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War Of Rhetoric Seeks To Shape Iran War

Amid cease-fire uncertainty, pressure grows for Petrobras to narrow the gap between domestic and global fuel prices

BEHIND THE NEWS: For The Moment, Brazil Rides Out The Iran Oil Shock

Strong pre-salt output, biofuels and hydropower cushion the impact, but pressure is mounting on Petrobras to raise domestic fuel prices.

Shell Signs US$ 1.70 M Contracts To Increase Atapu And Mero Stakes

The consortium formed by Petrobras and the company acquired the uncontracted areas of the shared reservoirs of the two assets in the auction held by PPSA in December

Oceânica Closes US$ 736 M Petrobras Contracts

New contracts for offshore services using SDSV-type vessels increase the company’s backlog to US$ 2.32 B

2 Asian Shipyards Lead Transpetro Tender

India’s Swan Defence and Heavy Industries shipyard and China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Offshore submitted bids of R$ US$ 43.9 M and US$ 52.3 M, respectively. Two Brazilian shipyards also submitted proposals

Petrobras Advocates Increased Natural Gas Production

Petrobras’ Engineering, Technology and Innovation director argues that lowering the price of the gas molecule requires increased production: “That’s why it is important to create the conditions for these investments to be made”

Ansa Fertilizer Plant To Start Operations At Month-End

Petrobras director also explained that there is no risk of fertilizer shortages due to the war between the US/Israel and Iran, given that imports via Iran are “very small”

Alvopetro’s February Sales Decline

The Caburé field recorded a slight drop in volumes, while Murucututu posted an increase

Natural Gas Group Defends Supply Expansion Measures

According to the Abegás association, measures are needed to strengthen energy security & shield the Brazilian market from Middle East war effects

Transpetro’s 2025 US$ 212 M Profit Up 22% Over 2024

Total 2025 investments reached R$ 471 million (US$ 94 M), representing 10% growth over with 2024. Petrobras subsidiary diversified service portfolio & invested to expand its fleet

Brava’s February Production Up 7.21%

The offshore segment was responsible for the result. However, most of the assets operated by the company recorded declines in oil and gas production

Chambriard: Petrobras Growing Despite Instability

The oil company’s president says the war in the Middle East does not affect the company’s performance. The current snapshot is favorable to it

Petrobras Expects To Reach Amapá Reservoir In 2Q26

The company expects to resume drilling at the Morpho prospect, on the Equatorial Margin of the Foz do Amazonas Basin, in the coming days

Moody’s: Prolonged Hormuz Disruption Would Keep Tanker Rates Elevated

Conflict-driven shutdown of key oil shipping route pushes VLCC spot rates to record levels

Subsea Inspection At BW Energy’s FPSO Off Espírito Santo

Sistac conducts UWILD inspection of the FPSO Cidade de Vitória using ROV support vessel

Brazil Joins Declaration To Triple Nuclear Energy

The announcement was made during the II Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris, organized by France with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA.

Google Searches For Solar Energy Rise 52%

Survey by Bulbe considers the last six months

BBCE: February Trades Reach US$ 1.25 B

Prices reached R$ 500/MWh (US$ 96.05), with unprecedented liquidity in Brazil’s Southern region

Neoenergia Prepares For ACL Migration

The transition in the low-voltage segment is expected to occur through a combination of financial, regulatory, and convenience factors

Gov't Moves To Prevent Diesel Price Increase

PIS and Cofins taxes on diesel reduced to zero, the government granted a US$ 0.062 subsidy to producers and importers of the fuel, and expanded the ANP’s oversight powers

Biomethane Certificate Regulations Add Certainty To The Market

Regulation of CGOB consolidates the legal framework of the Future Fuel Law and should stimulate investments in the sector, says Abegás

Minister Advocates Nuclear Energy For Defense

Alexandre Silveira, emphasized that Brazil, given its wealth, must consider how to defend itself

Battery Auction Guidelines To Be Issued in April

Energy Storage Association (Absae) is concerned that there are still uncertainties about the auction’s structure

