Revenue Watch Institute - News

June 30, 2006

OSI'S Revenue Watch Program Becomes Independent Institute In June 2006, the Open Society Institute spun off its Revenue Watch program to create an independent Revenue Watch Institute (RWI), a sister organization to coordinate and lead the Soros Foundation Network's (SFN) work on transparency and accountability in resource-rich countries.
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2006

Smuggling of Crude Petroleum and Products (In Arabic) The second transparency report produced by the inspector general of Iraq's ministry of oil, describing corruption in the oil sector, and in particular the multi-billion dollar smuggling of crude petroleum and refined products.
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April 8-9 2006

Managing Iraq's Petroleum In April 2006, Iraq Revenue Watch hosted a workshop which brought together leading petroleum experts, activists, economists and policy makers from across Iraq's regions and political spectrum. Topics covered at the workshop included the need for clarifications and potential changes to the Constitution, discussion of a national strategy for exploration and development, designing a sound investment regime, and establishing unassailable legislation and efficient institutions. This report details the outcomes of the workshop.
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May 2006

Geographical Distribution of Iraqi Oil Fields and Its Relation with the New Constitution Iraq's new Constitution has transferred managerial responsibility for new oil operations to the regions and provinces, and allowed them to take part in the production operations management of current fields. It has thus become necessary to accurately determine the geographical distribution of hydrocarbon wealth. This May 2006 report aims to illustrate the geographic distribution of Iraqi oil and gas fields according to provinces, and to show how this would reflect on these fields’ management following the new Constitution.
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2006

Second Transparency Report on Smuggling of Crude Petroleum and Products

This document, produced by the inspector general of Iraq's ministry of oil and translated by Revenue Watch, describes corruption in the oil sector, and particularly the multi-billion dollar smuggling of crude petroleum and refined products.
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MEDIA FEED

Tullow Says Profits Have Been Hit by Falling Oil Prices - BBC

Global Oil and Mining Transparency Initiative Arrives at Key Deadline - Publish What You Pay

Many Countries Failing to Implement Oil and Mining Industry Anti-Corruption Initiative - Oxfam International

Uganda: Pressure Mounts on Government Over Oil - The Monitor

West Africa: Ivory Coast "Battles" Ghana Over Oil - The Chronicle

Ugandan Donors Warn of Aid Cuts, Oil "Curse" - Voice of America News

Ghana: Battle Over Supremacy in Jubilee Field - The Chronicle

Energy Security in Europe: Central Questions - The Economist

IMF Urges Azerbaijan Government to Improve Transparency - Reuters UK

Pricey Real Estate Deals in Dubai Raise Questions about Azerbaijan's President - The Washington Post

Strengthening Governing Capacity in Post-Conflict Liberia - Huffington Post

Uganda: Pressure Mounts to Make Public Oil Agreements - Inter Press Service

BPMigas Reshuffle Aimed at Lifting Oil Output, Especially from Cepu Block - Jakarta Globe

Congo-Kinshasa: Europe Urged to Ban "Conflict Minerals" - Inter Press Service

Lugar and Cardin Praise UK Energy Transparency Initiative - Office of Senator Richard Lugar

NEWS & INFORMATION ARCHIVES

2006, 2005

PUBLICATIONS

Contracts Confidential: Ending Secret Deals in the Extractive Industries
Contract transparency is sorely needed to improve the management of natural resource wealth. In a new report from RWI, authors Peter Rosenblum and Susan Maples delve into government and private sector objections to contract disclosure and make conclusions about what information may legitimately and reasonably be kept confidential, and how civil society institutions can better confront the challenge of secret deals.
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Drilling Down
This milestone guide from the Revenue Watch Institute provides step-by-step explanations of each phase of EITI implementation and a comprehensive review of extractive industries accounting for civil society readers.
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