Changes in position of oil industry in Brazilian economy

The master thesis analyses the changes in Brazilian economy caused by significant discoveries of deepwater oil fields near Brazilian coast since 2006. The aim of the thesis is to find out, if Brazil has a chance to become a world's significant oil producer and exporter. The first part turns generally to Brazilian economy, the second one analyses in detail the oil sector and changes caused by new discoveries. The position and influence of key company, state owned Petrobras, on oil industry and whole economy is also presented. The final part summarizes most important facts and concludes that Brazilian oil industry has a potential to win world's importance and strengthen the positive social-economic performance of Brazil in last two decades