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U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits - The New York Times, May 14, 2010
Australia Gas Deal Renews Tension - Financial Times, May 14, 2010
Charged With Fraud, Nigeria's Ruling Party Leader Resigns - Reuters, May 14, 2010
Western Senators Propose Ban on Pacific Drilling - The New York Times, May 14, 2010
To Limit Corruption around Mining in Africa, Follow the Money - The Globe and Mail, May 14, 2010
Court Backs Oil Project - The New York Times, May 14, 2010
Transparency Increases, But There Is Still a Long Way to Go - The Phnom Penh Post, May 14, 2010
IMF Develops Project to Help Africa Deal with Illicit Trade - African Manager, May 14, 2010
Three-day Conference on Africa's Natural Resources Starts in Tanzania - Standard Times Press, May 13, 2010
In Midst of Massive Spill, Oil Industry Fighting Transparency and Accountability - Oxfam America, May 12, 2010
Leaked Oil Contracts in DRC Threaten Resource Wars and $10 Billion Rip-Off by British Company - Carbon Web, May 12, 2010
U.S. to Split Up Agency Policing the Oil Industry - The New York Times, May 12, 2010
After Oil Rig Blast, BP Refused to Share Underwater Spill Footage - ABC News, May 12, 2010
Finger-Pointing, but Few Answers at Hearings on Drilling - The New York Times, May 11, 2010
Complaints Over U.N. Prize Sponsored by Equatorial Guinea's Obiang - Reuters, May 11, 2010
Three-Day Conference on Africa's Natural Resources Starts in Tanzania - Sierra Express Media (Sierra Leone), May 11, 2010
Cote D'Ivoire: President for Life, and Then Some - The New York Times, May 11, 2010
As Oil Pours Into Gulf, Oil Industry Fights Anti-Corruption Measure - Harper's Magazine, May 11, 2010
Obama Proposes Splitting Oversight Agency for Oil Drilling - The New York Times, May 11, 2010
Wall Street Fight Tests Oil's Clout After BP Spill - The Hill, May 11, 2010
US Energy Agency to Be Broken Up - BBC, May 11, 2010
Angola Makes Limited Transparency Moves - Kuwait Times, May 11, 2010
Op-Ed: Plan B in the Gulf - The New York Times, May 10, 2010
Nigeria, China Suspend Talks Over $50b Oil Bid - The Guardian (Nigeria), May 10, 2010
Vedanta to Buy Anglo American's Zinc Assets - Financial Times, May 10, 2010
New Ways to Drill, Old Methods for Clean-Up - The New York Times, May 10, 2010
Guinea Set to Seal Fresh Iron Ore Deal - Financial Times, May 10, 2010
Uganda: World Bank Vice President's Take On Oil Exploration - The Monitor, May 9, 2010
Ghana: Government Makes Oil Deal With Equatorial Guinea - The Accra Daily Mail, May 8, 2010
IMF Develops Project to Help Africa Deal with Illicit Trade - Africa Manager, May 7, 2010
U.S. Called on to be More Vocal on Greece - MarketWatch, May 6, 2010
Oil & Gas: Solution Sought to Secret of Difficult Oil Fields - Financial Times, May 6, 2010
SWFs Father for Private Sydney Talks - Financial Times, May 6, 2010
Budget Transparency Advances Across Country - Progressive States Network, May 6, 2010
Rudd Tells Miners He Will Stick to Profit Tax Plan - Financial Times, May 6, 2010
Yar'Adua Death Paves Way for Deputy - Financial Times, May 6, 2010
Rules, Revolving Doors and the Oil Industry - The New York Times, May 5, 2010
Australia's Resource Supertax - Financial Times, May 5, 2010
Turkmenistan Postpones Signing Agreement on Gas Supply to Nabucco - Trend (Azerbaijan), May 4, 2010
Tanzania: New Mining Law to Unlock Nation's 'Hidden' Wealth - The East African, May 3, 2010
Tajikistan Marks World Press Freedom Day - Asia-Plus, May 3, 2010
BP Moves to Fix a Leak as Obama Warns of Damage - The New York Times, May 3, 2010
Tanzania: Investors Anxious Over New Laws - The Citizen, May 1, 2010
Tanzania: Mining Controversy—Kikwete's New Headache - The Citizen, May 1, 2010
Eurodad Intervention at Repsol Shareholders Assembly - Task Force on Financial Integrity & Economic Development, April 30, 2010
Indonesia: New Decree to Ensure Resource Transparency - The Jakarta Post, April 30, 2010
US Senate Committee Approves Act that Urges US to Implement EITI - EITI, April 29, 2010
Russia's Wealth has Become a Secret - Business Information Network, April 29, 2010 (Russian only)
Burma: Pressure Mounts on Energy Giant Chevron to Disclose Revenue - Inter Press Service, April 29, 2010
The Corruption Eruption - The Economist, April 29, 2010
PIW: Angola Was China’s Biggest Crude Supplier in March - Energy Source/Financial Times, April 29, 2010
Editorial: Dangerous Games in Iraq - The New York Times, April 28, 2010
China's Sinopec Plans $2.9 Bln Bond Issue - Agence France Presse, April 28, 2010
Zimbabwe Court Approves "Blood Diamond" Sale - Agence France Presse, April 28, 2010
Generate Draft Legislation For Extractive Industry - Graphic Ghana, April 28, 2010
Sudan's Future Is Now, U.S. Envoy Says - The New York Times, April 27, 2010
Privilege Pulls Qatar Toward Unhealthy Choices - The New York Times, April 26, 2010
After a Coup, Niger Resumes Business as Usual With China - The New York Times, April 25, 2010
Tanzania: Mining Bill Passed in Hot Debate - The Citizen, April 24, 2010
Unlike Other African Nations, Uganda Aims to Dodge "Oil Curse" - Christian Science Monitor, April 23, 2010
Obama: Tackling Oil Rig Disaster "Number One Priority" - BBC, April 23, 2010
Real Progress in Transparency of Extractives Sector - Financial Times, April 23, 2010
Peru Criticized over Repsol Working in Tribal Area - Reuters, April 22, 2010
Gabon to Launch National Oil Company by Year-End - Reuters, April 22, 2010
Two Mines Show How Safety Practices Vary Widely in U.S. - The New York Times, April 22, 2010
Liberia in Talks with Brazil's Vale on Iron Ore - Reuters, April 22, 2010
Deep Well Is Not Spilling Oil, Official Says - The New York Times, April 22, 2010
Russia Lowers Ukraine Gas Prices - Financial Times, April 21, 2010
Letter: Doubts Over Fight Against Corruption - Financial Times, April 21, 2010
Senator Cardin Statement on Transparency and the Natural Resource Charter - U.S. Congress, April 20, 2010
Kuwait Says Crude Oil Price Good - Arab Times, April 20, 2010
Tanzania: Mining Law Amendment "Inadequate" - The Citizen, April 19, 2010
Uganda Environment Body Worried by Tullow's Safeguards - Reuters, April 17, 2010
Equatorial Guinea Ejected from Oil and Mining Industry Clean-Up Body - Financial Times, April 17, 2010
Malabo and Sao Tome in EITI Cold - Upstream Online, April 16, 2010
Schlumberger Gambles on Iraq Work - The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2010
Ghana: Holding Chiefs Accountable - Public Agenda, April 16, 2010
Evaluating China's Drive for Budget Transparency - The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2010
Ghana: Making Oil a Blessing through Local Participation - Public Agenda, April 16, 2010
Strike of Oil Workers in Gabon - BBC, April 15, 2010
Barrick Fends Off Bid for Temporary Mine Closing - Bloomberg, April 14, 2010
Sierra Leone: Citizens to Benefit from Mineral Wealth? - Concord Times, April 14, 2010
Cutting through Red Tape to Strike Gold in Congo - Globe Investor, April 14, 2010
Ghana: Newmont Settles Gh¢7million Fine - The Chronicle, April 14, 2010
Oily Transparency - Financial Times, April 14, 2010
World Bank Encourages Candidate Countries to Complete EITI Validation Process - The World Bank, April 13, 2010
Sinopec Invests $4.65bn in Canadian Oil Project - BBC, April 13, 2010
Exxon Mobil Urges Gas Drillers to Reveal Chemicals - Bloomberg.com, April 13, 2010
Tanzania: Mining Act Bill to Be Tabled Next Week - Tanzania Daily News, April 13, 2010
Commodities: A Market Re-Emerges - Financial Times, April 13, 2010
China: The Next Empire - The Atlantic, April 13, 2010
Sudan Election: Is Khartoum Stealing South Sudan's Oil? - The Christian Science Monitor, April 12, 2010
Why is the Transparency Revolution Not Taking Off in Africa? - World Bank, April 12, 2010
Angola: Oil Wealth Eludes Poor - Human Rights Watch, April 12, 2010
Chinese Money to Open New Iron Ore Projects - Financial Times, April 12, 2010
Nigeria: Jonathan, Obama Discuss Oil Reform - This Day, April 12, 2010
Ghana: Ghana Reviews Mining Law - Public Agenda, April 12, 2010
Royalty Rip-Off - The New York Times, April 12, 2010
West Africa Flexing Its Muscles with Mining Giants - Metal Miner, April 12, 2010
Oil and Mines Sleaze Clean-Up Faces Big Test - Financial Times, April 12, 2010
Nigeria: "U.S.$11 Billion FDI Flowed into Country in 2009" - This Day, April 10, 2010
In Mine Safety, a Meek Watchdog - The New York Times, April 10, 2010
New Book: South African Mining Companies in Southern Africa - Southern Africa Resource Watch, April 9, 2010
Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala Warns Against Depleting Excess Crude Account - This Day, April 9, 2010
Industries to Be Given Time to Adapt to Green Law - The Jakarta Globe, April 9, 2010
Campaigners Applaud Passing of Landmark UK Bribery Bill - Global Witness, April 9, 2010
Congo's Oil: We've Got It Too - The Economist, April 8, 2010
Rio de Janeiro: An Olympic City Faces a Sudden Loss of Oil Revenue - The Economist, April 8, 2010
Uganda: Government Asks Russia to Explain Jet Story - The Monitor, April 8, 2010
Angola's Oil Output to Rise 16 Percent on Discoveries, Licenses - Bloomberg, April 8, 2010
Indonesian Energy Ministry Seeks Longer Mining Contracts - The Jakarta Globe, April 8, 2010
Total Is Facing Investigation About Oil-for-Food in Iraq - The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2010
Kyrgyzstan Protests Spread to Capital, Bishkek - BBC, April 7, 2010
Uganda: Minister Denies Plan to Swap Oil for Russian Jets - The New Vision, April 6, 2010
Government Moves Carefully in Offering Oil and Gas Blocks - The Jakarta Post, April 6, 2010
Ghana: CSOS Hail Disclosure of Petroleum Bill - Public Agenda, April 6, 2010
Indonesia Must Open Taps for Gas Investment to Avoid Getting Burned - The Jakarta Globe, April 6, 2010
Barkindo Removed as NNPC's Head - 234Next.com (Nigeria), April 6, 2010
Toll Rises in US Mining Disaster - BBC, April 6, 2010
Oil: Focus on Security and Investment Reaps Rewards - Financial Times, April 6, 2010
Peru: Oil Pipeline and Uncontacted Tribes - Inter Press Service, April 5, 2010 | Español
Kuwait to Organize Forum on Oil Industries Transparency - Global Arab Network, April 5, 2010
Dispute in Energy Sector Over Indonesia's New Cost-Recovery Rules - The Jakarta Globe, April 5, 2010
Nigeria: Jonathan Set to Sign Local Content Bill - Vanguard, April 5, 2010
Angola : Avec l'Unicef Dans la Province de Huila, au Dud de l'Angola - RFI, April 4, 2010 (French only)
Obama Misses the Big Oil - The New York Times, April 4, 2010
Government Criticised for Allowing Eskom to Seek World Bank Loan - Anglican Diocese of Cape Town (South Africa), April 2, 2010
In Azerbaijan, Voices for Democracy Strive to Be Heard - The Washington Post, April 2, 2010
China Joins Imperialists in Guinea Pressure Play - Asia Times, April 2, 2010
Boom-Bust Cycle, Asymmetrical Fiscal Response and the Dutch Disease - International Monetary Fund, April 1, 2010
Guide: Community-Company Grievance Resolution for Australian Mining Industry - Oxfam America, April 1, 2010 (pdf)
Shell Considers Sell-Off of Downstream Assets in Africa - The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2010
Oxfam Urges Chevron Shareholders to Support Transparency - Oxfam America, April 1, 2010
A New Chapter for African Oil - This Is Africa, March 31, 2010
