The challenges facing new producers have always been complex, and the uncertain future of the global oil and gas market further complicates things. 

A strategist at Indonesia’s Special Taskforce for Upstream Oil and Gas Business Activities (SKK Migas) discusses how crude oil production in the country—a pioneer in production sharing contracts and in the commercialization of liquefied natural gas—has been on a downward trend since reaching peak production in 1994.

Indonesian mining contracts and licenses — the documents detailing the government’s agreements with companies for the exploitation of minerals — remain out of public view despite legislation and court orders that support their publication.

Faced with the increased use of renewables and the digitalization of the sector, developing countries face significant challenges in taxing mining companies.

One of the drivers of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative's inception over fifteen years ago was the need to address corruption. Here, NRGI president and CEO Daniel Kaufmann offers evidence-based ideas for how EITI can better meet that goal.

NRGI and Count challenged hackers to dive into the National Oil Company Database and analyze the contents.

A l’occasion de la fête nationale de la Guinée le 02 Octobre 2019 qui marque le 61e anniversaire de l’indépendance du pays, le Président de la République, Pr Alpha Condé, a réaffirmé dans son adresse à la nation son engagement pour la transparence dans la gestion des revenus miniers destinés aux collectivités locales.

NRGI staff in Myanmar have produced an infographic (in English and Myanmar language) that provides key highlights from Myanmar’s fourth EITI report, covering the fiscal year 2016/17.

An NRGI staff member recently spoke with Austrade about developments in the Myanmar's mining sector. Their conversation focused on Myanmar’s challenges in attracting foreign investment to generate government revenue while ensuring the sector’s environmental and social impacts are properly managed.