition

Bill 4,255/24, which establishes the State Policy to Support the Offshore Energy Transition and Marine Spatial Planning, will support national planning for the use of offshore areas for energy purposes

CPFL Energia Seeks Partners For R&D And Innovation Projects

Startups, universities and research institutions can submit proposals through Feb. 27

Brazil’s Supreme Court Ratifies Axia-Government Agreement

Government gains guaranteed seats on board and audit committee of the former Eletrobras state utility

Eve Air Mobility: BNDES Approves US$ 37.04 M For Flying Car Project

With resources from the Climate Fund, the company will work on the integration phase of the electric motor and on testing the certification prototype of the eVTOL

Celesc & Copel Still Reporting Outages After Cyclone

Two utilities are keeping crews in the field as they work to restore power to nearly 70,000 affected customer accounts. Meanwhile, Enel São Paulo restored power to 1.2 M customers

BNDES Approves US$ 70.4 M For FS’s CO₂ Storage Project

Company will build a facility to store about 423,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year underground

Study Confirms Belo Monte’s Low CO₂ Emissions

PhD thesis concludes that emissions from the plant’s reservoir are even lower than the results of the institution’s first study

3 Atiaia Small Hydro Plants Earn REC Brazil Sustainability Seal

With the new certifications, the company now has 8 generating plants holding both the REC Brazil and I-REC certifications

Aneel Discussing Rules For EV-To-Grid Charging Stations

Public Consultation 42/25 will receive contributions starting Dec. 11

Electricity Sector Tax Burden Lower In 2024

Federal, state and municipal taxes and sectoral charges reached, last year, its lowest point since 2014, according to Instituto Acende Brasil and PwC

ArcelorMittal, Atlas Complete Solar Park in Minas Gerais

It's ArcelorMittal’s first solar plant in Brazil

From The Media

DEZ 15, 2025 - Reuters

The increasing control exerted by the United States over Venezuelan oil exports may strangle the country's crude oil production and cut off President Nicolás Maduro's main source of income, but it will have a limited impact on the global market. The U.S. Coast Guard seized a supertanker carrying Venezuelan crude oil to Cuba last week at sea, marking an intensification in Washington's campaign against Caracas, as the U.S. military continues to consolidate its largest presence in the Caribbean since the Cuban Missile Crisis. The US is preparing to intercept more ships carrying Venezuelan oil, Reuters reported, while Washington also imposed new sanctions on Maduro's family, six oil tankers, and shipping companies linked to them.

DEZ 15, 2025 - MercoPress

Rightwing candidate José Antonio Kast has been elected the next President of Chile, securing an overwhelming victory in Sunday's runoff with nearly 59% of the vote against the Communist Jeannete Jara's leftwing coalition's 41%. According to data released by the Chilean Electoral Service (Servel), Kast's advantage of almost 20 percentage points became insurmountable, prompting a congratulations call from incumbent President Gabriel Boric Font and a similar message from other world leaders, as well as from Jara.

DEZ 15, 2025 - Australian Financial Review

Karoon Energy’s new chief executive says there will be a long-term future for oil and gas as the demands of data centres and emerging economies grows even as the world pushes ahead with efforts to decarbonise.In her first visit to Australia since taking the top job late last month at the ASX-listed oil and gas explorer, Carri Lockhart said she “did not see any scenario where fossil fuels ... are not going to be in high demand.”

DEZ 15, 2025 - Click Oil & Gas

More than 30 oil tankers are at risk in Venezuela after a US seizure triggered a global alert, halted exports, exposed a sanctioned parallel fleet, and reignited accusations of international piracy. The seizure of a supertanker by the US Coast Guard has put more than 30 sanctioned tankers on alert, stalled travel decisions, could delay exports, and exposed the so-called parallel fleet. The episode also raised the political tone. Venezuela accused the United States of "blatant theft" and called the seizure... an act of international piracyMeanwhile, experts pointed to the possibility of short-term delays in exports and the withdrawal of some shipping companies operating on the route.

DEZ 15, 2025 - Canal Solar

Higher market prices reduced the volume of energy traded on the BBCE platform by 12,7% in November, compared to the same month in 2024. 18,9 TWh were traded this year, compared to 21,6 TWh the previous year. Despite the drop in the physical amount, the financial value transacted was one of the highest ever recorded for the month: R$ 4,68 billion, a growth of 61,4% compared to November 2024. In total, 4.665 transactions were completed, an increase of 101,1% year-on-year. According to BBCE, "this is one of the best performances in history for this month in terms of the number of transactions, reaching the second highest financial volume, behind only 2020, a period of market recovery during the pandemic."

DEZ 15, 2025 - Energies Media

The South American downstream market has been bolstered by the news that Brazil’s state-owned energy company, Petrobras, has outlined a major investment program over the coming years to boost refining and petrochemical assets. Brazil, along with the vast majority of nations in the region, has vast amounts of natural resources just waiting to be discovered. The nation has been embroiled in one political scandal after another, which directly affects the energy market as it is a major contributor to the nation’s economy overall.