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PPSA To Hold 7th Federal Government Spot Oil Auction On July 29

Auction will offer one 900,000-barrel cargo from the Atapu field and two 1 million-barrel cargoes from the Bacalhau field

Moody’s Points To Advantages & Obstacles For Critical Minerals In Latin America

Study shows Brazil has competitive advantages in critical mineral processing, but technological gaps and dependence on partnerships are challenges

Alvopetro Expects To Complete Caburé Gas Processing Plant Expansion in 2026

The facility currently has processing capacity of 500,000 cubic meters per day, and the company plans to double its capacity

Merchant Marine Fund Approves 15 Projects For Financing

Projects include five Petrobras LPG carriers, 12 grain barges for the Northern Arc logistics corridor, new ferries for the Araguaia River, three Brazilian Navy patrol vessels, and the expansion of an agricultural bulk terminal at the Port of Paranaguá

TCU Audit Finds Shortcomings In Brazil's Local Content Policy

Federal audit court says the policy lacks mechanisms to systematically assess its economic, technological, and social impacts

Cade Accepts Appeals Against Saipem-Subsea7 Merger

Antitrust Council rapporteur says appeals filed by Abep and Petrobras raise concrete competition concerns that could lead to a review of the unconditional approval of the transaction

Government’s May Oil Production Reaches 244 K Bpd

Share represents the highest production volume recorded since the historical series began in 2017, according to the PPSA’s Monthly Bulletin

Ecopetrol Resumes Process To Acquire 51% Control Of Brava Energia

Brazil's securities regulator authorizes Colombian state-owned company to proceed with tender offer aimed at acquiring a 51% stake in the independent oil producer

Permanent Offer: Companies Have Until July 21 To Declare Interest

Qualified bidders for the 4th Production Sharing Permanent Offer Round and the 6th Concession Permanent Offer Round must submit declarations of interest, along with bid guarantees, for one or more blocks or sectors

Ibama Authorizes Installation Of Petrobras’ P-80 (Búzios 9) FPSO

Platform is expected to leave the shipyard for Brazil in August, according to Petrobras estimates

ANP Partnership To Inspect Northern Brazil Fuel Markets

State consumer protection agencies will be authorized to act on the regulator's behalf for 60 months

Vast & Petronas Extend Açu Port Transshipment Agreement

Partnership, which began in 2023, covers operations at the T-Oil terminal

New Guidelines Strengthen Fuel Market Oversight

CNPE resolution establishes new rules to combat fraud and adulteration in the fuel market

ANP Rejects Capixaba Energia's Request For Small Producer Classification

Regulator maintains the company's status as a medium-sized operator until the next annual classification

Petrobras Postpones Búzios 12 FPSO Construction Tender

The P-79 was the eighth platform to begin operations at the Búzios field

Axia Completes US$ 397 M Debenture Offering

Offering was divided into two tranches maturing in 2033 and 2036, with interest rates tied to Brazil's DI benchmark rate

National Grid Load May Rise 2.1% By End Of July

Weekly review slightly lowers growth outlook from previous 2.3% forecast

Light Fights Power Theft In Rio de Janeiro

Inspection involved 400 professionals and support from the Military Police

Recycling In Renewable Generation Could Recover US$ 209 B By 2050

OLACDE Technical Note estimates that the region will accumulate 81 million tonnes of materials from solar, wind and storage components

Neoenergia Reports More Than 68 K Lightning Strikes In Rio Grande do Norte In 2026

Apodi, Mossoró, and Caraúbas recorded the highest number of lightning strikes

Graça Aranha–Silvânia Transmission Line To Begin Operations 2 Years Ahead Of Schedule

Approximately 1,500-km transmission line will strengthen power flows between regions and expand the use of renewable energy generated in Northeastern Brazil

June BBCE Trading Volume Up 47.6%

Financial volume also increased, with US$ 1 B transacted

TCU To Monitor Battery Auction To Strengthen Grid Reliability

Court will assess regulatory, economic and operational risks of Brazil's first reserve capacity auction for battery energy storage systems, scheduled for December 2

