China’s quest for oil: Brazil-China relations in the oil sector (2000-2018)

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  • Rafael Almeida Ferreira Abrão Universidade Federal do ABC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1809-6182.2021v18n1p16-27

Parole chiave:

Brazil, China, Oil and Gas

Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine the increasing relations between Brazil and China in the oil and gas sector. In a political and economic approach, the objective is to understand the development of relations between the two countries amid the rise of China as a major power and as the world's main energy consumption center, by identifying the growth of Chinese influence in the energy sector through trade, investment and finance.

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Biografia autore

Rafael Almeida Ferreira Abrão, Universidade Federal do ABC

Doutorando em Economia Política Mundial pela Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC); Mestre em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP); Bacharel em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP); Bolsista de Doutorado pela Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – CAPES. Endereço eletrônico: ra.abrao@gmail.com. 

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Pubblicato

2021-12-10

Come citare

Abrão, R. A. F. (2021). China’s quest for oil: Brazil-China relations in the oil sector (2000-2018). Conjuntura Internacional, 18(1), 16–27. https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1809-6182.2021v18n1p16-27