KPK to Investigate Indonesian State Energy Bribe Case - The Jakarta Globe, March 31, 2010
Nigeria: The Ever-Shrinking Excess Crude Account - The Daily Trust, March 31, 2010
Carats and Sticks: A Resource-Rich Government Takes on Foreign Mining Firms - The Economist, March 31, 2010
Spending Out in the Open for 49th Ward - Chicago Tribune, March 31, 2010
Timor-Leste: What is Being Done with the Oil, Gas and the Minerals that Exist in the Country? - Government of Timor-Leste, March 30, 2010
Obama to Open Offshore Areas to Oil Drilling for First Time - The New York Times, March 30, 2010
Peru Nurtures Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty - PBS, March 30, 2010
China Invited to Join IEA as Oil Demand Shifts - Financial Times, March 30, 2010
Steelmakers Agree New Iron Ore Contracts - Financial Times, March 30, 2010
Guest Column: Good Decisions Help Avoid "Resource Curse" - Financial Times, March 29, 2010
Sierra Leone: "London Mining Agreement is Illegal" Mining Coalition Claims - Concord Times, March 29, 2010
Nigeria: Neiti to Turn Searchlight on Mining Sector - Vanguard, March 29, 2010
Uganda: Opposition Doubts Government Can Manage Oil Cash - The Monitor, March 29, 2010
Ghana: Confusion Over Oil Revenue Estimates - Public Agenda, March 29, 2010
Sudan: Why Oil is Critical in Preventing a Return to War - The East African, March 29, 2010
CAFOD Calls on Mining Giant Anglogold Ashanti to Share Its Contract with Local Community - CAFOD, March 29, 2010
DR Congo: Lord’s Resistance Army Rampage Kills 321 - Human Rights Watch, March 28, 2010
Sinopec to Buy Deepwater Assets in Angola for $2.46 Billion - Smartrend, March 28, 2010
Politicized Religion Fuels Christian-Muslim Violence in Nigeria - Religion Dispatches, March 28, 2010
Finding Natural Gas, Safely - The New York Times, March 28, 2010
Zambia: Let Mines Benefit Locals—Banda - Times of Zambia, March 27, 2010
Former Indonesian Energy Bosses Named in Bribery Case - Jakarta Globe, March 26, 2010
Sinopec Urges Curb on "Corrupt" Foreigners - Financial Times, March 26, 2010
Rio Tinto Executive Admits to Taking Two Bribes - The New York Times, March 26, 2010
Nigeria: NEITI Indicts CBN, NDDC in N790 Billion Oil Audit - Daily Independent, March 25, 2010
Hyperdynamics Reaches Agreement With Government of Guinea on Production Sharing Contract Terms - Earth Times, March 25, 2010
Resource Wealth Need No Longer Be a Curse - Financial Times, March 24, 2010
"Resource-Cursed" Liberia Struggles in Firestone's Stronghold - Media Voices for Children, March 23, 2010
Payments Don't Add Up in Congo's Resources Report - The Africa Report, March 22, 2010
Time for Africa to Get Serious About Investment - Huffington Post, March 22, 2010
Lithium Dreams: Can Bolivia Become the Saudi Arabia of the Electric-Car Era? - The New Yorker, March 22, 2010
Mining Fails to Produce Golden Era for Ghana - Financial Times, March 22, 2010
Rio Tinto Workers Admit Accepting Bribes in China - The New York Times, March 22, 2010
Ghana: Oil Revenue Consultations Lack Openness - Public Agenda, March 19, 2010
Rio Tinto Signs Mining Deal with China's Chinalco - BBC, March 19, 2010
Exhibit: Curse of the Black Gold - Janera, March 18, 2010
India Eyes Oil Fund - Upstream Online, March 18, 2010
Brazil: Oil Revenue and Protests in Rio - Stratfor, March 17, 2010
Uganda: Who Owns Country's Oil—the Government or the Citizens? - The New Vision, March 17, 2010
New Evidence Confirms Oil Revenue Transparency Still Eludes Sudan - Global Witness, March 17, 2010
Uganda: Transparency Will Avert Oil Curse - The Monitor, March 16, 2010
Zimbabwe: Mining Firms Snub Parliamentary Probe - SW Radio Africa, March 16, 2010
Nigerian Interim President Dissolves Cabinet - BBC, March 15, 2010
Uganda: "Oil Money for Roads, Science" - The New Vision, March 15, 2010
Iraq: The Days After - The New York Times, March 15, 2010
Ghana: Parliamentary Oversight, Key to Getting It Right in Oil Sector - Public Agenda, March 15, 2010
Report Faults U.S.'s Efforts at Transparency - The New York Times, March 14, 2010
Niger NGOs Urge Junta to Renegotiate Mining Contracts Signed Under Tandja - APA News (Niger), March 14, 2010
Guinea Interim Leader Rules out Presidential Bid - ABC News, March 14, 2010
New Fraud Cases Point to Lapses in Iraq Projects - The New York Times, March 13, 2010
Nigerian Violence Fed by Ethnic, Economic Issues, Ex-President Says - CNN, March 12, 2010
IMF Project to Help Africa Crack Down on Illicit Diamond Trade - International Monetary Fund, March 12, 2010
EU Hits Back at Geithner on Regulation - Financial Times, March 11, 2010
DR Congo: Ex-Rebels Take Over Mineral Trade Extortion Racket - Global Witness, March 11, 2010
Nigerians Recount the Night of Their Bloody Revenge - The New York Times, March 10, 2010
Tanzania: Mining Exploitation Has Bright Future - Tanzania Daily News, March 10, 2010
Tullow Says Profits Have Been Hit by Falling Oil Prices - BBC, March 10, 2010
Revenue Mobilization and Transparency in Ghana's Upstream Oil Industry - Ghana Web, March 9, 2010
Global Oil and Mining Transparency Initiative Arrives at Key Deadline - Publish What You Pay, March 9, 2010
Many Countries Failing to Implement Oil and Mining Industry Anti-Corruption Initiative - Oxfam International, March 9, 2010
Cambodia: Watchdog Slams Partnerships - The Phnom Pehh Post, March 8, 2010
Mexico Oil Politics Keeps Riches Just Out of Reach - The New York Times, March 8, 2010
PDAC 2010: Miners Face More Controls - Financial Post (Canada), March 8, 2010
Uganda: Pressure Mounts on Government Over Oil - The Monitor, March 7, 2010
West Africa: Ivory Coast "Battles" Ghana Over Oil - The Chronicle, March 5, 2010
Ugandan Donors Warn of Aid Cuts, Oil "Curse" - Voice of America News, March 5, 2010
Ghana: Battle Over Supremacy in Jubilee Field - The Chronicle, March 5, 2010
Pricey Real Estate Deals in Dubai Raise Questions about Azerbaijan's President - The Washington Post, March 5, 2010
Energy Security in Europe: Central Questions - The Economist, March 4, 2010
IMF Urges Azerbaijan Government to Improve Transparency - Reuters UK, March 4, 2010
Uganda: Pressure Mounts to Make Public Oil Agreements - Inter Press Service, March 4, 2010
Congo-Kinshasa: Europe Urged to Ban "Conflict Minerals" - Inter Press Service, March 4, 2010
Lugar and Cardin Praise UK Energy Transparency Initiative - Office of Senator Richard Lugar, March 2, 2010
Botswana's Former President Says Civil Society is Voice of Individual Citizens - African Development Bank, March 2, 2010
Strengthening Governing Capacity in Post-Conflict Liberia - Huffington Post, March 1, 2010
Uganda's Oil Discovery Calls for Cautious Optimism - Ground Report, March 1, 2010
Guinea: Bought by Beijing - The World Today, March 2010
"Go to the Nearest Hell" - Sunday Times (South Africa), February 28, 2010
BPMigas Reshuffle Aimed at Lifting Oil Output, Especially from Cepu Block - Jakarta Globe, February 27, 2010
World Bank Approves $250 Million Loan for Iraq - Reuters Africa, February 26, 2010
So Far, Much Better: President Mills Declares in State of the Nation Address - Graphic Ghana, February 26, 2010
Ghana's 2010 Oil "Boom": Ensuring Public Interest over Private Gain - Pamzuka News, February 25, 2010
The Influence of Petroleum on Conflict Dynamics in Chad - Bonn International Center for Conversion, February 25, 2010
President Returns to Nigeria, but Not to Work - The New York Times, February 24, 2010
IMANI Alert: Watch These Oil Numbers! - Joy Online, February 23, 2010
Transparency in Oil Dealings is the Way to Go - Daily Monitor, February 23, 2010
Extending Our Stay in Iraq - The New York Times, February 23, 2010
Court Ruling Hits Beijing's Congo Hopes - Financial Times, February 23, 2010
Iraq's Known Unknowns, Still Unknown - The New York Times, February 23, 2010
Call for PNG, Solomons to Join Transparency Initiative - Radio Australia News, February 23, 2010
Oil and Gas Bill Ready - The Ghanaian Journal, February 22, 2010
Ministry Blasts "Illegal" Freeport Mining - The Jakarta Globe, February 22, 2010
Uganda: MPs Get Copies of Oil Agreements - The New Vision, February 22, 2010
Shell in the Niger Delta: A Framework for Change—Five Case-Studies from Civil Society - The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility, February, 2010
Letter: Balance Investor and African Goals - The Wall Street Journal, February 22, 2010
Nigeria: Uduaghan Unmasks Illegal Oil Bunkering Sponsors - Vanguard, February 22, 2010
Stakeholders Urged to Sensitize Public on Effective Management of Ghana's Oil - Ghana News Agency, February 20, 2010
Lifestyles Of The Rich And Infamous - Forbes, February 19, 2010
Iraq: Crude Diplomacy - The Economist, February 18, 2010
"I Made $500m from Oil Block, But Didn’t Know How to Spend It" - Punch (Nigeria), February 18, 2010
Uganda: Be Transparent on Oil Exploitation - The New Vision, February 18, 2010
Argentina and the Falklands - The Economist, February 18, 2010
Ghana: IMF Boss Warns Nation Oil Revenue Will Not Make a Difference - The New Vision, February 18, 2010
BPCL Discovers Natural Gas Reserves at Mozambique - Yahoo India, February 18, 2010
Mozambique: Gas Discovery in Rovuma Basin - Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique, February 18, 2010
Queen of England on Ghana's Oil - Ghana Web, February 18, 2010
Leaked Documents & Platform Report Reveal Extent of Oil Threat to Uganda - Platform (UK), February 17, 2010
New and Updated Case Profiles of Key Business and Human Rights Lawsuits - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, February 17, 2010
Uganda: Negotiating an Oil Agreement - The New Vision, February 17, 2010
Transparency Needed in Iraqi Oil Sector - UPI, February 17, 2010
Uganda: Oil Deals Allow Gas Flaring, Say NGOs - Platform (U.K.), February 17, 2010
Uganda: Court's Decision On Secret Oil PSAs May Be Unconstitutional - The Independent, February 17, 2010
Uganda: Government Sets Terms for Oil Companies - The New Vision, February 17, 2010
Court's Decision on Secret Oil PSAs May Be Unconstitutional - The Independent (Uganda), February 17, 2010
Call for Transparency in Zimbabwe Mining - Radio VOP, February 17, 2010
The Repression of Ethnic Minority Activists in Myanmar - Amnesty International, February 16, 2010 (pdf)
Mongolia: Planning to Manage Riches Wisely - The New York Times, February 16, 2010
ERHC Energy Inc. Announces Block Awards in Sao Tome & Principe Exclusive Economic Zone Marketwire - CNNMoney.com, February 16, 2010
Kenya Faces Political "Meltdown" - BBC, February 16, 2010
Shell in the Niger Delta: A Framework for Change -The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility, February 16, 2010
Video: Energy Firm Aids PNG Community - Al Jazeera, February 15, 2010
Ghana: Did Tullow Oil Short-Change Uganda? - Public Agenda, February 15, 2010
Kinshasa's Missing Millions: Evidence of Grand Corruption Mounts in Beijing's Showcase Deal with the Kinshasa Government - Africa-Asia Confidential (U.K.), February 15, 2010
Metals in Mobile Phones Financing Brutal War in Congo - Global Witness, February 15, 2010
World Bank Warns Ghana - Peace FM Online, February 15, 2010
Companies Fail UN’s Global Compact - Financial Times, February 14, 2010
New Report Finds $100 Billion Lost Each Year from Developing Countries Due to Trade Mispricing - Task Force Financial Integrity & Economic Development, February 12, 2010