Axia Begins Furnas Spillway Modernization

US$ 818,540 intervention to be completed within six months

Engie Raises US$ 1.65 B Through Share Offerings

French subsidiary issued 274.1 million shares and expanded the offering by 53.4%

Isa Energia Share Offering Could Raise US$ 258 M

Transmission company has filed for a public offering of preferred shares with the CVM and set pricing for July 23

MME Launches Public Consultation On 1st 2026 Electricity Transmission Concessions Plan

Proposal includes 58 transmission expansion and reinforcement projects, six decommissioning projects, and 17 electricity distribution installations

CNPE Backs Request Regarding Angra 3’s Debt Payments

Initiative supports Eletronuclear’s request for BNDES and Caixa to assess temporary suspension of the plant’s debt payments; Council also establishes guidelines for studies on nuclear fuel prices

ONS Deems 1st Type III Power Plants Curtailment Successful

Report cites 2 GW reduction and identifies improvements to the mechanism, including challenges faced by distribution utilities

Mercurio Acquires 208 Engine-Generator Units For Pilar Thermal Power Plant

Equipment will support the 250-MW project awarded in Brazil's 2026 Capacity Reserve Auction (LRCAP 2026)

From The Media

JUL 20, 2026 - Reuters

Four vessels made the transit through Hormuz on Sunday (July 19), down from eight the previous day, and nearly 50 daily transits before the conflict, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) data showed. Brent crude oil prices rose above US$ 90 a barrel on Monday (July 20), their highest level in over a month, before paring some of the gains after Iran's foreign ‌ministry said negotiations with the U.S. could be pursued based on national interests. Putting further pressure on the crude market, oil exports from the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) terminal off Russia's Black Sea coast were suspended on Monday following drone attacks on two tankers. The CPC terminal in the port of Novorossiysk, though in Russian territory, is the main export hub for Kazakhstan’s 2 million barrels per day of oil. But forget crude oil. It’s the world’s refining complex that is coming under massive pressure as the conflicts in the Middle East and Russia ripple through the energy complex.

JUL 20, 2026 - Merco Press

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday (July 20) that talks to begin a democratic transition in Venezuela will start in early August. Rubio said a group representing the National Assembly elected in 2015 —the last one the United States recognizes as legitimate— met with the interim government and agreed to establish a forum for reconciliation talks and to begin the transition process.. The announcement coincides with a State Department statement last week backing a joint agenda set to begin on August 1, aimed at stability, democracy and national recovery, with the interim government's endorsement. The United States has maintained a close relationship with with Delcy Rodríguez, previosly vice president, who took over as interim president in January after the US captured Nicolas Maduro and put him in prison.Since then, Rubio has laid out a three-phase plan: stabilization, economic recovery and transition.

JUL 20, 2026 - Associated Press

Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva publicly called on US President Donald Trump, to explain the reasons behind the 25% tariffs he imposed on most Brazilian products, a measure Brasília attributes to political rather than commercial motives. The levies will take effect on Wednesday (July 22). Lula, who is seeking reelection in the October 4 vote, said that Washington would not manage to deceive Brazilian society. The tariffs are applied under Section 301 of US trade law, following a yearlong investigation that concluded Brazil engaged in unfair trade practices. Washington cited the treatment of US technology companies, barriers to ethanol, intellectual-property protection, the PIX payment system, and illegal deforestation linked to agribusiness. The measure includes broad exemptions, among them coffee, beef, oranges, some energy products, and aerospace parts. A parallel investigation into forced labor, concluding next week, could add a further 12.5%.

JUL 20, 2026 - S&P Global

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will transition the calculation methodology for its Brazil biodiesel term contract fee indexes from a simple average to a volume-weighted average, effective Sept. 1, 2026. The transition follows feedback received from market participants and reflects evolving trade flows in the Brazilian biodiesel term contract market. Platts understands that this segment accounts for approximately 90% of total transacted volumes, with the spot market representing the remainder. Transitioning to a volume-weighted averaging methodology will enhance transparency and more accurately represent trading levels across each two-month period. Under this decision, region-specific term contract fees and corresponding volumes negotiated for each two-month period, submitted by market participants, will be used to calculate a bi-monthly volume-weighted average fee for each specified region.