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Fresh perspectives and insights from NRGI
Energy Transition Brings New Challenges for New Petroleum Producers
22 November 2019
Electric Vehicle Supply Chain Presents Opportunities and Risks for Mineral Producers
5 December 2019
Will Extractive Companies Move Away from Corruption-Prone Intermediaries?
2 August 2019

Learning from and Using Country Practice to Inform Open Government Partnership Gender Initiatives

24 May 2019
Rebecca Iwerks
NRGI, in partnership with the World Resources Institute, is launching a gender research project generously funded by the Open Government Partnership Multi-Donor Trust Fund. 

¿Superando la maldición? América Latina y los nuevos retos de la gran minería, el gas y el petróleo

9 May 2019
Lorena De la Puente Burlando
La buena gobernanza de los recursos mineros y energéticos aún no es la norma a nivel mundial. A pesar de que muchos países cuentan con grandes reservas de minerales, gas y petróleo, existe una compartida incapacidad por transformar estos recursos en desarrollo sostenible. Esta “maldición” persigue especialmente a países en África, Asia y América Latina.

Join Us in Budapest to Gain New Perspectives on Resource Goverance

20 November 2018
Sidra Khalid
The deadline for Reversing the Resource Curse: Theory and Practice 2019 is fast approaching. As before, scholarships including travel expenses are available. And, for the first time ever, we’re offering a bursary to help parents with childcare expenses while they are away at the course.

Four Methods to Drive a Successful First Oil Licensing Round in Ghana

25 July 2018
Edna Osei, Ishmael Ackah
Having established a bid and licensing rounds committee in May, the country’s preparation for the bid round began in June. This development makes other countries’ bidding round experience particularly relevant to Ghanaians.

Will Transparency Gains Ensure Petroleum Contract Stability Under Mexico’s New President?

18 July 2018
Thomas Lassourd
It’s unlikely that the new administration will take bold steps against oil and gas contracts already signed and investments already made. There are several reasons for this.

Does More Data Mean Enhanced Transparency? Ghana, Mexico, Tanzania and Tunisia Sector Experts Weigh In

29 June 2018
Sidra Khalid

Data is information. Information is power. This is especially true in the natural resources sector, where information asymmetry and technical knowledge gaps are barriers to accountability.

What Makes an Accountable State-Owned Enterprise?

26 March 2018
Alexandra Gillies, Patrick Heller, Daniel Kaufmann
NRGI president and CEO Daniel Kaufmann and NRGI advisors Alexandra Gillies and Patrick Heller share some ideas for keeping state companies accountable.

Total Becomes First Major Oil Company to Support Contract Transparency

14 February 2018
Rob Pitman
French oil giant Total is the latest company to make a policy statement in support of contract transparency in the extractive industries. This is the first policy statement of its kind by one of the so-called “supermajors”—the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas companies.

How Can Journalists Overcome Extractives Sector Opacity?

4 January 2018
Ryan Powell
Journalists confront informal and regulatory obstacles. In many cases, private companies and the government prevent media from accessing existing sources of free information. This may take the form of lengthy response times, publicly exposing information requests and managing the approval of how information is presented publicly.

A 2017 Year-End Message from NRGI President and CEO Daniel Kaufmann

14 December 2017
Daniel Kaufmann
It was a turbulent year for extractives governance, bringing both setbacks and achievements. That said, there also is much cause for optimism.

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