DeBeers Diamond Corruption Can Be "Forever" - Bloomberg, February 12, 2010
Legal Challenge Launched of UK Serious Fraud Office's BAE Settlement - The Corner House, February 12, 2010 (pdf)
Indonesia Anti-Graft Chief Found Guilty of Murder - Financial Times, February 11, 2010
Iraq on Road to Stamping Out Oil Graft - Upstream Online, February 11, 2010
Suppliers of Oil Sands Fuel Shunned - Financial Times, February 10, 2010
Rio Tinto Workers to Face Trial - BBC, February 10, 2010
New Delhi Offers to Suspend Mine Deals - Financial Times, February 9, 2010
Nigerian Parliament Names Acting President - The New York Times, February 9, 2010
Mongolia Coal Project Still Open to Foreigners - Financial Times, February 9, 2010
Nigeria: The Country's Oil Reserve to Dry Up in 2040 - Daily Trust, February 8, 2010
Uganda: Tullow Sells Oil Wells to Chinese Company - The Monitor, February 8, 2010
Brazil Enters Fray for African Resources - Financial Times, February 8, 2010
Uganda: U.S Calls for Transparency in Oil Sector - The New Vision, February 8, 2010
Eni Bows to Tullow, Pulls Out of Uganda Agreement - Oil & Gas Journal, February 8, 2010
Tullow Oil Close to Ugandan Oil Deal - BBC, February 8, 2010
Uganda: Country's Secrecy Invites the Oil Curse - The East African, February 8, 2010
Nigeria Anambra State Election "Gravely Flawed" - BBC, February 8, 2010
Corruption Is the Killer that We All Ignore - Times Online (UK), February 8, 2010
Uganda: Concern Grows Over Uncertainty of Heritage Sale - The Monitor, February 7, 2010
Ghana: Slow Progress on Oil Policy - IRIN, February 5, 2010
Freedom of Information Laws Struggle to Take Hold in Africa - Committee to Protect Journalists, February 5, 2010
Economics Focus: Diversity Training - The Economist, February 4, 2010
Ghana: Slow Progress on Oil Policy - IRIN, February 4, 2010
Norway's Pension Fund: Passive Aggressive - The Economist, February 4, 2010
DRC's Magic Dust: Who Benefits? - Pambazuka News, February 4, 2010
Joint Senate Committee Concludes Report on Petroleum Bill - Daily Trust (Nigeria), February 4, 2010
Russian Markets Have Recovered with the Oil Price - Financial Times, February 3, 2010
Group Faults Implementation of Rivers 2009 Budget - The Punch, February 3, 2010
Uganda: U.S.$1.5 Billion Oil Buyout Endorsed - The New Vision, February 3, 2010
Police Violence and Illegal Evictions Near Papua New Guinean Gold Mine Must Be Investigated - Amnesty International, February 2, 2010
Notes On Pricing In The Heads Of Agreement On Natural Gas In Southern Iraq - Middle East Economic Survey, February 1, 2010
Sudan Oil Deal Leaves Locals Short-Changed - Financial Times, February 1, 2010
Ghana: Wild Expectations Remain a Big Challenge for Country's Oil - Public Agenda, February 1, 2010
Nigeria's Oil Pipeline Sabotaged—Royal Dutch Shell - BBC, February 1, 2010
Ghana: Is "Oil Fund" All Country Needs to Defeat the Resource Curse? - The Chronicle, February 1, 2010
IBA: WG Response to the OECD Consultation on an Update of the Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises - International Bar Association, January 31, 2010
Bankers Try to Fight Off Wave of Controls at Davos - Financial Times, January 31, 2010
The Role of the Exploitation of Natural Resources in Fueling and Prolonging Crises in the Eastern DRC - International Alert, January 2010 (pdf)
Nigeria Militants End Truce in Delta Oil Region - BBC, January 30, 2010
Pertamina Believes Transparency Will Attract Investors, Allay Public Concerns - Jakarta Globe, January 29, 2010
The Coal Ash Industry Manipulated EPA Data - Truthout, January 29, 2010
OSCE Centre Promotes Independent Monitoring of Social Projects in Kazakhstan's Extractive Industry - Gazeta.kz, January 29, 2010
Ecuador's President Correa Faces Off With Indigenous and Social Movements - North American Congress on Latin America, January 28, 2010
Rising Angola: Oil, Glorious Oil - The Economist, January 28, 2010
IMF and World Bank Announce Debt Relief to the Republic of Congo - The World Bank, January 28, 2010
China in Central Asia: Riches in the Near Abroad - The Economist, January 28, 2010
U.S. and Europeans Press Nigeria Over Its President's Absence - The New York Times, January 28, 2010
Group Flays Poor Revenue Generation in States - Champion (Nigeria), January 28, 2010
Liberia: Sirleaf Admits Failure - The Analyst, January 28, 2010
Overcoming Poverty Can Consolidate Peace in Sierra Leone, Zoellick Says - The World Bank, January 27, 2010
Nigeria Senate and Cabinet at Odds Over Ill Yar'Adua - BBC, January 27, 2010
Group Tasks Niger Delta States on Budget Execution - The Guardian (Nigeria), January 27, 2010
New Report Urges UN to Learn Lessons on Resource-Fueled Wars - Global Witness, January 27, 2010
U.K. to Crack Down on Tax Evasion in Developing Countries - The Wall Street Journal, January 27, 2010
Iraq's NGO Law: Rare Victory for Arab Civil Society - Democracy Digest, January 26, 2010
Guinea Demands Share of UC Rusal Offering - Financial Times, January 26, 2010
Gas Money: Where Is It Really Going? - Huffington Post, January 26, 2010
Moscow's New Rules: Islands of Press Freedom in a Country of Control - Columbia Journalism Review, January/February 2010
Cnooc May Join Tullow in Developing Uganda's Oil - Bloomberg.com, January 26, 2010
Oil Company Near Settling Over Contract in Kurdistan - The New York Times, January 25, 2010
Q&A with Somit Varma of the World Bank: Heavy Industry and Development - Ethical Corporation, January 25, 2010
Venezuela Oil "May Double Saudi Arabia" - BBC, January 23, 2010
Uganda: Sharing the National Cake - Inter Press Service, January 22, 2010
Under New Constitution Approved by Angola's Parliament, President to Be Picked by Parliament - Associated Press, January 22, 2010
Sarawak Court Orders Oil Palm Company to Return Native Land - Environment News Service, January 21, 2010
Lugar, Cardin: U.S. Should Follow Norway's Transparency Example - Office of Sen. Richard Lugar, January 21, 2010
Sex for Sand Scandal in Malaysia - Jakarta Globe, January 21, 2010
U.S. Seeks Saudi Role in Helping Poorest Arab State - The Wall Street Journal, January 21, 2010
Norway's Oil Cash an Open Book - Upstream Online, January 21, 2010
From Good Government in Africa to Neighborhood Theater in San Jose - The Hewlett Foundation, January 20, 2010
China: Lending Restrictions and Beijing's Predicament - Stratfor, January 20, 2010
World Diamond Council Tells Zimbabwe: Appoint Monitor or Leave KP - International Diamond Exchange Online, January 19, 2010
Angola Detains Rights Activists Following Attack on Togo Football Team - Amnesty International, January 19, 2010
Did De Beers Cheat Botswana? - Sunday Standard, January 18, 2010
Uganda Oil Contracts Give Little Cause for Optimism - Guardian (UK), January 18, 2010
Intended to Rein in Lobbyists, Law Sends Them Underground - The New York Times, January 17, 2010
Zimbabwe Defies Diamond Treaty - Sunday Independent (South Africa), January 17, 2010
Rwanda: Government Seeks to Add Value to Minerals - The New Times, January 17, 2010
Proposed Changes to Liberian Forest Laws Would Open Way for Devastating Logging and Slash Government Revenues - Global Witness, January 15, 2010
Nigeria: Diversifying Revenue Sources a Challenge, Says Muhtar - This Day, January 15, 2010
French Nuclear Power Fed by Uranium from Niger - Pambazuka News, January 14, 2010
Is China Using Its Checkbook to Lock up Natural Resources Around the World? - Peterson Institute for International Economics, January 13, 2010
U.S. Companies Join Race on Iraqi Oil Bonanza - The New York Times, January 13, 2010
The Top Five Socio-Political Business Risks for 2010 - Huffington Post, January 13, 2010
Cardin, Lugar Support Iraq's Commitment to Transparency in Oil and Gas Industry - Office of Sen. Richard Lugar, January 12, 2010
Regulating Canadian Mining Companies Abroad: The 10-Year Search for a Solution - Centre for International Policy Studies, January 2010 (pdf)
Tanzania: Oil Reforms Needed Now - The Citizen, January 11, 2010
Showcase: Trouble on the Line - The New York Times, January 11, 2010
Corruption-Plagued Iraq Joins Oil Transparency Group - Reuters, January 10, 2010
Sierra Leone: 15 Percent Tax Slapped on Diamond Exports - Concord Times, January 9, 2010
Venezuela Devalues Currency - Financial Times, January 9, 2010
Sierra Leone: African Minerals in U.S.$244 Million Deal - Concord Times, January 9, 2010
Zimbabwe Diamond Mine Abuses Continue - BBC, January 8, 2010
Corruption Probe into Sale of Ghana Oil Block - Financial Times, January 7, 2010
Georgia: Armenian-Turkish Rapprochement Could Have Significant Economic Impact on Tbilisi - Eurasianet, January 7, 2010
Iran and Iraq Hold Border Talks - Aljazeera, January 7, 2010
Uganda Minister: Oil Reserves in Three Blocks Could Hit Six Billion Barrels - The Wall Street Journal, January 7, 2010
Turkmenistan: Iranian President Gushes about Pipeline Potential - Eurasianet, January 7, 2010
Jeff Rubin, Who Called Oil's Rally, Expects it to Hit $100 this Year - Telegraph (UK), January 7, 2010
Uganda: Refining Oil in Country Cheaper and Rewarding - The New Vision, January 6, 2010
From Clash to Cash - Financial Times, January 6, 2010
Secretary Clinton: Remarks on Development in the 21st Century - U.S. Department of State, January 6, 2010
As the World Burns - Rolling Stone, January 6, 2010
Interior Curbs Oil and Gas Lease Streamlining, Expands Reviews - The New York Times, January 6, 2010
Ghana: Country's Oil Revenue Management—Transparency or Prudence? - The Chronicle, January 5, 2010
Mozambique-Zimbabwe: Border Town Gets Cut of Diamond Action - IRIN, January 5, 2010
Uganda Court To Start Hearing Oil Deals Case - The Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2010
Turkmenistan: Western Firms Shut Out from Development Deals - Eurasianet, January 4, 2010
U.S. Pension Group Severs Ties to Sudan - Financial Times, January 4, 2010
Why Shell is Pulling Out of Africa - RFI, January 4, 2010 (en Français)
Peru Set to Miss EITI Deadline - The Peru Support Group, January 2010
Nigeria Shell Oil Spills to Be Tried at Dutch Court - BBC, December 30, 2009
Biofuels, Land Access and Rural Livelihoods in Tanzania - International Institute for Environment and Development, December 2009 (pdf)
Time to Redraw the Battle Lines - Financial Times, December 30, 2009
Riskiest U.S. Lenders Were Most Active Lobbyists - Reuters, December 29, 2009
A New Act to Make Mining Community-Friendly - Rediff.com (India), December 28, 2009
"NEITI Audit Has Exposed Multi-Billion Dollar Financial Discrepancies in Oil Industry" - Nigerian Compass, December 28, 2009
Business and the Way of Democracy - The New York Times, December 25, 2009
China Banks Make More Africa Loans - The Wall Street Journal, December 24, 2009
Sierra Leone: Mining Bill Queried - Inter Press Service, December 23, 2009
Chilly Climate for Oil Refiners - The New York Times, December 23, 2009
Liberia's Arms Embargo Lifted - Daily Observer, December 21, 2009
Members of Ghana's Parliament Concerned About Use of New Oil Money - Oxfam America, December 21, 2009
Tanzania: Government to Review Mine Taxation Rates - The Citizen, December 21, 2009
U.S. Companies Shut Out as Iraq Auctions Its Oil Fields - Time, December 19, 2009
Attack on Pipeline Threatens Truce in Nigeria - BBC, December 19, 2009
