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Brazilian Announces US$ 7 B Mobilization For Projects At COP 31

Funds will support industrial decarbonization projects, sustainable solutions, and the energy transition

ANP To Resume Gas Transportation Tariff Review On November 18

The O&G Regulator has called an extraordinary meeting after Petrobras withdrew from negotiations with NTS over an alternative to the pipeline operator's regulatory asset base

Petrobras Studies Installing FLNG Unit At SEAP Instead Of Gas Pipeline

While assessing the risks associated with Gas Release, the company is considering installing a floating gas liquefaction vessel – reinjection of production is another alternative

Foresea Completes Morpho Well ODN-II Drilling Campaign

Following 3 hydrocarbon discoveries in the Foz do Amazonas Basin, the rig has secured a 1,113-day contract extension with Petrobras and will move directly to the Mãe de Ouro campaign in the Potiguar Basin, postponing its Special Periodic Survey (SPS) until the first quarter of 2027

Ibama Proposes Raising Federal Environmental Licensing Threshold For Hydro Projects

The agency’s Environmental Licensing Director, citing the expected influx of pumped-storage hydropower (PSH) projects, wants Decree No. 8.437/2015 revised to allow state agencies to license plants with generating capacities above 300 MW

Petrobras Offers US$ 120 M For Full Logum Ownership

Petrobras says acquisition offers attractive financial terms and will give it a position in Brazil's leading ethanol logistics corridor, as the market expands, particularly through rising corn ethanol production in the Center-West region

Rio Public Prosecutor's Office Operation Arrests Refit Executives

Those arrested include former refinery president Jorge Monteiro and former CFO Paulo Henrique de Oliveira, as well as relatives and associates of businessman Ricardo Magro, who was also targeted in the operation but remains at large abroad

Petrobras Raises 2026 Production Targets

The company's production forecast has increased from 3.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) to a range of 3.3 million to 3.4 million boe/d.

PPSA & Argentina’s GyP Sign MoU To Assess Vaca Muerta Gas Imports

Memorandum with Argentine state-owned company provides for studies into the feasibility of supplying natural gas from the formation to the Brazilian market

Petrobras Posts US$ 7.7 B 3rd-Qtr Profit

Net income fell 24.2% from the previous quarter. Higher expenses, payments related to legal claims and lower foreign-exchange gains weighed on the company's financial results.

Fracking Uncertainty Prompts Eneva To Surrender Parnaíba Basin Block

Environmental permitting difficulties for the Tianguar Discovery Assessment Plan and repeated postponements of a Brazilian high court ruling on fracking contributed to the decision to relinquish the entire PN-T-48 block

PPSA To Offer Búzios Field Cargoes Thursday (Nov. 12)

The two Búzios cargoes correspond to lots 4 and 5 of the 10th Federal Government-Owned Oil Spot Auction, which were not awarded in the October sale. They comprise 500,000 barrels and 1 million barrels, respectively, with loadings scheduled for December

Petrobras Wins Approval In Principle For New Tupi FPSO

Lloyd’s Register’s approval in principle confirms the conceptual feasibility of a project based on the P-68 FPSO currently operating in the Santos Basin

Foresea Begins ODN I Drillship Maintenance

Work includes obsolescence management of the BOP and drilling system controls, as well as the installation of new equipment.

PetroReconcavo October Production Down 4.1%

Maintenance shutdown at the Catu Gas Processing Unit (UTG) and well failures at the Potiguar Asset contributed to monthly output falling to 22,500 boe/d.

Copel To Sit Out Battery Auction – Sees Low Returns

The state of Paraná-based utility is also concerned about uncertainty over who will bear the costs of associated system charges. State of Minas Gerais utility Cemig, meanwhile, expects intense competition in the auction

Suape Port Receives First Shipment For B30 Production

The operation involved the receipt of B100 biodiesel and very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), transported aboard the vessel Queen of Doria

CCEE's Registered Asset Base Reaches 100 K

The milestone highlights the scale of Brazil's electricity market operations and underscores the importance of continuously upgrading the organization's processes and systems, the market operator says

Vestas Combines Drones & AI For Wind Farm Maintenance

Digitalizing inspections turns images into actionable technical assessments, improves maintenance planning and reduces turbine downtime

GoBid Uses Artificial Intelligence To Plan Transmission Lines

Developed by Taesa Ventures and Ambientare Geotech, the solution combines generative artificial intelligence and geospatial analysis in a single environment

E-Dutra Coalition Installs Electric Trucks Charging Network

Infrastructure will include 3 180-kW chargers in Guarulhos and Roseira (state of São Paulo), and in São João de Meriti (state of Rio de Janeiro) with the first commercial freight trips scheduled for Jan. 2027

Aneel Authorizes First Green Hydrogen Project To Connect To Brazil's Power Grid

Pecém VDB 1 Ltda., with 645 MW of contracted electricity demand, becomes the first green hydrogen production project to receive grid access authorization

MME Promotes Integration Of Solar Energy & Agriculture

Agrivoltaic systems were the focus of a meeting to promote knowledge exchange among representatives from Chile and the Brazil-Germany Energy Partnership

