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Licensing and negotiation

Who has the authority to issue drilling and mining licenses, and on what terms, varies between extractive countries. Fine-tuning those processes is key to beneficial resource governance.
Who has the authority to issue drilling and mining licenses, and on what terms, varies between extractive countries. Fine-tuning those processes is key to beneficial resource governance.
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Open Contracting for Oil, Gas and Mineral Rights: Shining a Light on Good Practice
26 June 2018
Unpacking Decentralization: Improving How States and Regions in Myanmar Issue Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Permits
Report
23 October 2019
Lessons for Generating Government Revenue for New and Prospective Liquefied Natural Gas Producers
Briefing
18 December 2019

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    Politique et pratiques de la RDC en matière de transparence des licences et contrats du secteur extractif

    Report
    22 September 2021
    Descartes Mponge MalasiJean Pierre Okenda

    Surplus or Shortage? The Challenge of Setting a Domestic Supply Obligation for Tanzania’s Offshore Gas

    Briefing
    20 July 2021
    David ManleyThomas Scurfield

    Code des hydrocarbures Tunisien : Adaptation du processus d’octroi des permis aux bonnes pratiques internationales

    Briefing
    4 August 2020
    Wissem HeniAmir Shafaie

    Building a Sustainable Electric Vehicle Battery Supply Chain: Frequently Asked Questions

    Briefing
    15 April 2020
    Patrick HellerEthan ElkindTed Lamm

    Lessons for Generating Government Revenue for New and Prospective Liquefied Natural Gas Producers

    Briefing
    18 December 2019
    Thomas LassourdAmir ShafaieThomas Scurfield

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    The Natural Resource Charter in Myanmar (pamphlet)

    Overview of Online Resources on Extractives for Parliaments

    News & Insights

    Industry contracts are becoming mainstream, here’s how to deal with them

    Africa Report
    9 July 2021

    New Oil- and Gas-Producing Countries Now Have an Online Home

    Patrick Heller
    18 January 2021

    The 2021 Resource Governance Index Research Process is Underway

    Liz McGrathAnna Fleming
    13 July 2020

    Force Majeure and Other Coronavirus-Era Legal Challenges: Lessons for Resource-Dependent Countries from the Glencore-Zambia Dispute

    Nicola Woodroffe
    13 May 2020

    Ghana’s First Oil Licensing Round Monitoring Report

    Civil Society Licensing Round Monitoring Group (Ghana)
    7 May 2020

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    Beneficial ownership
    Mandatory payment disclosure
    Civic space
    Measurement of environmental and social impacts
    Commodity prices
    Measurement of governance
    Contract transparency and monitoring
    Open data
    Coronavirus
    Revenue management
    Corruption
    Revenue sharing
    Economic diversification
    Sovereign wealth funds
    Energy transition
    State-owned enterprises
    Gender
    Subnational governance
    Global initiatives
    Tax policy and revenue collection
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      Beneficial ownership
      Civic space
      Commodity prices
      Contract transparency and monitoring
      Coronavirus
      Corruption
      Economic diversification
      Energy transition
      Gender
      Global initiatives
      Legislation and regulation
      Licensing and negotiation
      Mandatory payment disclosure
      Measurement of environmental and social impacts
      Measurement of governance
      Open data
      Revenue management
      Revenue sharing
      Sovereign wealth funds
      State-owned enterprises
      Subnational governance
      Tax policy and revenue collection
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      • Stakeholders
      • Natural Resource Charter
      • Regional knowledge hubs
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      • Dem. Rep. of Congo
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Mexico
      • Mongolia
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      • Peru
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      • Tanzania
      • Tunisia
      • Uganda
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