Xstrata's Las Bambas Copper Project in Peru: Will "Best Practice" Keep Communities on Side? - Mineweb, December 16, 2009
Lessons of Darkness: On Peter Maass - The Nation, December 16, 2009
Iraq's Oil Auction Hits the Jackpot - Asia Times, December 16, 2009
El-Rufai Challenges Nigeria Corruption Arrest Warrant - BBC, December 18, 2009
Iraq, the Kurds and the Americans - The New York Times, December 17, 2009
POGO Charges SEC Failed to Implement over 200 IG Recommendations - Project on Government Oversight, December 16, 2009
The Fall of Mexico - The Atlantic, December 2009
Indigenous Peoples of Canada March on Canadian Embassy in Copenhagen to Protest Tar Sands - Democracy Now, December 15, 2009
Armenia Gas Supplies from Russia Stopped by "Bomb" - BBC, December 14, 2009
Nigerian CSOs Task World Bank on Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative - African Press Agency, December 14, 2009
Rivers: Huge Figures, Poor Management - The Guardian (Nigeria), December 13, 2009
Lukoil, Statoil Win West Qurna, Prize in Iraq Bidding - Bloomberg, December 12, 2009
"Keep the Oil in the Soil": Ecuador Seeks Money to Keep Untapped Oil Resources Underground - Democracy Now, December 11, 2009
Ghana: Country, China Enter into Agreement on Oil and Gas - Public Agenda, December 11, 2009
Nigeria: NNPC Signs MoU With Oil And Gas Operators on Best Practices - Daily Trust, December 11, 2009
Iraq Oil Development Rights Contracts Awarded - BBC, December 11, 2009
Shell and Petronas Win Iraq Oilfield Contract - Financial Times, December 11, 2009
EPA Hails Miner's Record Settlement - Financial Times, December 11, 2009
Journalists Lament Official Hijack of ZUJ - Zimbabwe Times, December 10, 2009
Nigeria: UNEP Begins Assessment of Oil-Contaminated Sites in Ogoniland - Daily Champion, December 10, 2009
Chad: A Failure but the Oil Keeps Flowing - Pambazuka News, December 10, 2009
Jonny Steinberg: A Suspiciously Speedy Plunge to Ignominy of "National Ogre" - Business Day, December 9, 2009
Energy: A Natural Gas Cartel - Stratfor, December 9, 2009
Ghana: A-G Pushes for Review of Oil and Gas Laws - The Chronicle, December 9, 2009
Africa is Getting a Better Deal from Beijing - Financial Times, December 9, 2009
Salazar Announces MMS Plan to Establish Atlantic Renewable Energy Office - Minerals Management Service, December 9, 2009
Equatorial Guinea to Share Experience with Ghana on Oil And Gas - Graphic Ghana, December 9, 2009
Resource Revenue Collection Remains Weak - Voice of America Khmer, December 8, 2009
Uganda: Battle for Stake in Oil Heats Up - The East African, December 7, 2009
Nigeria: National Assembly to Speed Up Local Content Bill - This Day, December 7, 2009
Uganda: NGOs to Monitor Minerals - The New Vision, December 6, 2009
Congo and Guinea—Little Big Men - Foreign Policy Blogs, December 6, 2009
Africa: Experts Come Up with Rules for Continent's Mining System - The New Times, December 5, 2009
Workshop Explores Better Rules for Africa's Mining Regimes - African Press Organization, December 4, 2009
Two Die as Violence Erupts Again Over Chinese Mine in Peru - Mineweb, December 4, 2009
EPA Requirements Could Slam Explorers and U.S. Small Miners - Mineweb, December 4, 2009
Ghana Pledges New Approach to Oil Revenues - Financial Times, December 4, 2009
Wounded Guinea Leader Flies to Morocco - Financial Times, December 4, 3009
A Fire to Light - Financial Times, December 3, 2009
Rwanda: Mining Sector Lacks Capacity—Officials - The New Times, December 3, 2009
Oil Windfall Puts Integrity to the Test - Financial Times, December 3, 2009
Ghana: Oil and Gas Driven Industrialization—Country's Model of Petroleum Resource Management - The Chronicle, December 3, 2009
Oil & Gas: Finds Put Ghanaians on a Roller Coaster of Expectations - Financial Times, December 3, 2009
Guinea Soldier "Opens Fire on Military Ruler" - BBC, December 3, 2009
Mining: Gold-Diggers Boost Production to Help Meet World Demand - Financial Times, December 3, 2009
Foreign Policy: The Complications of Being an Object of International Desire - Financial Times, December 3, 2009
The Case Against Chevron - East Bay Express, December 2, 2009
Nigeria: Nation Earns N900 Billion from Bonga Oil Field - Leadership, December 2, 2009
Tackle Corruption With Transparency: Expert - The Peninsula (Qatar), December 2, 2009
NNPC Lists Objectives in Industry Reform, Proposes New Legislation for Extractive Industries - The Guardian (Nigeria), December 2, 2009
Can Uganda Escape the "Resource Curse" of Oil? - The Guardian (UK), December 2, 2009
Nigeria Risks De-Listing From Global Extractive Industry Initiative - 234Next,December 2, 2009
A Humanitarian Disaster in the Making Along the Chad-Cameroon Oil Pipeline - Alternet, December 2, 2009
Uganda: Nation Poised to Join 50 Top Global Oil Producers - The Monitor, December 1, 2009
Nigeria's Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Just a Glorious Audit? - Chatham House, November 2009
Ghana: Government Doubletalk on Transparency - Public Agenda, November 30, 2009
Oil Companies Look to the Future in Iraq - The New York Times, November 30, 2009
Policy on Mining Should Link Up with Economy - The Ghanaian Journal, November 30, 2009
Opposition "Will Not Accept" Equatorial Guinea Election - BBC, November 29, 2009
Letter: How the U.S. Deals With a Land Known for Corruption - The New York Times, November 29, 2009
At Odds Over Land, Money and Gas - The New York Times, November 27, 2009
Poverty Could Imperil the Amnesty in Niger Delta - The New York Times, November 26, 2009
Ghana: Oil Revenue to Decline By 2017 - The Chronicle, November 24, 2009
Nigeria: Senate Considers Probe of NNPC Revenue, Expenditure - This Day/AllAfrica.com, November 24, 2009
Uganda: Oil Deals Must Be Transparent - The Monitor/AllAfrica.com, November 24, 2009
PWYP Crucial for the EITI's Success - EITI International Secretariat, November 23, 2009
Nigeria: World Bank Urges Federal Govt to Extend Eiti to Solid Mineral - The Vanguard/AllAfrica.com, November 23, 2009
Ukraine Energy Deal Eases Gas Disruption Fears - Financial Times, November 20, 2009
U.S. Fears Iraqis Will Not Keep Up Rebuilt Projects - The New York Times, November 20, 2009
Ghana: Government Lauded Over Oil Framework - Public Agenda, November 19, 2009
Senator Lugar Hails New Chapter in U.S.-Angolan Relations - America.gov, November 19, 2009
Opacity Blamed for Bad Oil Deals in Africa - Public Agenda (Ghana), November 19, 2009
Nigeria's Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative: Just a Glorious Audit? - Chatham House, November, 2009
New Legislative Action Tackles Congo Conflict Minerals - The Huffington Post, November 18, 2009
Critics Want Tougher Rules for Canada's Mining Companies - Canada Television, November 17, 2009
Tougher Rules Urged for Mining Companies Abroad - Toronto Sun, November 17, 2009
Activists Call on Canada to Toughen Rules for Mining Companies Operating Abroad - The Canadian Press, November 17, 2009
Kurdish Legislators Threaten Boycott of Iraq Election - The New York Times, November 17, 2009
Taint of Corruption Is No Barrier to U.S. Visa - The New York Times, November 16, 2009
U.S. Door Stays Open in Face of Swirl of Corruption - The New York Times, November 16, 2009
Paul Collier: History Is Repeated as Tragedy in the New Scramble for Africa - The Independent (UK), November 16, 2009
Did Big Oil Win the War in Iraq? - Alternet, November 14, 2009
Russian President Renews Anti-Corruption Drive - Voice of America News, November 13, 2009
Nigeria: NDDC Anti-Corruption War - Daily Champion, November 13, 2009
Africa: Ill Will Grows in a Former Colonial Region - The New York Times, November 13, 2009
Zimbabwe: Government, Miners On Royalties Collision Course - Zimbabwe Independent, November 12, 2009
Zimbabwe: Mines Engage Biti Over Funds - Zimbabwe Independent, November 12, 2009
Nigeria: Challenges of Allocating Government Equity to Producing Communities - Vanguard, November 12, 2009
Nigeria: Hints of a New Chapter - The Economist, November 12, 2009
American Adviser to Kurds Stands to Reap Oil Profits - The New York Times, November 12, 2009
Tanzania: Firm Sues Government on Mining Contracts - The Citizen, November 11, 2009
Mozambique Authorizes New Diamond Prospections, Commits with Kimberley Process - Portal do Geólogo (Brazil), November 11, 2009
Blackouts Plague Energy-Rich Venezuela - The New York Times, November 10, 2009
Yemen Gas Investors Set Sail in Choppy Water - Financial Times, November 10, 2009
Norway Wealth Fund Recovers Stock Losses - Financial Times, November 10, 2009
Watchdog: New York State Regulation of Natural Gas Wells Has Been "Woefully Insufficient for Decades" - Democracy Now, November 10, 2009
Environmentalists Criticize Eni's African Oil Sands Project - The Wall Street Journal, November 9, 2009
Bush Officials Lead Iraq Business Push - Financial Times, November 9, 2009
Key Oil Figures Were Distorted By US Pressure, Says Whistleblower - The Guardian (UK), November 9, 2009
Conference Attendees Look for Opportunity Amidst Crisis - Columbia Spectator, November 8, 2009
Iraq Passes Crucial Election Law - The New York Times, November 8, 2009
Malawi: Mine Galvanizes Civil Society - Inter Press Service, November 6, 2009
Niger Delta: National Assembly to Okay 10 Percent Oil Equity - This Day, November 6, 2009
Deadlock on Anti-Corruption Framework Must End Say Faith Leaders - CAFOD, November 6, 2009
Analysis: China Trade Outweighs Corruption Fears for Africa - Reuters, November 5, 2009
China's Growing Thirst for African Oil - AFP, November 5, 2009
Iraqis Again Fail to Approve Election Law - The New York Times, November 5, 2009
Coup de Theatre - Financial Times, November 5, 2009
Watchdog Forecasts Gas Glut - Financial Times, November 4, 2009
Middle East: Iraq Signs Contract to Develop Oil Field - The New York Times, November 4, 2009
Sierra Leone's Mines and Minerals Bill "A New Era for Minerals Development" - Cocorioko, November 4, 2009
A Two-Page Summary of Sierra Leone's Mines and Minerals Act 2009 - Cocorioko, November 4, 2009
Burning Ambition - Financial Times, November 3, 2009
Rise of the Asian NOCs - This Is Africa, November 3, 2009
Leaving a Legacy of Transparency in Ghana's Oil and Gas Industry - Modern Ghana, November 3, 2009
Breaking the Oil Curse in the Niger Delta - Institute of Development Studies, November 2, 2009
Ghana: FOI Bill in Parliament, But Dark Clouds Still Hang Over WB U.S.$150 Million - Public Agenda (Ghana), November 2, 2009
Cambodia Mulls Resource Transparency Initiative - Voice of America Khmer, November 2, 2009
China Fund's $7 Billion Deal With Guinea Draws Scrutiny - The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2009
Mexico Has "Long Way to Go" on Budget, Garza Says - Bloomberg.com, November 2, 2009
Liberia Corruption Fighter Killed - BBC, November 2, 2009
Myanmar's Neighbors Advance Pipeline Project - The Wall Street Journal, November 2, 2009
Zimbabwe Diamond Sales Ban Urged - BBC, November 2, 2009
Trouble Flares in Niger Delta - Financial Times, November 1, 2009
Liberia Scales International Transparency Benchmark - Public Agenda (Ghana), October 30, 2009
Profits Plummet at Shell and Exxon - Financial Times, October 29, 2009
Firestone in Liberia "Pollution" - BBC, October 29, 2009
Liberia: IMF Africa Chief Lauds Country's Progress - The Informer, October 29, 2009
