July 2017 News and Analysis from NRGI
Highlights
Ghanaian Government Commits to Full-Text Disclosure of All Petroleum Contracts
Ghana Deputy Minister of Energy Mohammed Amin Adam speaking in London in June.
Ghana’s government will develop a publicly available petroleum register containing the full text of all petroleum agreements, licenses, permits and authorizations, a government minister said.
2017 Resource Governance Index Now Online
NRGI has unveiled the 2017 Resource Governance Index, which assesses the governance of oil, gas and mining in 81 countries. In addition to English, the index is available in Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish. Sixty-six countries were found to be weak, poor or failing in their governance of extractive industries, and the index data led researchers to six concrete recommendations. Watch a full replay of the London launch here, or read NRGI president and CEO Daniel Kaufmann's letter about the index.
Blog
U.S. Policy on Shell Companies Enables Corruption. Congress Can Change That.
Proposed bills would require U.S. companies to identify their beneficial owners—the individuals who actually control and benefit from comapnies' activities—and report this information to state governments.
Nigeria Media Fellowship Aims to Sharpen Oil, Gas Coverage
NRGI is supporting Nigerian journalists through the Media for Oil Reform Fellowship, a that promotes reporting that deepens knowledge of the country's oil sector.
How Can Access to Azerbaijan Budget-Related Data be Enhanced?
In oil-dependent Azerbaijan, ensuring that civil society and the general public understand budget figures and effectively monitor the use of public funds is especially important.
Oil Company Data on Payments to Governments is Now Coming Thick and Fast
Six-hundred companies have reported payment data under Canada's Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act (ESTMA).
Ukraine Recognizes Hard Resource Governance
Work Ahead Stakeholders are interested in improving the transparency of sector legislation and ensuring it doesn’t hamper production.
NRGI in the news and on the web
Governance of Natural Resources Still Has Far to Go
Financial Times [paywall]
The Morning Risk Report: Index Finds Global Extractive Governance Lacking
The Wall Street Journal [paywall]
Saudi Aramco Called On to Improve Data Disclosure Ahead of IPO
Financial Times [paywall]
Figure of the Week: Extractive Resource Governance in Africa
Brookings Institution
Codelco en perspectiva
La Tercera (Chile)
Resource Governance Index
The Economist [paywall]
Nigeria: Despite Slight Improvements, Nigeria's Extractive Industry Still Very Opaque - Report
Premium Times (Nigeria)
Persiste opacidad en industria extractiva en México
Huffington Post MX
Nigeria's Crude Account One of World's Least Transparent - NRGI
Reuters
Nigeria and the Hunt for Oil in Boko Haram's Heartland
Agence France-Presse
En Afrique, les ressources naturelles ne profitent pas assez aux populations
Radio France Internationale (RFI)
LIA Gets New Board of Trustees, New Board, Confirms Chairman and Reform Plan
Libya Herald
Luta contra a propina é a marca da década no mundo, diz Kaufmann
Exame (Brazil)
Investment of Natural Resource Rents for Development in Myanmar
Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland
Ghana outperforms countries in sub-Sahara Africa in Resource Governance Index, but Many Issues Remain
Ghana Business News
Indonesia Receives Satisfactory Marks in Extractive Resource Management: Index
Jakarta Globe
O que o Brasil pode aprender com a França, de Macron
Exame (Brazil)
Op-Ed: The DRC is Revisiting its Mining Code. Why Reform is Long Overdue
CNBC Africa
$190bn Tax Bill On Acacia 'May Hurt Tanzania'
The Citizen (Tanzania)
Tunisia's Mining Industry Ranks Below Average (Resource Governance Index 2017)
Tunis Daily News
El gobierno Mexico es opaco en el uso dde los ingresos mineros
Expansión (Mexico)
Nigeria’s Oil Licensing Round Rated 77th in Global Ranking
The Guardian (Nigeria)
Few Resource-Rich Countries Properly Manage Their Natural Resources - Report
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Minería y petróleo dejan dinero sin precedentes, pero no llega a los pueblos, dice estudio de NRGI
Sin Embargo (Mexico)
Uganda Registers Weak Performance on NRGI Extractives Governance Index
Earthfinds (Uganda)