Brazil Launches 1st Phase Of “Gas For The People” Program In this stage, 997,500 families will receive free cooking gas cylinder refills in ten state capitals
Shell Signs 5th Concession Tender Contracts Deals add four deepwater blocks in the Santos Basin, lifting company’s Brazilian portfolio to 72 O&G contracts
Gov't Vetoes Petroleum Reference Price Changes However, it preserved the provisions setting limits on natural-gas reinjection in oil fields
Petrobras Seeks To Analyze Microplastics In Fish The company is also looking for partners to map the taxonomic and functional diversity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic communities in water and sediment samples from areas influenced by offshore facilities. Both opportunities are part of the Connections for Innovation program
Petrobras Approves SBM’s Proposal For SEAP FPSOs Petrobras Approves SBM’s Proposal For SEAP FPSOs The state-controlled oil company told the market that the Dutch supplier’s proposal to build and operate the two units for the Sergipe Deep Waters project has passed the effectiveness evaluation.
COP30 Ends: Fossil-Fuel Phaseout Frustrated Belém final documents call for tripling adaptation finance but drop meaningful references to oil, gas and coal
Sistac Announces DOF Subsea Diver Contract Extension The amendment ensures continued deployment of divers under the pipeline and equipment inspection contract from a DOF vessel for Petrobras
Brazil’s Gov’t Oil Output Reaches 174,000 bpd in September Volume represents a 3.57% increase from August, according to PPSA’s Monthly Production Bulletin
Transpetro & Sebrae Amapá Discuss Terminal Logistics The idea is to ensure long-range planning and detailed technical studies
MME Updates PPSA Compensation Model It involves contract administration and conducting new types of auctions, including natural gas tenders
Shell Brasil Funds US$ 1 M Supercomputer For Pre-Salt The “Abaporu” cluster at Unicamp will use NVIDIA hardware to allow engineers to translate natural language into complex O&G reservoir simulations.
Petrobras: Drilling FZA-M-59 Contingent Wells By 2029 The three are not included in the operating license that authorized only Morpho, but Petrobras has already requested their addition
Origem Energia Kicks Off 4th Drilling Operation at Pilar In 2025 3-ORGM-13D-AL was started Sunday (Nov. 16)
Tieback May Be Option For Southwest Tartaruga Verde Field Petrobras’ Engineering Department awaits further E&P studies to define new discovery’s production model
ANP Grants Petrobras 8 Months To Boost Gas Methane Content To 85% Agency ordered the oil company to submit a plan raising the current 80% minimum methane content at the Caraguatatuba unit (UTGCA)
Investments In Distributed Micro & Minigeneration Yield 1.6 GDP Multiplier Effect A study by the Brazilian Association of Distributed Generation (ABGD) also shows that distributed micro and minigeneration directly displace fossil thermal power plants, avoiding the release of 60 million tons of CO₂e in cumulative emissions by 2038
Salvador Airport Flights To Be Fueled With SAF A mix composed of 10% pure sustainable aviation fuel and 90% fossil fuel will be used on one Gol and one Latam Airlines flight
TTS: Brazil Registers 217,000 Companies Using Solar Energy According to a survey, between January and October, 2 GW were added to serve commerce, services, and industries
Auren Seeks Reversal Of Curtailment Classification Company follows Enel’s lead and attributes cuts at its renewable plants to the unavailability of the Rio–Lagos–Campos 2 transmission line
For Energy Traders, Law 15.269/2025 Marks “Historic Milestone” Abraceel highlighted the inclusion, in the new law, of a timeline for opening the retail power market to all electricity consumers
Brazil: 760 K New Bioenergy Jobs By 2030 The country already represents 26% of the sector’s global workforce and could grow 63% by the end of the decade, according to a study by Schneider Electric and Systemiq
Iberdrola Energia Announces Public Tender Offer For Neoenergia The controlling shareholder has filed with Brazil’s CVM for registration of a public tender offer to acquire all of the company’s common shares
How World News Outlets Judged COP30 Letdown over fossil-fuel clarity, timid progress, deflated ideals
COP30: Brazil Environment Minister's Candid Warning Progress made, but fossil-fuel transition still lags far behind climate reality, said Marina Silva
Itaipu To Begin Selling I-RECs The binational company announced entry into the renewable energy certificates market during COP30
Babilônia Centro: Enters 100% Early Commercial Operation Companies had already brought part of the state of Bahia project online ahead of schedule, with turbines operating since February
Renewables Lose Ground in Latin America as Hydro Drops Region’s share falls from 71% to 65% despite higher overall power generation
COP30 Summit Pushed To Weekend After Fire Officials confirm talks will run until at least Sunday, key fossil-fuel language still needs to be clarified
São Paulo’s Energy Sector To Receive US$ 47 B By 2034 The 2034 São Paulo Ten-Year Energy Plan (PPDE 2034) indicates that Investments will be front-loaded over the next few years, driven in part by data centers
Brazil's EV Charging-Station Network Still Insufficient While the infrastructure has expanded significantly, it has done so in a highly concentrated geographical pattern, mainly in São Paulo state
1 Oil & Gas 20 novembro 2025 Petrobras: Drilling FZA-M-59 Contingent Wells By 2029 Petrobras: Drilling FZA-M-59 Contingent Wells By 2029
2 Oil & Gas 20 novembro 2025 Shell Brasil Funds US$ 1 M Supercomputer For Pre-Salt Shell Brasil Funds US$ 1 M Supercomputer For Pre-Salt
3 Oil & Gas 24 novembro 2025 Brazil’s Gov’t Oil Output Reaches 174,000 bpd in Sep... Brazil’s Gov’t Oil Output Reaches 174,000 bpd in September
4 Oil & Gas 24 novembro 2025 COP30 Ends: Fossil-Fuel Phaseout Frustrated COP30 Ends: Fossil-Fuel Phaseout Frustrated