PWYP - Contracts & licenses

PWYP Welcomes Adoption of Transparency Act in Liberia

jwilliams — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:08:42 +0100

London: Publish What You Pay (PWYP)* welcomes the news that Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has signed a new transparency law which increases accountability over the management of the country’s natural resources.

Approved on 10 July 2009, the LEITI Act seeks to ensure that the benefits due to the government and people of Liberia from the exploitation of natural resources are “verifiably paid or provided; duly accounted for; and prudently utilized for the benefits of all Liberians….”

Global Witness welcomes new Liberian Transparency law, urges other countries to follow suit

jwilliams — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:24:39 +0100

A new transparency law signed by President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, covering oil extraction, mining and other natural resource industries, sets an impressive benchmark for global efforts to fight the natural resource curse and should be emulated by other countries, said Global Witness today.

"Stealth" Oil Agreements Threaten Azerbaijan's Reputation and Policy Progress

jwilliams — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:15:26 +0100

For the first time in the history of modern Azerbaijan, the State Oil Company has signed two oil development deals “in the dark,” without public notice of its negotiations with the foreign companies involved, and without the traditional public contract signing ceremony.

The Azerbaijan NGO Coalition is alarmed by this backwards step in the country’s excellent tradition of oil contract transparency. This incident may demonstrate the beginning of a dangerous trend in the preparation and signing of extractive industry contracts.

CP sur la commission d’enquête parlementaire sur l’octroie par le gouvernement des permis au Niger

jwilliams — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:34:02 +0100

Un communiqué du GREN et du ROTAB relatif à la résistance de certains parlementaires de la Majorité pour la mise en place d’une commission d’enquête parlementaire sur l’octroie par le gouvernement des permis au Niger.

PWYP campaigner receives prestigious environmental prize

jwilliams — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:06:31 +0100

London: Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Gabon Coordinator Marc Ona Essangui has won the prestigious international Goldman Environmental Prize, which is often awarded to individuals who take significant personal risks to protect the environment and local communities.

Reforming corruption out of Nigerian oil? Part two: Progress and prospects

jwilliams — Tue, 26 May 2009 17:26:39 +0100

In Nigeria, as elsewhere, corrupt practices impair oil sector performance. This U4 Brief looks at five approaches to advancing anti-corruption reform in Nigeria’s oil sector: the legal and regulatory framework; open and competitive award procedures; process and revenue transparency; investigation and prosecution of corruption; and oversight and accountability measures.

L’ASADHO/Katanga exige que soit rendu public le contrat sur l'exploitation de l’uranium entre la RDC et le Group Areva

jwilliams — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:54:27 +0100

L’ASADHO/Katanga, un membre de la coalition nationale PCQVP RDC a publié un communiqué de presse sur la signature d’un accord sur la recherche et l’exploitation de l’uranium entre la RDC et le groupe français AREVA.

Télécharger ce document ici.

Ghana's Big Test: Oil's Challenge to Democratic Development

jwilliams — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:25:44 +0000

Oxfam America and the Integrated Social Development Centre (Ghana) have released a new report, ‘Ghana’s Big Test: Oil’s Challenge to Democratic Development’. Ghana’s oil boom is happening in an era of increased attention to the problems of resource-rich states, and Ghana has important opportunities to learn from the positive and negative examples of others. The report makes extensive recommendations for the government, companies, donors, and others to support the transparent, accountable, and efficient development of Ghana’s oil wealth.

To find out more, click here.

Reforming corruption out of Nigerian oil? Part one: Mapping corruption risks in oil sector governance

jwilliams — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:57:49 +0100

This U4 Brief attempts to shed light on how public sector institutions governing the Nigerian oil sector permit the existence of corruption. Six areas of corruption risk are addressed: the awarding of licenses; the awarding of contracts; bottlenecks and inefficiencies; the role of bunkering; the exportation of crude; and importing refined products.

Open Budget Index 2008 Released

jwilliams — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:42:17 +0000

On 1 February 2009 the International Budget Partnership released the Open Budget Index 2008, the only independent, comparative measure of government budget transparency in 85 countries around the world. For the first time, data is now available on how open and accountable such countries as China, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, and Democratic Republic of Congo are to their publics.