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The Case for Publishing Petroleum Contracts in Nigeria

1 March 2018
Author
Robert PitmanAnne Chinweze
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Contract transparency and monitoringCorruptionLegislation and regulationState-owned enterprises
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Dem. Rep. of CongoGhanaGuineaLiberiaMexicoMongoliaMozambiqueNigeriaPhilippinesSierra Leone
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Civil society actorsGovernment officialsJournalists and mediaParliaments and political partiesPrivate sector
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In Nigeria, the rules governing petroleum projects are contained in a range of official documents including the constitution, legislation, regulations and contracts. But while the constitution and laws are publicly available, petroleum contracts and some regulations are not. Petroleum contracts are fundamental documents that set out the legal framework for oil and gas projects. NRGI’s review of 23 upstream and downstream contracts in Nigeria, including 10 model contracts, shows that contracts in Nigeria contain several terms for which a strong public interest case can be made for disclosure.

Publishing these contracts will create space for much-needed public scrutiny of deals that can be worth billions of dollars to the people of Nigeria. It also provides an important opportunity for the government and companies to build public trust in the petroleum industry. This brief makes the case for publishing Nigerian petroleum contracts, recommends what should be included in these disclosures and suggests how the government can make these commitments a reality.

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  • Topics
    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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