As the world transitions from an energy system reliant on fossil fuels toward a cleaner mix with a higher prevalence of renewable sources, governments and national oil companies in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region must adapt to avoid economic disruption. 

This research compares the investment plans of national oil companies with the action needed to observe global climate change commitments. With the pace of energy transition uncertain, the authors of this report offer a warning to governments and state oil companies and urge them to re-examine their plans for a possible future without oil.

Esta investigación compara los planes de inversión de las empresas petroleras nacionales con la acción necesaria para cumplir los compromisos para combatir el cambio climático. Con el ritmo incierto de la transición energética, los autores del reporte dan una advertencia a los gobiernos y empresas petroleras estatales y les pide que examinen sus planes para un posible futuro sin petróleo.

This report explores why oil sales accountability is particularly important as Ghana looks to recover from the pandemic. It provides an overview of the oil sales process in Ghana and the governance and corruption risks that can arise, and an overview of publicly available data on GNPC’s oil sales activities.

This interim evaluation using the Resource Governance Index methodology find improvements in natural resource governance in the DRC since 2017. However, the results indicate that work to improve the governance of the state's oil and mining enterprises remains. 

Cette évaluation intermédiaire, qui s'appuie sur la méthodologie de l'Indice de Gouvernance des Ressources Naturelles, a constaté des améliorations dans la gouvernance des ressources naturelles en RDC depuis 2017. Cependant, les résultats révèlent qu'il reste du travail à faire pour avancer la gouvernance des entreprises pétrolières et minières publiques.

An estimated USD 8.6 billion in taxes and other payments collected by state-owned enterprises were placed in an opaque fund known as “Other Accounts” at the Myanmar Economic Bank.

There is a reasonable chance that foreign investment in the LNG project will not happen under current conditions. If the project does proceed, the government revenues it generates are unlikely to be transformative.