Saudis Drop WTI Oil Contract - Financial Times, October 28, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: Pros and Cons to Huge Chinese Investment - Inter Press Service, October 28, 2009
Editorial: A Watershed Decision - The New York Times, October 28, 2009
France Halts African Leaders Case - BBC, October 28, 2009
Expectations for Ghana's Oil Too High–Expert - Financial Intelligence (Ghana), October 28, 2009
Rights Groups Call for China to Halt Construction of Pipeline in Burma - Voice of America, October 28, 2009
Politicians, Technologies, Citizens - The Post (Zambia), October 28, 2009
Okhta Conflict - The St. Petersburg Times (Russia), October 27, 2009
Ghana: China, U.S. Clash Over Ghana's Oil - Public Agenda, October 27, 2009
Angola Arms Traffickers Convicted - BBC, October 27, 2009
Nigeria: Cold Cash for Silent Guns - 234Next.com, October 24, 2009
Repent or Resign, Bishops Tell African Politicians - The New York Times, October 24, 2009
Editorial: Counting Backward in Iraq - The New York Times, October 23, 2009
Emirate Re-Engineered - Financial Times, October 22, 2009
Photo Essay: Bolivia's Lithium-Powered Future - Foreign Policy, October 21, 2009
Ghana MPs, Journalists Attend Workshop on Oil Industry - Ghana Business News, October 21, 2009
U.S.: Haggling Over Western Oil Deals - The Washington Post, October 21, 2009
Guinea: China's Business Ties to the Camara Junta Could Quickly Backfire - Africa-Asia Confidential (UK), October 20, 2009
Nigeria: Niger Delta to Get 10 Percent of Oil Wealth - Daily Trust, October 20, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: Corruption in Kinshasa a Decade After the Fall of Mobutu - Africa Confidential (UK), October 20, 2009
Human Rights Groups to Intervene in Foreign Mining Companies' Complaint Against South African Government - Interights, October 19, 2009 (pdf)
Hyperdynamics Signs Letter of Intent with Dana Petroleum for Participating Interest in Guinea Oil and Gas Concession - Reuters, October 19, 2009
Nigeria "To Distribute Oil Cash" - BBC, October 19, 2009
Transparency Needed in Resource Deals - Bangkok Post, October 18, 2009
Tribe Teams with Google to Make Stand in Amazon - San Francisco Chronicle, October 18, 2009
Nigeria Offers "Revolutionary" Delta Deal - Financial Times, October 18, 2009
Energy Firms Deeply Split on Bill to Battle Climate Change - The New York Times, October 18, 2009
Iraq Cabinet Ratifies Oil Deals - BBC, October 17, 2009
Africa: Trade Deals Raise Questions About China's Role in the Continent - Inter Press Service, October 16, 2009
Nigeria Militants End Ceasefire - BBC, October 16, 2009
Secrecy Fuels Suspicion about Mining Contracts - Financial Times, October 16, 2009
Audio: Africa, Mining and Corruption - BBC, October 16, 2009
Madacasgar's Natural Resources Under Siege - The Washington Post, October 16, 2009
Botswana Votes in Diamond Crunch - BBC, October 16, 2009
Distrust Caps Kurdish Oil Exports - Financial Times, October 15, 2009
Galbraith Admits Kurdish Oil Interest - Financial Times, October 15, 2009
Report: "Human Rights in the Mining & Metals Sector—Handling and Resolving Local Level Concerns & Grievances" - International Council on Mining & Metals, October 2009 (pdf)
Ghana: Statements by Newmont, WACAM & FIAN on Proposed Akyem Gold Mining Project - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, October 14, 2009
As Iraq Seeks Oil Investors, They See an Uncertain Bet - The New York Times, October 14, 2009
Nigeria: IMF Endorses Country's Oil Industry Reform Bill - This Day, October 14, 2009
Ghana: CNOOC, Exxon Vie for Stake in Jubilee Field - The Chronicle, October 14, 2009
Nigeria: Britain Tasks Government On Transparency in Oil Sector - Vanguard, October 14, 2009
Guinea and China "Agree Big Deal" - BBC, October 13, 2009
China to Invest as Much as $9 Billion in Guinea, Minister Says - Bloomberg.com, October 13, 2009
Uganda: Oil Boom Should Not Be Taken for Granted - The New Vision, October 13, 2009
President Ernest Koroma Welcomes New Oil Mission in Sierra Leone - Cocorioko, October 13, 2009
Russia Gas Pipeline Heightens East Europe's Fears - The New York Times, October 13, 2009
Nigeria: Shell, ELF Want ECOWAS Court Suit Dismissed - This Day, October 12, 2009
Hazards of Doing Business in Africa - Financial Times, October 12, 2009
Nigeria Tanker Explosion Kills 70 - BBC, October 10, 2009
New Way to Tap Gas May Expand Global Supplies - The New York Times, October 10, 2009
On-the-Record Briefing on International Energy Affairs - U.S. Department of State, October 9, 2009
Chad Pipeline Threatens Villages - BBC, October 9, 2009
Corporate Governance at Petronas: Drilling and Nation-Building - The Economist, October 8, 2009
Nigeria: Amnesty—Yar'Adua to Announce Five Percent Royalty For Oil Communities - Daily Independent, October 8, 2009
Nigeria: Local Oil Tycoons Jittery Over U.S. Bill On Corruption - Leadership, October 8, 2009
Warning Over Global Oil "Decline" - BBC, October 8, 2009
Nigeria: FG Proposes N2.46 Trillion Budget For 2010 - Daily Independent, October 8, 2009
Nigeria: The Titanic Battle for Nigeria's Oil - This Day, October 8, 2009
The New Scramble for Africa - The New Vision, October 7, 2009
Uganda: Status of Nation's Oil, Gas Deposits Discovered - The New Vision, October 7, 2009
Nigeria: U.S. $2 Billion Excess Crude Fund Will Boost Economy—Governors - Leadership, October 7, 2009
Copper Mine to Transform Mongolia - Financial Times, October 6, 2009
Liberia: Liberia Makes Progress in Extractive Industry New Standards - The Analyst, October 6, 2009
Nigeria: 2010 Budget Pegged At $50 - Daily Trust, October 6, 2009
Nigeria: NEITI Saves the Country $5 Billion From 2005 Till Date Sa'eed - Vanguard, October 6, 2009
Exxon Takes $4Bn Stake in Ghana Oil Field - Financial Times, October 6, 2009
Dollar Falls on Oil Plan Report - BBC, October 6, 2009
The Demise of the Dollar in Oil Trading - The Independent (UK), October 6, 2009
Nigeria Militants Fight Amnesty - BBC, October 5, 2009
Liberia Makes More Progress in Extractive Industry New Standards - Liberia Government, October 5, 2009
Mo Ibrahim: To Govern Africa, You Need the Facts - The Independent (UK), October 5, 2009
The Party's Over for Chinese in Africa - Vancouver Sun (Canada), October 4, 2009
Nigerian Amnesty Program Viewed With Caution - The New York Times, October 4, 2009
Leading Nigeria Oil Rebel Disarms - BBC, October 4, 2009
Nigeria: NEITI Begins South South Road Show - This Day, October 2, 2009
Risk of an "Oil Curse" to Brazil Is Exaggerated - Economists' Forum/Financial Times, October 2, 2009
Nigerian Amnesty Seen Paving Way for Period of Calm - Reuters Africa, October 2, 2009
NY State Weighs Natural Gas Drilling in Marcellus Shale - Reuters, October 1, 2009
Nigeria: FG May Sell NNPC Joint Venture Stakes to China - This Day, October 1, 2009
Ghana: Tullow Oil to Build Human Capacity for Emerging Oil Industry - The Chronicle, September 30, 2009
Guinea Calls for Unity Government - BBC, September 30, 2009
Uganda Oil Find Stirs Hope and Conflict - The New York Times, September 29, 2009
China Seeks Big Stake in Nigerian Oil - Financial Times, September 28, 2009
Many Investors Still Avoid Risks of Iraq - The New York Times, September 28, 2009
Christian Aid Report, "Undermining the Poor," Says Low Mineral Tax Rates Exacerbating Poverty - Ekklesia (UK), September 27, 2009
Venezuela Exploring Uranium Deposits with Russia - Associated Press, September 27, 2009
As Oil Enriches Australia, Spill Is Seen as a Warning - The New York Times, September 27, 2009
Peru: Environmental Clean-up not Complete, Say Achuar Communities - Inter Press Service, September 25, 2009
Global Witness Dismayed at Clampdown on Activists in Katanga, DRC - Global Witness, September 25, 2009 | Français
Editorial: Tighten Regulation in Tanzania's Extractive Sector - The Citizen, September 24, 2009
Iraq and Its Oil: Deterring Foreign Investors - The Economist, September 24, 2009
Oil Industry Sets a Brisk Pace of New Discoveries - The New York Times, September 24, 2009
USAID Contributes $6 Million to Trust Fund Facility of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - USAID, September 24, 2009
Global Rules Proposed May Fight Third World Corruption - Accountancy Age, September 24, 2009
The Time Has Come to "Publish What You Pay" - Accountancy Age, September 24, 2009
Namibia: Mining Companies to Provide Closure Plans - The Namibian, September 23, 2009
Sierra Leone President Koroma: "5 Billion Tons of Tonkolili Iron Ore, Not a Curse" - Concord Times, September 23, 2009
Gauteng Trying to Get Out of R55 Million Gem Deal - Business Day (South Africa), September 23, 2009
World Bank Board Discusses Inspection Panel Eligibility Report - World Bank, September 23, 2009
Is Africa Resource-Rich? - Chris Blattman/Yale University, September 23, 2009
The New Extraction: Rewriting the Political Ecology of the Andes? - North American Congress on Latin America, September/October 2009
Indigenous People Power Challenges Mining Might - Eureka Street (Australia), September 22, 2009
Oil: Expansion into Lead Position - Financial Times, September 22, 2009
Big Offshore Discovery Fuels Debate - Financial Times, September 22, 2009
China Spreads Aid in Africa, With a Catch - The New York Times, September 21, 2009
Ecuador: Oil Nationalism in Latin America - Foreign Policy in Focus, September 21, 2009
Ghana: Government, China Collaborate to Explore Oil - The Accra Daily Mail, Septemeber 20, 2009
Zimbabwe: Government Welcomes Mining Investors - Inter Press Service, September 19, 2009
Nigeria: OPEC's Focus—Poverty, Environment - Daily Trust, September 18, 2009
Liberia: High Oil Prospects, More Bids Pour In - New Democrat, September 18, 2009
Mineral Deals to Be Made Open - The Citizen (Tanzania), September 18, 2009
Chad: The Oil Effect - Open Democracy, September 18, 2009
World Bank Approves New Strategy to Support Timor-Leste - The World Bank, September 17, 2009
Uganda: Huge Oil Deposits Discovered Under Lake Albert - The New Vision, September 17, 2009
Ghana: Chamber of Mines Calls for Law to Invest Compensation Funds - The Accra Daily Mail, September 17, 2009
Audio: Oil Discovered in Sierra Leone - BBC Network Africa, September 17, 2009
China in Huge Venezuela Oil Deal - BBC, September 17, 2009
Nigeria: Babalola Enjoins States to Diversify Revenue Base - Daily Independent, September 16, 2009
Nigeria: N87 Billion Withdrawn from Excess Crude Account - This Day, September 16, 2009
Nigeria Rebels Extend Ceasefire - BBC, September 16, 2009
Uganda: Oil Revenues Not Flowing Yet—Lokeris - The New Vision, September 15, 2009
Venezuela's Foreign Policy: Friends in Low Places - The Economist, September 15, 2009
Uganda: Oil to Triple Exports - The New Vision, September 14, 2009
Uganda: Tullow to Sell Oil Stake to Fund Refinery - The New Vision, September 14, 2009
Gazprom Concern at Ukraine Bill - BBC, September 12, 2009
Government "Short-Changed by Extractive Sector" - The Citizen (Tanzania), September 12, 2009
Wealth Gap Widening in Kazakhstan - Business Week, September 11, 2009
Brazil Reports Bonanza Oil Find - Financial Times, September 10, 2009
Burmese Generals Pocket $5Bn from Total Oil Deal - The Independent (UK), September 10, 2009
Nigeria: Remove Confidentiality Clauses in NEITI Act, CSOS Insist - This Day, September 10, 2009
Uganda: Deputy Speaker Wants Oil Records Laid Bare - The Monitor, September 9, 2009
