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Petrobras Begins Repar Refinery Maintenance Shutdown

Maintenance at the Araucária (state of Paraná) refinery will receive R$ 800 million (US$ 155.3 M) in investment and involve 6,000 workers at peak activity; Petrobras has developed a logistics plan to ensure LPG and gasoline supply during the production shutdown

ANP Publishes 655 Gas Release Consultation Contributions

O&G Regulator says submissions indicate broad support for the program’s implementation, along with proposals for improvements

EPE: Reusing Gas Pipelines Could Cut H2 Transport Costs

Technical note shows that adapting existing natural gas infrastructure could reduce investment by 75% to 90% compared with building new pipelines

Shell Backs Negotiated Access To Integrated Gas Systems

Company supports 3rd-party access and greater transparency but advocates preserving contracts and preferential rights beyond the 30-year period proposed by the regulator

Amapá Oil Is Better Quality Than Pre-Salt Oil, Chambriard Says

Discovery of a second reservoir in the Foz do Amazonas Basin through drilling of the Morpho well increases Petrobras’ appetite for Brazil’s Equatorial Margin, according to the company’s CEO

Brazil Approves 11 New Equatorial Margin Exploration Sectors

The areas cover 380,000 square kilometers of Brazil’s Continental Shelf and encompass 501 new exploration blocks in the Barreirinhas, Ceará, Foz do Amazonas, Potiguar and Pará-Maranhão basins

ExxonMobil & TotalEnergies Purchase PPSA 9th Spot Auction Cargoes

The U.S. company acquired a Bacalhau cargo, while the French company won a Búzios cargo

Transocean & Valaris Seek Unconditional Antitrust Approval For Merger

Companies tell the Antitrust Regulator that the post-merger market will maintain a high degree of rivalry and broad global competition; U.S. antitrust division has closed its investigation

U.S. Research Vessel To Measure Amazon Shelf Tides

RV Atlantic Explorer will measure the generation and decay of internal tides in the Foz do Amazonas Basin region of Brazil’s Equatorial Margin in research authorized by the Brazilian Navy

bp Weighs Sale Of Biofuel Assets

New business model is being developed for the unit and is expected to be announced soon, according to sources

Federal Prosecutor Challenges Dismissal Of Lawsuit Against Equatorial Margin Exploration

Agency appeals to TRF-1 after state of Amapá federal court dismissed civil action against federal government, Environmental Regulator (Ibama), and Petrobras seeking to suspend drilling in the FZA-M-59 block

Petrobras Signs 22-Year Deal To Buy LNG From Cheniere

This is the state-owned oil company’s second LNG purchase agreement this month

Pietro Mendes: Gas Release Is Government Public Policy

ANP director strongly defended the program, saying it is not merely a technical measure but a decentralized and priority public policy of the federal government

Regulatory Stability Could Boost Investment In Brazil, EnerGeo Alliance Says

Despite the attractiveness of the Equatorial Margin and Santos Basin, investors are seeking greater predictability in the rules

Karoon Cuts Baúna 2026 Production Forecast

An electrical failure at the SPS-92 well, which recently had its electric submersible pump replaced to resume production, reduced output & company’s forecast

Latin America Could Raise Critical Minerals Value To US$ 220 B

Region holds around 60% of the world’s lithium reserves and more than 30% of copper reserves, but is advancing slowly on energy efficiency

Forecasts Point To Above-Average Inflows In South & Southeast/Center-West

Results reflect the wettest September in 17 years, according to the ONS

Naturgy & Rio de Janeiro End Dispute Over Open Gas Market

Rio state government, Agenersa and distributor reach agreement on customer migration. Regulator wants industrial consumers in Rio de Janeiro to participate in the PPSA auction

Aneel Opens Public Consultation On DEC & FEC Limits For 14 Distributors

Contributions to set reliability limits for the 2027–2031 cycle can be submitted to the agency through October 30

Power Distributors Reinforce Operations For National Elections

Enel Rio, Light and CPFL will have standby crews, real-time monitoring, generators and additional operational resources

Diesel Leads Fuel Price Increases In September & Year To Date

Of the six fuels tracked, four became more expensive in September, while regular and premium gasoline prices edged down

Brazil To Get 1st Critical Minerals Processing Plant

Agreement between Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths Limited and Meteoric Resources Limited marks a new stage in development of the Caldeira Rare Earths Project

Brazilian CCS Rules Could Increase Costs

Liability with no end date could make insurance, financing and asset transfers more difficult, CCS Brasil study finds

Neoenergia Expands Transmission Partnership With GIC

Joint platform now comprises 16 assets and 6,710 kilometers of transmission lines, with an estimated value of US$ 4.95 billion

