IBAMA has authorized Petrobras to drill three additional wells in the Foz do Amazonas Basin. The wells—Manga, Crotalus and PAD Morpho—are intended to help delimit the discovery announced at the Morpho well in block FZA-M-59, approximately 175 kilometers off the coast...

Brazil’s offshore industry continues to identify a tax and customs gap affecting the transition from decommissioning to dismantling, recycling and final disposal of offshore assets. Repetro was designed primarily to facilitate the entry and use of equipment in oil and...

Brazil’s shipbuilding industry is entering a new growth cycle after approximately a decade of severe contraction, supported by renewed orders for merchant vessels, offshore support units, gas carriers, barges, push boats and defense assets. The Petrobras System...

Petrobras is evaluating the potential to export natural gas produced in the pre-salt to international markets, particularly Asia, as domestic offshore gas production increases. One concept under consideration involves liquefying natural gas offshore through floating...

The Brazilian Supreme Court resumed the trial that will define the boundary between independent contracting and employment in app-based work. The Labor Prosecution Office argued for a case-by-case assessment considering control, remuneration, penalties and algorithmic...

The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) held that a subrogated insurer is not bound by an arbitration clause contained in a contract it neither entered into nor was aware of. According to the Court, under broad commercial insurance policies it cannot be presumed that the...

ANP’s proposed rules for third-party access to gas gathering pipelines and processing facilities have intensified debate over the appropriate balance between contractual freedom and regulatory oversight. Brazil’s Gas Law is based on negotiated and non-discriminatory...

Transpetro plans to launch ship-to-ship transfers while vessels are underway in January 2027, expanding its offshore logistics capabilities as Brazilian oil production continues to grow. The company already operates conventional STS transfers involving stationary...

The CVM announced that its systems are now ready to process the new alphanumeric CNPJ (corporate taxpayer ID), delivering the adaptation project two months before the first record in the new format is issued. The move anticipates registration compliance requirements...

The Board of the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM) imposed a R$ 3.9 million fine on Infinite Trade LLC at its August 25 judgment session, which also reviewed three other cases. The decision reinforces the regulator's enforcement stance against irregular activity...

The CNPE has established the framework for auctions of natural gas belonging to the Federal Government under pre-salt production sharing contracts, providing greater clarity on pricing, eligible consumers and commercialization structures. The rules distinguish between...

A court ruling reported on August 24 held that a consumer may terminate a contract even without evidencing a defect in its formation, loss of interest in the transaction being sufficient. The decision highlights the different treatment given to consumer relations as...