CPFL Bets On Substation Emergency Solutions

Energy Box (US$ 192,308 investment) was developed after Rio Grande do Sul’s 2024 floods in order to keep essential systems operating in critical situations

Naturgy Seeks Proposals To Integrate Biomethane Into São Paulo Network

Deadline for submitting proposals runs until April 3

GreenYellow Brings Solar + BESS Project To Mato Grosso Mining Company

The hybrid solution represents a R$ 18 million (US$ 3.47 M) investment and is expected to generate R$ 165,000 (US$ 31,800) savings per month

Mova Raises US$ 2 M & Expands Proprietary EV Charging Network

With the new round, the company surpasses US$ 5 million raised, increases its valuation, and projects 50 charging points by the end of the year

CCEE In-Memory Technology Modernizes Data Area

New architecture expands the performance of the DRI, simplifies technological infrastructure, and may generate nearly US$ 6 M in savings over five years

GNA To Invest US$ 2.7 M In 2 RDI Projects

The projects aim to optimize liquefied natural gas (LNG) logistics with the GNOMO software and enable autonomous production of hydrogen and chemical inputs

EAR Forecast Above 60% In 3 Subsystems

Best reservoir projections seen in North Region, with EAR at 96.0%

From The Media

MAR 12, 2026 - AL JAZEERA

The war in the Middle East “is creating the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market”, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said in its latest market report. The IEA said crude production was currently down by at least eight million barrels per day, with an additional two million related to petroleum products shut off, as Iran’s chokehold on regional supplies forces Gulf producers to slash production. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global crude passes, has all but shut down amid Iranian attacks and threats targeting shipping in the area. Current flows through the strait moving at less than 10 percent of pre-crisis levels, the IEA said, with “no signs of a de-escalation in hostilities or a clear timeline for a recovery in flows through the Strait”.

MAR 12, 2026 - ANBA

Brazil’s foreign minister Mauro Vieira is negotiating with Arab governments to help evacuate Brazilians stranded in the Gulf and is in direct contact with Qatar’s foreign minister to restore direct Doha–São Paulo flights normally operated by Qatar Airways. The route remains suspended after regional air travel disruptions caused by Iranian attacks on Gulf countries linked to the war involving Iran, Israel and the United States since Feb. 28. Several airlines halted operations, although Dubai-based Emirates has already resumed flights, serving São Paulo since March 4 and Rio de Janeiro since March 8. Qatar Airways has yet to restart operations

MAR 12, 2026 - BNamericas

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will discuss forming deeper ties with Brazil in the ethanol sector during a potential visit to the South American country later this year. Sheinbaum is likely to visit Brazil before June, she said at a press conference in Mexico City on Tuesday. The two countries will not sign a free trade agreement, she said, but are planning actions in various sectors including biofuels. "We are very interested in ethanol and we are working on it," Sheinbaum said.

MAR 12, 2026 - Offshore Energy

TotalEnergies EP Brasil, a subsidiary of France’s energy giant TotalEnergies, has brought online an oil project in the Santos Basin, approximately 300 kms off the coast of Brazil. TotalEnergies, as operator with a 48%, disclosed the start-up of the Lapa South-West project offshore Brazil, which includes three wells connected to the FPSO Lapa. The project will increase production from the Lapa field, formerly Carioca, by 25,000 barrels per day to around 60,000 gross barrels per day. The company’s consortium partners in the project are Repsol, through the joint venture Repsol Sinopec Brazil (25%), and Shell (27%). The Lapa field in block BM-S-9A in the pre-salt Santos basin begun production in December 2016 with the FPSO Cidade de Caraguatatuba.

MAR 12, 2026 - Bioenergy Times

Ethanol production increased in the second half of January in Brazil’s main sugarcane region, with corn emerging as the dominant raw material, according to data released by UNICA, the country’s sugarcane industry association, Ethanol Producer Magazine reported. Mills in Brazil’s Center-South region processed 608,930 metric tonnes of sugarcane during the second half of January. However, total sugarcane crushing since the start of the current harvest season on April 1, 2025 has reached 601.64 million metric tonnes, which is 2.16% lower than the volume recorded during the same period of the previous season.