Nigeria: DPR Doesn't Know The Country's Oil Output—NEITI - Daily Independent, September 8, 2009
House Committee on Financial Services Hearing on Access to Information at the World Bank - Bank Information Center, September 8, 2009
Involve Us in Oil Sector Probe, Say Civil Groups - 234Next.com (Nigeria), September 8, 2009
Oil Production Figures Underpinning Sudan's Peace Agreement Don't Add Up, Warns Global Witness - Global Witness, September 7, 2009
China Oil Deal is New Source of Strife in Iraq - The New York Times, September 6, 2009
Iraq-Shell Gas Deal Likely to Be Delayed - Business Week, September 5, 2009
Papua New Guinea: Faces of a Nation in Transition - The Age (Australia), September 5, 2009
World Bank's CASM Initiative and Mozambique Aim to Tap on Small-Scale Mining Opportunities to Reduce Rural Poverty - International Finance Corporation, September 3, 2009
Brazil's Oil Policy: Preparing to Spend a "Millionaire Ticket" from Offshore - The Economist, September 3, 2009
Nigeria: The New Oil Sector - Daily Trust, September 3, 2009
IFC Supports Argentina's Oil and Gas Sector, Helping Meet Growing Energy Needs - International Finance Corporation, September 2, 2009
Uganda: Oil Discovery Raises Higher Expectations - The New Vision, September 2, 2009
Marc Ona, Héros de la Société Civile, Fustige la "Mascarade" Électorale au Gabon - Le Monde, September 2, 2009 (French only)
BP Reveals "Giant" Oil Discovery - Financial Times, September 2, 2009
Malampaya Case Affects Other Oil Fields, Spratlys Claim - NewsBreak (UK), September 1, 2009
Brazil Claims Stake in Oil Find - The Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2009
Nigeria: Petroleum Industry Bill Introduces New Fiscal Regime - Vanguard, August 31, 2009
Brazil: Da Silva Introduces New Oil and Gas Legislation - Stratfor, August 31, 2009
Chávez a Problem for Oil Groups Eyeing Vast Field - Financial Times, August 31, 2009
Italian Company's Plan to Develop Tar Sands in the Congo Has Activists Worried - The Dominion (Canada), August 30, 2009
East Timor Struggles to Rise Above Challenges of Independence - Financial Times, August 29, 2009
Ghana: Trouble Simmering in Oil Communities - The Chronicle, August 28, 2009
Equatorial Guinea: Resource Cursed - Human Rights Watch, August 28, 2009
Oil, Ecuador and Its People - The Los Angeles Times, August 28, 2009
Iron Mine Is Key for Gabon's Next Leader - The Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2009
Two Billion Barrels of Oil Confirmed in Uganda - The New Vision, August 27, 2009
Corruption: Russia's Economic Stumbling Block - Business Week, August 27, 2009
Ghana: Monitor Activities of Mining Companies - The Chronicle, August 27, 2009
Sierra Leone Moves Towards an Access to Information Legislation - Newstime, August 27, 2009
Economic Transparency: A Request to the G20 - Tax Research UK, August 26, 2009
Chad: Escaping from the Oil Trap - International Crisis Group, August 26, 2009
Nigeria: Neiti Report—Persistent Quest For Transparent Cash Cow - This Day, August 26, 2009
Nigeria: Repentant Militants to Get Jobs in Oil, Gas Sectors - This Day, August 26, 2009
CRUDE: The Film Chevron Doesn't Want You to See - Huffington Post, August 26, 2009
Letter: Poor Nations Can Avoid the 'Resource Curse' and Prosper - Financial Times, August 26, 2009
Uganda: Protected Areas Will Not Be Affected By Oil Activities - The New Vision, August 25, 2009
Zimbabwe: Mineral Resources Present a Wealth of Opportunities - TradeInvest (South Africa), August 25, 2009
Nigeria: Lawmakers Request Probe Into Korean Oil Firm - Vanguard, August 25, 2009
Mining and Women in Asia: Experiences of Women Protecting Their Communities and Human Rights Against Corporate Mining - Association for Women's Rights in Development, August 25, 2009
Zambia: More Mining Jobs Coming, Predicts Minister - Times of Zambia, August 25, 2009
Sierra Leone: 2009 Bad for Sierra Rutile - Concord Times, August 25, 2009
Oil Companies in Yemen Behind Yemen EITI Council Failure - Yemen Observer, August 25, 2009
ACODE: Local Communities Must Participate in Uganda's Petro-Politics to Evade the "Oil curse" Syndrome - EnviroConserve Africa (Uganda), August 24, 2009
Special Report: Oil—The Long Goodbye - Foreign Policy, August 24, 2009
The Great Pipeline Opera - Foreign Policy, August 24, 2009
NNPC, Oil Majors Reject NEITI Audit Query - 234Next.com (Nigeria), August 24, 2009
Uganda: Oil Versus Nature—the Government's Dilemma - The New Vision, August 24, 2009
"Peak Oil" Is a Waste of Energy - The New York Times, August 24, 2009
Ghana: Review of Fiscal, Legal and Tax Regimes in Mining in Country Advocated - Public Agenda, August 24, 2009
Uganda: Tension in Bunyoro Over Oil Money - The East African, August 24, 2009
Lugar Hails Appointment of International Energy Coordinator at the State Department - Trading Markets, August 24, 2009
Transparency: Still Far from Same Page - 234Next.com (Nigeria), August 24, 2009
Uganda: Government to Use Oil Revenue to Fight Poverty - The New Vision, August 23, 2009
Brazil: Rio Governor Opposes New Oil Laws - Stratfor, August 23, 2009
Is Obama's Oil Policy too Contradictory? - Oil & Gas Next Generation, August 21, 2009
Letter: Distributing Uganda's Oil Wealth - The Economist, August 20, 2009
US Stimulus Tsar to Unleash 1M Inspector-Generals - Financial Times, August 20, 2009
Brazil Contemplating Changes in Oil Law - Oil & Gas Journal, August 19, 2009
Top African Copper Producer Urged to Draw Up Mining Policy to Boost Investment - Reuters, August 19, 2009
Beijing to Amend DR Congo Deal - Financial Times, August 19, 2009
Peru: International Lawsuit Against Peruvian State for Mining Contamination - LivinginPeru.com, August 18, 2009 | Español
Oil Can Be a Curse on Poor Nations - Financial Times, August 18, 2009
Newspaper Publisher Gets Three Years in Jail for Criticizing Arrest Warrant- African Press Organization, August 18, 2009
Audit Exposes Excess Crude Account Fraud, Indicts NNPC- The Guardian (Nigeria), August 18, 2009
Ecuador, China Seal $1 Billion Oil Deal - Financial Times, August 17, 2009
Brazil Seeks More Control of Oil Beneath Its Seas - The New York Times, August 17, 2009
Sierra Leone: Mining Companies Boycott EITI Confab - Concord Times, August 17, 2009
Clinton's Oily Policy - Financial Times, August 17, 2009
Matanza en Oriente Sería por Petroleras - El Universo (Ecuador), August 16, 2009 (Spanish only)
Patron Saints of Africa - The Washington Post, August 16, 2009
Over $5Bn Un-Reconciled in NEITI's 2005 Oil Audit - 234 Next (Nigeria), August 16, 2009
Niger: Foreign Investments in Uranium Polluting Politics - Inter Press Service, August 14, 2009
US Corporate Interests or Real African Development? - Digital Journal, August 13, 2009
Clinton Says Bad Governance Fuels Nigeria Poverty Gap - Reuters, August 13, 2009
Nigeria: Budget—Adopt Participatory Approach, Stakeholders Urge Bayelsa - This Day, August 13, 2009
Action Alert: PWYP Calls on the Nigerien Government to End All Forms of Harassment Against Civil Society Leader Marou Amadou - Publish What You Pay, August 13, 2009
Town Hall with Civil Society Representatives on Good Governance and Transparency - U.S. Department of State, August 12, 2009
Two Sides of Nigeria Addressed by Clinton - The New York Times, August 12, 2009
Eni To Seek Congo's Oil Amid Africa Scramble - The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2009
Burma: Forced Labor by Oil Giant Total - Islam Online, August 12, 2009
Clinton to Meet Nigerian Leaders - BBC, August 12, 2009
Africa: Facing the Force of the International Economic Crisis - Chatham House, August 11, 2009
Niger Opposition Leader "Kidnapped": Party Member - AFP, August 11, 2009
For Africa's Poor, Oil is No Gift - Associated Press, August 11, 2009
Why Corporations, Emerging Powers and Petro-States Are Snapping Up Huge Chunks of Farmland in the Developing World - AlterNet, August 11, 2009
China Backs Off Accusations Against Mining Giant - The New York Times, August 11, 2009
Chevron Seeks to Boost Angola's Economy in Deal with USAID - San Francisco Business Times, August 10, 2009
Angola Praised on Asian Oil Deals - BBC, August 10, 2009
Clinton Visit Should Address Conflicts in Resource Rich Countries - The East African (Kenya), August 10, 2009
Malagasy Leaders Agree on Transition - BBC, August 9, 2009
Indonesia's Texas? Rural Java Braces for Oil Boom - Reuters, August 9, 2009
Crisis to Induce Transparency in Oil Companies - Alexander's Gas & Oil Connections, August 7, 2009
Indonesian Tribe Files Lawsuit Against Mining Company Freeport, Claiming Rights Abuses - Associated Press, August 7, 2009
Massive Win for Niger President - BBC, August 7, 2009
Uganda's Oil Rush: Derricks in the Darkness - The Economist, August 6, 2009
Inter-American Development Bank Becomes EITI Supporter - Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, August 6, 2009
Sylva Lobbies World Bank - Vanguard (Nigeria), August 6, 2009
Corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa - Council on Foreign Relations, August 6, 2009
Lift Africa's Resource Curse, Says Watchdog Group - Voice of America, August 5, 2009
Secretary Hillary Clinton Calls for Transparency at 8th Forum of the African Growth and Opportunity Act - U.S. Department of State, August 5, 2009
Obama Encourages Increased U.S.-African Trade - CBS, August 5, 2009
Total Chief: Critics Can "Go to Hell" - Newsweek, August 3, 2009
EU, Lenders Reach Deal with Ukraine on Loans for Gas Reforms - IHS Global Insight, August 3, 2009
Stretching a Contract in Liberia - Time, August 3, 2009
Just When Africa's Luck Was Changing - The New York Times, August 1, 2009
EU Reaches Gas Deal with Ukraine - BBC, August 1, 2009
Ukraine to Receive $1.7Bn Energy Finance - Financial Times, July 31, 2009
Mexico: Billions of Dollars in Oil Siphoned - Stratfor, July 31, 2009
The Oil Curse: Can Uganda Get it Right Where Others Have Failed? - Daily Monitor (Uganda), July 31, 2009
WACAM Condemns the Demolishing of James Sarpong's Village by Anglogold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine - Wassa Community Against Mining (Ghana), July 29, 2009
Exxon Oil Find Shows Indonesia Investment Hurdles - Reuters, July 29, 2009
Why Indian and Chinese Firms Are Most Likely to Pay Bribes - The New Vision (Uganda), July 29, 2009
The Small, Poor Country that Made the Right Economic Moves - Slate, July 29, 2009
PWYP Calls for the Immediate Release of Transparency Activist in DRC - Publish What You Pay, July 29, 2009
Opinion: Electronics Companies and Consumers Can Help Stop Congolese Bloodshed - San Jose Mercury News, July 28, 2009
Poverty, Graft Behind Nigeria Violence - The Associated Press, July 28, 2009
Russia Lends Venezuela $4 Billion for Mining - Latin American Herald Tribune, July 28, 2009
Reporting Revenue: An Argument for Listing by Companye - Project on Government Oversight, July 28, 2009
Root Out Bribery to Protect the Poor - CAFOD, July 28. 2009
IMF Policy Paper: Macro Policy Lessons for a Sound Design of Fiscal Decentralization - International Monetary Fund, July 27, 2009
Sierra Leone: Streets Paved with Diamonds...Someday - IRIN, July 27, 2009
Flare-Up In Turkmen-Azerbaijani Dispute Latest Nabucco Challenge - Radio Free Europe, July 27, 2009
Walking the Land Where the Drilling Rigs Will Go - The New York Times, July 27, 2009
