Brazilian oil sector reforms: The role of technical know-how and corporate ethos in Petrobras's dominance

Beni Trojbicz and Maria Rita Loureiro

Energy Policy, 2018, vol. 118, issue C, 588-595

Abstract: The literature shows that Petrobras's specialized knowledge in deep-water exploration helped it maintain its dominance of the oil sector in Brazil. This article contributes to the literature by throwing light on how this process operates: as technicians of the State enterprise monopolize the knowledge, they are called on to participate in key policy decisions for the sector, and thus exert an influence that is not counter-balanced by other experts. Also, as these technicians’ ethos identifies Petrobras's policy agenda with national interests, their participation in oil policymaking reinforces the enterprise's dominance in the sector.

Keywords: Oil; Brazil; Institutional theory; Petrobras; Public Policy; Public Governance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2018.03.060

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