Economy & Energy
Year III - No 14 May/June 1999
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New Petroleum Era
Brazilian Energy Sector 1998/1999
Brazilian Energy Balance
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Brazilian Public Debt
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Revised:
Thursday, 10 July 2003.
Genserico Encarnação Jr.
About two years ago I wrote an article with a title similar to this one. In that article I argued that recent history is deeply concerned with petroleum. Technological advancements, wars, wealth, coup d'etat and many other misfortunes, namely, good and evil, have originated in the "black gold" business. Petroleum has indelibly marked the century that is just ending.
On that occasion I made my comments, trying to participate in the debate about the change in the legal and institutional petroleum industry situation in Brazil. Now, with the decisions already taken, I return to the subject aiming at the interests of Espirito Santo state, in view of its potential in this sector and the transition moment for the new national model, open and favoring privatization.