This paper assesses Brazil’s regulatory framework and agencies for several network industries (electricity, oil and gas …. Implementation will be the ultimate test of reform in this area. In natural gas, the dominance of Petrobras, the national oil company … end, recent initiatives include a new regulatory model for the electricity sector, and new draft legislation on the role …

This paper assesses Brazil’s regulatory framework and agencies for several network industries (electricity, oil and gas …. Implementation will be the ultimate test of reform in this area. In natural gas, the dominance of Petrobras, the national oil company … end, recent initiatives include a new regulatory model for the electricity sector, and new draft legislation on the role …

the electricity supply industry. Regulatory indicators for a panel of 19 OECD countries over a 10 year time period were … the introduction of electricity markets impact the performance measures in a statistically significant way ... …

the electricity supply industry. Regulatory indicators for a panel of 19 OECD countries over a 10 year time period were … the introduction of electricity markets impact the performance measures in a statistically significant way ...<BR …

growth-led demand for oil, particularly that emanating from fast-growing, energy-intensive developing countries, and the …This paper analyses the factors influencing the price of oil and its likely evolution over the next quarter century. It … begins by investigating the fundamental forces shaping long-term oil price developments, highlighting the importance of …

underlying it. A key finding is that the role of the oil sector, and particularly privately owned oil companies, has been vastly … more important in driving economic growth since 2001 than most analyses have recognised. The oil sector’s contribution to … postcrisis fiscal policy, by balancing the federal budget over the oil-price cycle, has also been essential for creating a …

recurrent cuts in shipments of natural gas from Argentina since 2004 have put additional strain on regulation in the electricity … network industries (electricity, gas and telecoms), where further liberalisation, particularly in electricity retailing, and … sector to encourage investment in generation and ensure the security of supply. This paper reviews regulatory reform in three …

industries, notably electricity and gas, have lagged behind schedule. Price distortions and the absence of independent …