Overview

• Energy minister Alexandre Silveira labeled the Equatorial Margin a new pre-salt frontier and said the government expects drilling advances in the first half of 2026 as Ibama continues its licensing review.
• Copa Energia announced a R$1.5 billion open-access tanking project at Porto de Suape with 120,000 m3 capacity to ease storage deficits in the Northeast and South.
• Industry speakers warned that organized crime is infiltrating fuel supply chains and could move into LPG, citing risks tied to gas sold in fractional volumes without robust oversight.
• An industry lawyer urged expanded funding and staffing for the ANP to restore inspection capacity and provide legal certainty needed to draw private investment.
• Supergasbras reported growing use of artificial intelligence to cut losses and accidents and to raise productivity in logistics and bottling operations.