China's Buying Spree - Financial Times, July 26, 2009
Oil in a Week—Petroleum and Arab Human Security - Dar Al Hayat, July 26, 2009
Turkmens in Contested Oil-Rich Province Vow to Boycott Iraq's National Census - The New York Times, July 24, 2009
Dwindling Oil Earnings Put Pressure on Sudan Regime - Financial Times, July 24, 2009
Report: Why Should Mediators Consider the Economic Dimensions of Conflicts? - Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, July 23, 2009
Guinea Issues Ultimatum to Rio Tinto - The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2009
In Eastern Europe, Industries That Survived Communism Now Crumbling - The New York Times, July 22, 2009
Sudan Welcomes Oil Border Ruling - BBC, July 22, 2009
China Blocks Namibia from All Search Results After Corruption Scandal - OpenNet Initiative, July 22, 2009
New Partnership Jump-Starts Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia - Open Society Institute, July 22, 2009
Nigeria: Halliburton Scandal—Trivializing the Investigation - Daily Independent, July 21, 2009
Analysis: Business in Africa—Transparency Beats Bribes - Ethical Corporation, July 21, 2009
Local Approaches May Help US in Oil-Rich Areas Overseas, Panel Told - Oil & Gas Journal, July 21, 2009
Mineral Firms "Fuel Congo Unrest" - BBC, July 21, 2009
Nigeria: Oil and Gas—Legal Bid to Create a National Champion - Financial Times, July 20, 2009
Editorial: Mining Law, 137 Years Later - The New York Times, July 20, 2009
Eagle County a Prime Example of Why We Need to Reform 1872 Mining Law - Real Vail, July 20, 2009
Minister Onek Warns NGOs Over Oil - The New Vision (Uganda), July 19, 2009
Nigeria: Suspicions Over Rebel Disarmament Fund Embezzlement Mount - Afrik.com, July 18, 2009
US Senate Holds Hearing on Nabucco Project - APA (Azerbaijan), July 17, 2009
OSCE Secretary General Holds Press Conference on Results of His Visit to Azerbaijan - APA (Azerbaijan), July 17, 2009
Analysis: Foreign Investment Helps Niger President Defy Critics - Reuters, July 17, 2009
Transparency Campaigners Slam Niger Mining Contracts - AFP, July 17, 2009
Equatorial Guinea: Oil Makes Friends of Us All - The Economist, July 16, 2009
Europe: He Who Pays for the Pipelines Calls the Tune - The Economist, July 16, 2009
Revisiting the "Resource Curse" and Democracy Nexus from an Accountability Framework - Global Integrity Commons, July 16, 2009
Gunter Nooke: There is Tyranny In Azerbaijan - Azeri Report, July 16, 2009
Obama Ghana Speech Repackaged Same Old Views - Foreign Policy, July 15, 2009
Iraq On Track For Biggest Oil Export Month Since 2003 - My State Line, July 15, 2009
Oil Experts Divided on Main Reason for Price Hikes - The Los Angeles Times, July 15, 2009
UAE to Retain "Power Broker" Status with Growth in Foreign Assets - Zawya, July 15, 2009
Beijing Court Convicts Ex-Sinopec Chief of Bribery - The New York Times, July 15, 2009
A Well-Placed Pipeline - The Washington Post, July 14, 2009
Opinion: Kurds Are Not a "Threat" - The New York Times, July 14, 2009
Ghana: Oil, Mining And Gas Course Kicks Off Today - Public Agenda (Ghana), July 13, 2009
Global Witness Welcomes Liberian Transparency Law, Urges Other Countries to Follow Suit - Global Witness, July 13, 2009
Sudan Joins APPA, Aims for More Transparency - Oil & Gas Journal, July 13, 2009
Azeri Blogger Detained, Oil Major Presses Case - Reuters, July 12, 2009
Remarks by U.S. President Obama to the Ghanaian Parliament - The White House, July 11, 2009
Caspian Gas Producers Affirm Supplies for Nabucco - Oil & Gas Journal, July 10, 2009
Bono: Rebranding Africa - The New York Times, July 10, 2009
Well Oiled: Oil and Human Rights in Equatorial Guinea - Human Rights Watch, July 9, 2009
Obama to Warn Ghana on the Curse of Oil Wealth - Financial Times, July 9, 2009
Indonesia May Be "Superstar" as Yudhoyono Wins Vote - Bloomberg, July 9, 2009
Oil Corruption in Equatorial Guinea - The New York Times, July 9, 2009
Kurds Defy Baghdad, Laying Claim to Land and Oil - The New York Times, July 9, 2009
Equatorial Guinea Calls Human Rights Report "Blackmail" - Green Inc. Blog (NYT), July 9, 2009
Poor Pay Breeds Poor Quality Journalism in Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda – Report - Ghana Business News, July 8, 2009
Secrecy, Woes, War Over Uganda's Oil - The Independent (Uganda), July 7, 2009
Swings in Price of Oil Hobble Forecasting - The New York Times, July 6, 2009
Report Says Public Corruption a Continuing Problem for East Africa - Voice of America, July 3, 2009
Podcast: Coups, Corruption & Resource Firms—Interview with Paul Collier - Critical Resource, July 1, 2009
U.S. to Forgive Indonesian Debt in Exchange for Conservation Plan - The Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2009
As Iraq Stabilizes, China Eyes Its Oil Fields - The New York Times, June 30, 2009
Editorial: The First Deadline in Iraq - The New York Times, June 30, 2009
Live: Oil Companies Bid for Iraq's Oil Fields - Financial Times, June 30, 2009
China "Agrees Huge Zimbabwe Loan" - BBC, June 30, 2009
President Dmitry Medvedev Sealed a "Milestone" Deal to Buy Natural Gas from Azerbaijan - Bloomberg, June 29, 2009
A Flower Grows in Africa - Miller-McCune Magazine, June 29, 2009
Warily Moving Ahead on Oil Contracts - The New York Times, June 25, 2009
Oil, Gasoline Surge After Attack on Shell Pipeline in Nigeria - Bloomberg, June 25, 2009
A Push to Open the Pentagon's Books - Politico, June 25, 2009
Nigeria to Outline Delta Amnesty - BBC, June 25, 2009
Russian-Nigerian Talks Took Place in Abuja - Office of the President of Russia, June 25, 2009
Turkmens to Increase Gas Supplies to China - Reuters, June 24, 2009
Arbitration Deal on Sudan's Oil - BBC, June 24, 2009
Big Oil Ready for Big Gamble in Iraq - The Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2009
Blood Diamond Scheme "Is Failing" - BBC, June 24, 2009
Brazil: A New Energy Law Emerges - Stratfor, June 22, 2009
Nigeria's Top Banker to Boost Transparency - Financial Times, June 21, 2009
Laws Lag in Iraq, as Patience Wears Thin - The New York Times, June 21, 2009
Tax Evasion, Tax Avoidance and Tax Expenditures in Developing Countries: A Review of the Literature - UK Department for International Development, June 19, 2009
US Bill Would Outlaw Vulture Funds - Guardian (UK), June 19, 2009
Showcase: Kashi, Kashi, Kashi - The New York Times, June 19, 2009
Socialism on the Never-Never - The Economist, June 18, 2009
OGIC Members Flay Petroleum Reform Bill Amendment - Business Day, June 16, 2009
Korea: Government Fails to Investigate Corporations' Involvement in Burma Gas Project Abuses - Burma Digest, June 15, 2009
Bid to Block Bongo Son from Poll - BBC, June 15, 2009
Sen. Richard Lugar: Helping Africa in the Fight Against Corruption - The New York Times, June 13, 2009
Africa's Anti-Corruption Hero - Business Week, June 12, 2009
Gabon Faces Bongo's Disastrous Legacy - TIME, June 10, 2009
Battle to Halt Graft Scourge in Africa - The New York Times, June 10, 2009
Oil Companies Working in Yemen Refuse to Open Their Account Books for Yemen's EITI Council - Yemen Observer, June 10, 2009
Tanzania: World Bank Board Approves US$50 Million for Sustainable Management of Mineral Resources Project - World Bank, June 9, 2009
Shell to Pay $15.5 Million to Settle Nigerian Case - The New York Times, June 8, 2009
Shell Settles Nigerian Rights Case For $15.5 Million Dollars - The Times of Nigeria, June 8, 2009
Shell Settles Nigeria Human Rights Suit for $15.5M - AP, June 8, 2009
Gabon's President Confirmed Dead in Spain - Financial Times, June 8, 2009
Peru Army Imposes Amazon Curfews - BBC, June 7, 2009
Opinion: Iraq's Road Ahead - The New York Times, June 6, 2009
Manage Oil Resource Transparently - Daily Monitor (Uganda), June 6, 2009
No PDFs!: Sunlight Foundation on U.S. Expenditure Reporting - Sunlight Foundation, June 5, 2009
Myanmar's Trade Ties Let Junta Ignore Democracy Calls - Bloomberg.com, June 5, 2009
Red Square Blues: Russia's Ailing Economy - The Economist, June 4, 2009
Mining Mergers: Prospects for a Thaw - The Economist, June 4, 2009
New National Oil and Gas Security to Police Oil Industry - GhanaDot.com, June 4, 2009
Ghana's Oil Boom: Blessing or Curse? - BBC, June 3, 2009
Australia Feels Chill as China's Shadow Grows - The New York Times, June 3, 2009
Need to Review Policy on Oil and Gas - Ghana News Agency, June 3, 2009
A Push to Stop Kleptocrats From Cashing in Abroad - The New York Times, June 2, 2009
Multinationals in Court: Trying an Old Law - The New York Times, June 1, 2009
Why Obama's Visit to Ghana is Not That Significant - Public Agenda, May 31, 2009
Allotting of Iraqi Oil Rights May Stoke Hostility - The New York Times, May 29, 2009
Oil and Gas Bonanza Discovered in the Arctic - Mongabay.com, May 28, 2009
Former Sierra Leone Media Officials Convicted for Corruption - Anti Corruption Commission, May 28, 2009
Freakonomics: Navigating the Natural Resource Curse - The New York Times, May 26, 2009
Miners Set for Showdown on Ore Prices - Financial Times, May 26, 2009
Africa: Diamond Magnate Calls for "African Way" of Doing Business - All Africa, May 26, 2009
Iraq Oil Minister Under Fire Over Output - AFP, May 26, 2009
Energy Report from the Financial Times - Financial Times, May 26, 2009
Rio Agrees 33% Iron Ore Price Cut With Nippon Steel - Bloomberg, May 26, 2009
Trade Official Quits as Iraq Continues Investigations - The New York Times, May 25, 2009
Preparing for Africa's Boom - UTV, May 25, 2009
Old Law Exhumed by Fighters for Human Rights - Financial Times, May 25, 2009
Into Africa - Financial Times, May 24, 2009
Oil Industry Braces for Trial on Rights Abuses - The New York Times, May 21, 2009
No Fiscal Policy Direction for Ghana's Oil - The Ghanaian Reactor, May 21, 2009
Plan of Action to Advance the Right of Access to Public Information in the Americas Released Today - The Carter Center, May 21, 2009
Dutch disease in Uzbekistan? - Caucasian Review of International Affairs, Spring 2009
Oil Prices Push Above $60, a Six-Month High - The New York Times, May 21, 2009
Chevron Deal Still Unresolved as Crisis Impacts Exploration - The Phnom Penh Post, May 20, 2009
AUDIO: Mining for Disclosure - Sea Change Radio, May 20, 2009
China and Central Asia - Caucasian Review of International Affairs, May 19, 2009
Brazil, China Agree on $10 Billion Loan Package - Oil & Gas Journal, May 19, 2009
Letter to the Editor: The Opacity of Natural Resource Industries - The New York Times, May 19, 2009
Russia Sees Gloom Despite Rise in Oil - The Wall Street Journal, May 19, 2009
Frustrated Activists Contemplate Nevada Mining Taxation Ballot Initiative - IB Times, May 18, 2009
Development: Lifting the "Resource Curse" - IPS, May 18, 2009
Ending the Resource Curse - The New York Times, May 18, 2009
Iraq Kurds Expect Substantial Surplus in Gas Deal - Reuters, May 18, 2009
Peru Army Call for Amazon Protest - BBC, May 17, 2009
Uganda: Iran to Fund Oil Processing in Country - New Vision, May 17, 2009
Nigeria: Government Cautious About Naming Halliburton Suspects - This Day, May 17, 2009
Hard Graft for Indonesia - Asia Times, May 16, 2009
Four New Countries Join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - EITI, May 15, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Congress Moving to Track "Conflict Minerals" - Inter Press Service News Agency, May 15, 2009
