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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

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

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

Vallourec To Supply Pipes For Sépia 2 EPCI

Agreement with Subsea7, Petrobras’ contractor responsible for the project’s SURF, covers 130 km of rigid risers and flowlines

Ocyan Bets On Expanding Production & Manufacturing Subsea Equipment

Contracts Director Rodrigo Chamusca outlines plans to reach full factory capacity within a year, establish partnerships with port operators and potentially expand into onshore services

Petrobras Awards Strohm Contract To Supply TCPs For Brazil's Post-Salt

Contract includes qualification testing, engineering, field services and offshore installation support for thermoplastic composite pipes

Petrobras Signs 20-Year LNG Purchase Agreement With U.S. Company

Agreement calls for imports of 800,000 metric tons per year from Sempra Infrastructure, with cargoes shipped from Texas, to reduce the Brazilian oil company's exposure to spot-market volatility, among other needs

Vallourec Adds ExxonMobil Technology To Its Portfolio

State of Espírito Santo plant will be the first in the world qualified to produce and apply Proxxima systems with GDLX technology on an industrial scale

ANP Approves Brasil Refino’s Transfer Of Fields To Aguila Energia

Aguila now has 4 fields in its portfolio with the acquisition of Araçás Leste, Fazenda Sori and Pojuca Norte, all in the Recôncavo Basin

SBM Could Operate SEAP For Another 7 Years

Contract with Petrobras to operate the two FPSOs being built for the Sergipe Águas Profundas project provides for a service-term extension

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

Solar Sector With BESS Expected To Cut Costs By 40% In Brazil

Brazil is expected to rank second only to China in terms of the lowest projected cost for combined solar generation and BESS, according to data from McKinsey & Company

LRCAP Loophole Could Favor Inflexible Generation

Power generators says 3% penalty could make declaring inflexibility economically advantageous

Cela & IFC Join Forces To Strengthen Energy Storage Financing

Cooperation agreement aims to expand the institutions' technical and financial expertise and help facilitate project development and financing

Public Defender's Office Seeks To Suspend Waste-to-Energy Plants Planned for São Paulo

Lawsuit challenges the inclusion of the plants in the concession contracts and calls for the projects to be halted

Batteries In Transmission Auction Expand Energy Storage Applications

Project included in the auction differs from those to be offered under LRCAP-BESS and requires contracting models tailored to each application, Absae says

From The Media

SET 18, 2026 - BN Americas

BYD is asking Brazil's Electric Power Regulator (Aneel, to intervene and resolve energy grid access issues that are blocking full operations at its Camaçari (state of Bahia) electric vehicle plant; The Chinese company says it faces severe power constraints and heavy fines at the manufacturing complex. Plant energy use hit 8,666 kW between January and July 2026. This greatly exceeded the 1,500 kW contracted limit. The power overruns resulted in monthly fines ranging from R$ 77,252 (US$ 15,000) to R$ 277,605 (US$ 53,904). BYD wants Aneel to immediately issue a final access opinion for 25 average megawatts of power.

SET 18, 2026 - SPGlobal.com

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, proposes to launch two daily calculated assessments representing the cost of producing sustainable aviation fuel, synthesized paraffinic kerosene produced via the hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids pathway in Santos, Brazil, effective Nov. 2, 2026. The proposed prices would reflect production of SPK from HEFA following ASTM D7566 specifications. They would reflect a relative density of 760 kg/cubic meter at 15 degrees Celsius. Platts has observed growing interest in Brazil's HEFA SAF market, supported by the Fuel of the Future law and the ProBioQAV program. The proposed assessments would provide greater transparency into the cost of producing HEFA SAF in Brazil using locally relevant feedstocks.

SET 18, 2026 - Iindexbox.io

US ethanol exports have set new records for both volume and value over the past two years, according to a report from the Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture. The report attributes the gains to stronger global demand and reduced competition from Brazil. Through June of this year, US ethanol exports were running ahead of the previous year's record pace, rising 12 percent by volume and 21 percent by value, the service reported. Alongside growing global demand, the United States benefited from reduced export competition from Brazil. The two countries are the largest ethanol exporters, together accounting for between two-thirds and three-fourths of global exports each year. In 2025, the US share of exports grew to 64 percent while Brazil's fell to 12 percent, the service reported. In absolute terms, Brazil exported 955 million fewer liters in 2025 than in 2023. Over the same period, the United States increased export volumes by 3 billion liters. Brazil's domestic demand absorbed a larger share of its ethanol production, the service said, limiting exportable supplies and pushing Brazilian export prices well above US export prices.

SET 18, 2026 - Reuters

A chasm in pricing crude oil has emerged — barrels constrained by choke points are being offered at sometimes massive discounts while those that can move freely command generous premiums. The gap continues to widen as the Middle East conflict worsens, with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis making rapid advances to threaten complete control of the ‌Bab el-Mandeb strait and Saudi Arabia shutting down its pipeline to the Red Sea after an attack reportedly launched from Iraq. That's spurred Brent futures higher in recent days. A three-month high of US$ 109.97 a barrel was hit on September 11, up 57% since dropping to US$ 70.14 on July 2, which was the lowest price since the conflict started on February 28 when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. What is worth noting is that if Brent futures are taken to delivery, the crude grades in the contract are loaded either in Europe or the United States and are not subject to the Middle East choke points. But oil that loads in the Persian ⁠Gulf and cannot get out without a trader taking significant risk to ship it through the Strait of Hormuz is being offered at substantial discounts.