The Oil of Brazil Exploration, Technical Capacity, and Geosciences Teaching (1864-1968) /

• Main Author: Peyerl, Drielli (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Historical Geography and Geosciences,
• Subjects: Historical geology.; Fossil fuels.; Technical education.; Latin America-History.; Physical geography.; Latin America-Economic conditions.; Historical Geology.; Fossil Fuels (incl. Carbon Capture).; Engineering/Technology Education.; Latin American History.; Physical Geography.; Latin American and Caribbean Economics.

This book investigates the role of the National Petroleum Council (CNP) and especially of Petrobras in the construction and shaping of courses in Geosciences, as part of the historical process of the search for and exploration of oil, which began in Brazil in 1864 and ended in 1968 with the discover...

Table of Contents:

• Ch 1. Introduction
• Ch 2. The petroleum comes to light (1864-1941)
• Ch 3. The formation of the know-how (1938-1961)
• Ch 4. Improvement, professionalization and geosciences teaching (1952-1968) Ch 5. The National Petroleum Council and Petrobras as institutions providing improvement and professionalization courses in Brazil
• Ch 6. Conclusion.