240-MW Solar Plant Deploys Fiber-Optic Perimeter Security System

Solution developed with A\SENSE combines fiber-optic sensing, event-classification algorithms, cameras, and audible alerts

Elera Deploys Drones & Robots At Janaúba Solar Complex

Monitoring technologies and automated cleaning systems aim to optimize operations and reduce water consumption

Royal Fic Expands Solar Generation And Bets On Battery Storage And EV Charging

After investing R$ 34 million (US$ 6.6 million) in solar power, the group is directing new investments toward e-mobility and energy storage

TSEA Advances US$ 175 M Minas Gerais Factory Expansion

Early possession of the first site allows preliminary assessments and construction preparations to begin ahead of schedule; acquisition of a second property is expected in March 2027, with construction set to start in the first half of 2027

Energy Assn. Seeks Rule Changes For Battery Storage Auctions

Electricity Regulator acknowledge inconsistencies; industry association warns unresolved issues could drive up bids in December

Firm Green Hydrogen Demand To Be Delayed

Geopolitical uncertainty and delays in European incentive policies are keeping Brazilian projects totaling 5 GW to 8 GW on hold

Brazil’s Green Hydrogen Production Costs +27% In 2026

Electricity accounts for much of the increase, according to CELA study

From The Media

NOV 13, 2026 - Rio Times

Brazil’s government cleared its biggest hurdle yet on a budget-savings bill on Thursday evening (Nov. 12). The Senate passed the main text of the bill, known as PLP 299/2026 by 45 votes to 31. The government of President Luiz Lula da Silva says the measures would improve its primary balance (revenue minus spending, before interest on debt) by R$ 45.1 billion (US$ 8 B) to R$ 56.1 billion (US$ 9.9 B) in 2027. Senator Eduardo Braga of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), who served as the bill's rapporteur and rewrote its original text, said the proposal reflects the government's actual capacity to pay and is intended to give Brazil's economy the fiscal room needed to operate under next year's budget. It tightens spending first. From 2027, in years when the government freezes extra spending, growth above inflation would be capped at 2% instead of 2.5% under the current fiscal framework, the 2023 rule that limits budget growth. It also lets the government freeze more money to aim for the middle of its budget target, even when it is already inside the allowed range. For 2027 the target is a primary surplus of 0.5% of gross domestic product (GDP), and results from 0.25% to 0.75% are accepted.

NOV 13, 2026 - Argusmedia.com

Mines & Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira will visit Venezuela before year-end to explore potential new investment opportunities in the country's hydrocarbons sector, a source at Venezuela's oil ministry told Argus. Venezuelan and Brazilian presidents Delcy Rodriguez and Luiz Lula da Silva met on the sidelines of the ongoing UN Cop 31 climate summit in Turkey and discussed the need to to reinforce economic and commercial ties and new potential participation of Brazilian companies in Venezuela O&G sectors, a source at Venezuela's foreign affairs ministry said. Petrobras did not immediately answer inquiries about whether it would join Silveira in the trip. Fluxus — a part of the J&F conglomerate, owned by the brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista — formed a joint venture with Venezuelan state-owned PDV called Petrororaima. Through it, the Brazilian firm holds 49pc of shares in the Orinoco oil belt, producing 25,000 b/d there, Fluxus told Argus.

NOV 13, 2026 - The Moscow Times (themoscowtimes.com)

Russian fuel exporters are struggling to find buyers in Brazil for diesel originally bound for the United States, with Brazilian traders saying U.S. supplies would cost less, Bloomberg reported Tuesday (Nov. 10). Brazilian importers were offered at least 4 cargoes of a combined 1.1 million barrels of Russian diesel for this month, the Brazilian fuel importers’ association (Abicom) told Bloomberg. Brazilian traders confirmed to Bloomberg that they had been offered cargoes of Russian diesel in the past week, but said prices weren’t attractive relative to U.S.-made fuel. Brazil relies on imports for about a third of its diesel needs. Demand typically peaks toward the end of the year as farmers use more fuel to run machinery and truckers haul fertilizer. The cargoes were part of a diesel deal between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin that Trump announced on Oct. 9. All tankers carrying Russian petroleum products to the United States changed course after U.S. companies balked at buying the fuel because of sanctions and legal risks.

NOV 13, 2026 - PV Magazine (ess-news.com)

Brazil could reach at least 10 GW of installed battery energy storage system (BESS) capacity within the next 3-5 years, according to Matheus Ivanoski Teixeira, Chief Operating Officer at Voltxs Energia. He told PV Magazine Brasil that energy storage represents the next major wave of investment in the Brazilian power sector, following the rapid expansion of distributed and utility-scale solar generation. According to the executive, the accelerated growth of photovoltaic generation has brought new operational challenges to Brazil’s National Interconnected System, particularly regarding generation curtailment and grid fluctuations. In this scenario, the flexibility provided by batteries is gaining importance to improve energy utilization and contribute to system stability. According to Teixeira, investments in storage represent a new opportunity for companies, investors, and manufacturers alike, both in utility-scale grid-connected projects and in commercial, industrial, and residential applications. The executive noted that the Brazilian solar sector has already received more than R$ 300 billion (US$ 53.4 B) in investments, but assessed that the next stage of development will require greater integration between generation, storage, and consumption management.