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Binatural Expands Pure Biodiesel Usage In Logistics

Company uses B100 in its own fleet, partner carriers and customers and joins the PLVB

Reduc Refinery Completes 65 Years Advancing Biofuel Production

Rio de Janeiro facility is the first refinery certified to supply SAF to international aviation and has been authorized since August to produce Diesel R with 8.5% renewable content

3 Companies Bid To Supply 518 Km Of Pipelines

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

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

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

Power Grid Must Keep Pace With Renewable Growth

Digitalization and infrastructure upgrades will be essential to accommodate distributed generation and maintain power supply quality, Grupo Setta says

Enel São Paulo Distributor Reinforces Operations For Summer Weather Events

Summer 2026/2027 plan includes 318 new vehicles and expanded satellite communications

Energisa Opens Call To Optimize Grid Investments

Four-month program will provide up to R$ 50,000 (US$ 9,804) to develop solutions tested in real-world conditions

Aneel Proposes New Rules For Battery & Electric Vehicle Connections

Public Consultation 033/2026 updates rules for distributed energy resources and seeks to prepare the grid for solar generation, energy storage and electric mobility

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)

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

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

From The Media

SET 09, 2026 - Merco Press

Brent crude for November delivery rose above US$ 100 a barrel on Wednesday (Sept. 9) for the first time since late July, in a session shaped by escalating attacks between the United States and Iran and by fears of further supply disruptions in the Middle East. European benchmark was trading at US$ 100.19 a barrel on the London futures market, up 2.20%. It was the 4th consecutive session of gains. Iran said it had attacked 2 US warships along with Washington's bases in Jordan and around 10 vessels attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, in retaliation for strikes on Iranian tankers. The USA said it had destroyed 5 vessels it links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, in response to attacks on one of its warships. Other coverage described those 5 vessels as oil tankers. Earlier this week, Houthi militias struck energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, including the Jazan area, wounding more than 70 people and halting operations at some sites, according to the Saudi energy ministry. Meanwhile, Iran said it is close to an agreement with Oman to manage vessel transit through Hormuz.

SET 09, 2026 - Bangladesh – Thedailystar.net

Traders, energy executives and government officials are all trying to figure out much oil is flowing through the Strait of Hormuz. It is, however, increasingly clear that this mystery has introduced a residual risk premium into crude prices that could remain deeply entrenched for months. Benchmark Brent crude futures breached US$ 100 a barrel on Wednesday (Sept.9) for the first time since July 24 as escalating attacks in the Middle East, including on tankers, stifled hopes of a normalisation of oil shipping in the region. For years, the consensus barely changed: Hormuz transited roughly 20 million barrels per day, equivalent to about 1/5th of global oil consumption. Today, armies of analysts, along with increasingly sophisticated AI systems, are sifting through vast streams of information to determine how much oil is actually moving through the strait. Satellite imagery is cross-checked against port records, tanker drafts, loading schedules, refinery receipts and vessel-tracking data to reconstruct movements previously monitored in near real time.

SET 09, 2026 - Ad-hoc-news.de

On Monday (September 7), Mosaic Company announced that it has commenced a Pre-Feasibility Study for the Uberaba (state of Minas Gerais)rare earths project in Brazil together with Rainbow Rare Earths, broadening its exposure beyond traditional phosphate and potash fertilizers. According to the release summarized by Investing.com , the Uberaba project aims to assess the economic potential of rare earths contained in phosphogypsum stacks, linking Mosaic's existing fertilizer operations with the high-value rare earths market. For investors, this introduces an additional long-term growth option alongside the core fertilizer business. The market reaction to the announcement has been measured rather than explosive, with Mosaic Company stock trading around the mid-US$ 20s and posting the 1.41% gain on September 4 The combination of a stable fertilizer franchise and an option on rare earths could support sentiment, but the project also carries execution and regulatory risks common to mining and processing activities in new regions.

SET 09, 2026 - Gasworld.com

Brazil’s sugar industry has the potential to produce 41.4 billion cubic metres of biogas a year, but less than 2% of that potential is currently being realised, according to a new report from Instituto MBCBrasil – an independent non-profit organisation that promotes sustainable transport solutions. The report identifies the sugar-energy sector as one of Brazil’s biggest opportunities to expand biogas and biomethane production, with sugarcane residues offering a potential source of renewable gas for transport, industry and other energy applications. Brazil’s sugar mills process hundreds of millions of tonnes of sugarcane each year. In the 2024-25 season, around 680 million tonnes of sugarcane were processed, producing 94 million tonnes of sugar and 38 billion litres of ethanol. The process also generated around 380 billion litres of vinasse – a liquid byproduct from fermentation – most of which is currently recycled onto sugarcane fields as a source of potassium, other nutrients and organic matter.