ONS Publishes Guidelines For 1st 2026 Access Window

Documents guide market participants through the competitive process, with a webinar and workshop scheduled for this week

Electricity Regulator Orders Special Plans To Ensure Power Supply During Upcoming Elections

Distributors will have to reinforce crews and suspend non-emergency work on voting and vote-counting days

Aneel Denies Enel SP Appeal Over Expert Review Of Extreme Weather Events

Electricity Regulator deems new technical evidence unnecessary and closes evidentiary phase of proceeding that could lead to revocation of concession

Power Generation & Storage Associations Welcome Power Auction Schedule Publication

The two groups said the MME’s publication of Ordinance No. 143/2026 was a step forward, noting that the initiative provides investment predictability

Apine Urges Aneel To Act Urgently On Distributed Generation Growth

Joint submission with other associations warns of the unbalanced expansion of distributed solar generation and calls for measures to curb system-wide generation curtailment

Âmbar: US$ 1 B Investments In Amazonas Through 2031

Plan provides for US$ 748.56 M in company funds for grid expansion and modernization, new substations, loss reduction and the resumption of the Light for All program

From The Media

OUT 05, 2026 - Merco Press

Senator Flávio Bolsonaro won around 47% of valid votes in the first round of Brazil's presidential election on Sunday (Oct. 4), ahead of President Luiz Lula da Silva, who took about 45%. As neither passed half of the valid votes, the two will face each other in a runoff on October 25. The result runs counter to the final polls that gave Lula a slight lead. Bolsonaro said in thanking some 56 million voters, more than his father won in the first round in 2022: “The end of the Labor Party (PT) era is hereby decreed.” Lula spoke shortly afterwards. “The result is often unexpected. I confess I was convinced I was going to win the election in the first round, but we have the second round, which is the real test. The 80-year-old president criticised the Bolsonaro family referring to links with militias and to the Banco Master corruption case, in which Flávio Bolsonaro is under investigation without formal charges.

OUT 05, 2026 - Reuters

The conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe have created record-high tanker rates, soaring insurance costs and a severe shortage of refining capacity. Those problems are leaving consumers facing persistently high energy bills. Soaring diesel prices remain high on the agenda of Western governments, as they struggle to tackle rising cost-of-living pressures. On Friday (Oct. 2), the Group of Seven countries agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves and pledged to refrain from energy export restrictions after US President Donald Trump threatened to ban US diesel exports. On Sunday (Oct. 4) OPEC+ agreed to keep oil production ‌targets steady for November, in line with expectations that further output policy adjustments are unlikely until next year. But Saudi Arabia unexpectedly cut its oil prices for sale to Asia in ‌November to six-year lows while raising them for Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean, a pricing document showed on Monday (Oct. 5).

OUT 05, 2026 - Industrial Info Resources (industrialinfo.com)

Bravo Mining published the results of its pre-feasibility study (PFS) for the Luanga project in the Carajás Mineral Province (State of Pará), which contains deposits of palladium, platinum, rhodium, gold and nickel. Based on the PFS, the project's base case has an after-tax net present value of US$ 908.7 million, including US$ 784.9 million in pre-production capital. If developed, Luanga will comprise an open pit mine and a concentrator at the site, connected to proposed smelter at the Barcarena export free trade zone (ZPE), located 600 kilometers from the mine. Luanga would represent a significant new source of palladium production in the Americas. Industrial Info Resources is not tracking any other palladium projects in Brazil. Additionally, the project is forecasted to generate 150,700 ounces of platinum, 16,100 ounces of rhodium, 18,100 ounces of gold, and 9,800 tonnes of nickel per year. The project has a projected life of mine of 9.6 years, based on proven and probable mineral reserve of 86.7 million tonnes grading 2.77 g/t palladium equivalent. Palladium will be the mine's largest platinum group metals (PGMs) output, averaging 208,900 ounces per year or 6,497 kilograms.

OUT 05, 2026 - ET Energyworld.com (energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com)

India’s second-largest state-owned refiner, Bharat Petroleum Corp. (BPCL), is preparing an international bond sale to raise as much as US$ 3 billion, largely to fund a major oil project in Brazil and refinance debt maturing next year, according to people familiar with the matter. The largest share of the proceeds will help fund BPCL’s US$ 2.8 billion contribution to the SEAP-I offshore development in Brazil, the people said, asking not to be named because the discussions are private. BPCL plans to raise the money in several tranches. The Brazil investment underscores India’s accelerating push for overseas energy supplies as wars in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine disrupt traditional sources. State-run companies including BPCL and Oil and Natural Gas Corp. are preparing to boost investments abroad as the country, which imports almost 90 per cent of its crude and about half its natural gas, seeks to diversify supply.