Africa Urged to Manage Resources - BBC, May 15, 2009
Falling Gas Prices Deny Russia a Lever of Power - The New York Times, May 15, 2009
"Hostage Killed" in Nigeria Delta - BBC, May 15, 2009
Chinese Deal Threatens IMF Aid for Congo - The Financial Times, May 14, 2009
Thriving Norway Provides an Economics Lesson - The New York Times, May 14, 2009
Kazakhstan Approves Participation in Russia-Led Gas Pipeline - Xinhua News Agency, May 14, 2009
Kazakhs Say Yes to Russia Gas Link - Upstream Online, May 13, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: NGOs Welcome the Congo Conflict Minerals Act of 2009 - ENOUGH Project, May 13, 2009
Mozambique: Rise in Investment in Mining - AIM, May 13, 2009
Violence Rises in Iraq's Tense North - The New York Times, May 13, 2009
Opinion: Bye Bye, Eurasian Pipelines? - The New York Times, May 13, 2009
Zimbabwe: Finalize Mining Legislation, Government Urged - The Herald, May 12, 2009
US$15 Billion More to Respond to Financial Crisis in Africa - The World Bank, May 11, 2009
Iraq Opens Oil Sale of the Century - Público (Spain), May 10, 2009 (Español)
Iraqi Leaders and Kurds Reach Oil Deal; Pelosi Makes Surprise Visit - The New York Times, May 10, 2009
Mined Out in Zambia - Le Monde, May 9, 2009
Peru Amazon Natives Fight for Their Land - Indian Country Today, May 9, 2009
PFS Program's 12th Regional Survey – Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility by the Largest Listed Companies in 11 CEE Countries - Partners for Financial Stability, May 8, 2009
European Union Signs a Pact on a Pipeline for Gas From the Caspian Sea - The New York Times, May 8, 2009
Chavez Extends State Oil Industry - BBC, May 8, 2009
Deal to Boost Key EU Gas Project - BBC, May 8, 2009
Nigeria: Oil Spill Devastates Community's Farmland - This Day, May 7, 2009
Abuses Rampant Along Gas Pipeline: Rights Group - The Irrawaddy (Thailand), May 7, 2009
Paris Judge Opens Probe into African Leaders' Assets - Reuters, May 5, 2009
Liberia: Firestone Liberia Reaches Out To Kparn Yah Community - The Informer, May 5, 2009
3 Koreans Convicted of Bribery in Iraq - The New York Times, May 4, 2009
Ghana: CSOs Urged to Take Interest in Oil Regulatory Framework - Public Agenda, May 4, 2009
Editorial: Still Unfinished Business - The New York Times, May 3, 2009
Amazon Crude: Ecuadorian Lawsuit Against Chevron - 60 Minutes, May 3, 2009
Ghana's Oil Find: Benefits and Nightmares - Daily Guide, April 30, 2009
Africa: Mining Profit for People - Africa Renewal (UN), April 29, 2009
New Report Examines Major Challenges in Mineral Taxation - The Commonwealth (UK), April 29, 2009
Cambodia: Government Targets Miners - The Phnom Penh Post, April 29, 2009
Ghana: Will the Right to Information Bill Be Passed? - Public Agenda, April 27, 2009
Oil Shocks and Recessions - RGE Monitor, April 26, 2009
Petrobrás Chief: Portuguese Affinity 'No Basis' for Oil Exploration Options - The Portugal News Online, April 25, 2009
Avoiding the Curse - RGE Monitor, April 24, 2009
Corruption Case Exposes Scope of Bribery in Nigeria - PBS Newshour, April 24, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: The Enough Project's Comprehensive Approach to Conflict Minerals - The Enough Project, April 24, 2009
Suppliers of Natural Gas: We Expect Clear Rules and Implementation - Focus Information Agency, April 24, 2009
Indonesia Changes Rules for Oil, Gas Cost Recovery - Oil & Gas Journal, April 21, 2009
Duration Doubts Over Base Metals Bounce - Financial Times, April 21, 2009
Ghana: Who Benefits from Mining Laws? - Public Agenda, April 20, 2009
Governor Appeals to Mining Companies - Ghana Web, April 20, 2009
Ghana Unhappy with Amount of Royalties Mining Companies Pay - Ghana Business News, April 20, 2009
Critic of Maliki Is Chosen to Lead Iraq's Parliament - The New York Times, April 19, 2009
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Pledges Justice on Halliburton Scandal - This Day, April 19, 2009
Tanzania: Oil Threatens Union With Zanzibar - East African Business Week (Uganda), April 18, 2009
Ghana's Off-Shore Nightmare - Bretton Woods Project, April 17, 2009
Nigeria: Government, Shell Approve Big Ogoni Oil Spill Study - This Day, April 17, 2009
IFC's Role in Yemen Mining - Bretton Woods Project, April 17, 2009
Uranium Mining in Virginia's Glowing Hills - The Economist, April 16, 2009
Deals Help China Expand Its Sway in Latin America - The New York Times, April 16, 2009
Nigeria: Government Sets Up High-Powered Probe Panel in Halliburton Scandal - Vanguard, April 16, 2009
Huge Congo Land Deal for South Africa's Farmers - Reuters, April 15, 2009
How FG Shared Excess Crude Fund - Rivers, A/Ibom, Delta, Bayelsa Share N40.2bn - Nigerian Tribune, April 15, 2009
Brazil's Lower House Approves Sovereign Wealth Fund - The Wall Street Journal, April 14, 2009
Landmark Decision on Freedom of Information By the European Court of Human Rights - Hungarian Civil Liberties Union, April 14, 2009
Time to Strengthen Ties with Peru - Financial Times, April 14, 2009
Africa: The Urgency of Harnessing Natural Resources to Fight Poverty - World Bank, April 14, 2009
Death of an Anti-Mining Activist: Impunity Lives On - ABS-CBN News Online, April 12, 2009
Africa Losing Millions Through Poor Mining Tax Laws - The Financial Gazette, April 11, 2009
Hard Lessons: The Iraq Reconstruction Experience - Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction, 2009
The Sierra Leone Mining Sector: An Opportunity or a Lasting National Shame? - The Patriotic Vanguard, April 11, 2009
Nigeria Oil Unrest "Kills 1,000" - BBC, April 10, 2009
Asia Companies the New Players in Iraq's Oil Industry - Dow Jones, April 9, 2009
Nigeria: Country Loses U.S. $24 Billion Oil Revenue in Nine Months - This Day, April 9, 2009
The Mines Fuelling Congo's Violence - BBC Newshour, April 9, 2009
Ban on "Conflict Minerals" Would Hurt Congo's Poor - Reuters, April 8, 2009
Nigeria: Government to Publish Names of Halliburton Bribe Takers - Daily Independent, April 8, 2009
Nigeria: Bayelsa, IYC Collaborate on Niger Delta Peace Moves - Daily Trust, April 8, 2009
Oil Giants Loath to Follow Obama's Green Lead - The New York Times, April 8, 2009
Nigeria: Shake-Up in Fuel Company, Six Directors Fired - Vanguard, April 8, 2009
Black Money - Frontline, April 7, 2009
Nigeria: As S&P Lowers Country's Ratings - Daily Independent, April 6, 2009
Petronas' Future Success Hinges On Continued Operational Autonomy, Says Consultancy - Malaysia News, April 5, 2009
Shell Faces Saro-Wiwa Death Claim - Financial Times, April 4, 2009
Nigeria: Militant Group Rejects Yar'Adua Amnesty - Vanguard, April 4, 2009
BOTSWANA: Less Development Revenue as Diamonds Lose Their Shine - IRIN, April 3, 2009
Global Diamond Body Orders Ban on Chiadzwa Diamonds - SW Radio Africa, April 3, 2009
Norway Reviews €75bn Loss in Wwealth Fund - Financial Times, April 3, 2009
Ghana: GNPC Enters New Petroleum Agreement With Vanco, Lukoil - The Chronicle, April 3, 2009
Nigeria: President Promises Amnesty for Delta Militants - This Day, April 3, 2009
Three Former Ministers Freed by Guinea's Junta - Taiwan News, April 3, 2009
Nigeria: EFCC to Probe Halliburton Bribery Scandal - Vanguard, April 2, 2009
Nigeria: Government Alleges Foreign Plot to Scuttle Oil Reform - This Day, April 1, 2009
Nigeria: Company Gets Contract to Start Oil Exploration in North - This Day, April 1, 20099
Indonesia: A Civil Society Budget "Movement"? - International Budget Partnership, April 1, 2009
Economy: A Recession of Rights - Public Service (UK), March 2009
Mining: The Financial Value of Trust - Critical Resource, March 2009
Nigeria: Budget Deficits - FG, States to Borrow N1.6 Trillion - This Day, March 31, 2009
Tanzania Mine Collapse Kills 11 - BBC, March 30, 2009
Africa: Global Crisis "Hits Africa Twice," Says Kofi Annan - All Africa.com, March 27, 2009
Ghana: Red Flag As Capital Flows Out of Country - Public Agenda, March 27, 2009
Nigerian Oil Official Warns of Tough Times to Come - Leadership, March 26, 2009
As Chinese Investment in Africa Drops, Hope Sinks - The New York Times, March 26, 2009
BEITI: Bayelsa Releases March Revenue Receipt - Vanguard (Nigeria), March 25, 2009
Africa 'Loses Out On Mining Cash' - BBC, March 25, 2009
Zambia's Copperbelt Reels From Global Crisis - The Washington Post, March 25, 2009
Botswana: Report the 'Credit Crunch' From an African Perspective - Mmegi, March 24, 2009
Guinea Charges Former Mines Ministers with Graft - Reuters, March 24, 2009
Military Denies Freeport Payments - The Jakarta Globe, March 24, 2009
US Mining Giant Still Paying Indonesia Military - AFP, March 23, 2009
Ghana: Isodec, Oxfam Commend Country's Steps Towards Oil Transparency - Public Agenda, March 23, 2009
Amid Russian Outcry, Ukraine Unveils EU Pipeline Plans - Reuters, March 23, 2009
Chávez Trims Budget to Offset Low Oil Revenues - The New York Times, March 21, 2009
The Pope Says PWYP and EITI "Merit Support" - The Holy See, March 20, 2009
Mongolia: The Kremlin Extends Agricultural Aid to Ulaanbaatar - EurasiaNet, March 19, 2009
The Scramble For A Piece of Burma - TIME, March 19, 2009
Afghanistan to Launch Oil, Gas Licensing Round in April - Oil and Gas Journal, March 19, 2009
Oil Industry Regulation Bill Pushed - Business World Online (Philippines), March 19, 2009
S&P Assigns Libya Investment Grade Credit Rating - The Associated Press, March 18, 2009
Uganda Urged to 'Audit' IOCs - Oil and Gas Journal, March 18, 2009
Opposition Leader Takes Power in Madagascar - Reuters, March 18, 2009
BANGOF Wants BEITI Backed By Law - Daily Triumph (Nigeria), March 18, 2009
China Seeks Export Carbon Relief - BBC, March 17, 2009
Madagascar President Cedes Power - Reuters, March 17, 2009
Downturn 'Risks Africa Conflict' - BBC, March 17, 2009
ISODEC on Control of Nation's Natural Resources - New Times Online, March 16, 2009
Nigeria: FG, States, LGs Share N250 Billion Revenue - Leadership, March 16, 2009
Ghana: Budget Fails Social Democracy Test - Public Agenda, March 16, 2009
Ghana: Mining Companies Might Lose Permits - Public Agenda, March 16, 2009
MPs Advised to Keep Watchful Eye on Oil - The New Vision (Uganda), March 15, 2009
China Forex Fund Finds Safety in Secrecy - Financial Times, March 15, 2009
Commentary: Making a Commitment to Transparency - The Kansas City Star, March 14, 2009
Is East Africa Ready for Oil? - Reuters Blogs, March 13, 2009
Observers Congratulate Ghana on Transparency in Oil Sector - Voice of America News, March 13, 2009
Progress Made on Energy Training: Government - The Phnom Pehn Post (Cambodia), March 13, 2009
Nigeria: "Less Corruption, More Prudent Management Key to States’ Survival" - Business Day Online, March 12, 2009
Collier: Time for Explosive Action - Guardian, March 11, 2009
Kazakhstan: Financial Crisis Fans the Embers of Political Discontent - EurasiaNet, March 11, 2009
Nigeria: Bayelsa - Charting a New Course in Transparency - This Day, March 11, 2009
Africa Faces Deepening Gloom - BBC, March 11, 2009
Kenya: Petroleum Conference Opens in Mombasa - The New Times, March 11, 2009
Nigeria: States and Local Government Funds - Daily Champion, March 11, 2009
The Amsterdam Declaration on Transparency and Reporting - Corporate Social Responsibility News, March 10, 2009
What It Takes to Be a Petro-State: Enough Lessons for Ghana - Home Page Ghana, March 10, 2009
Nigeria: Governors Demand Sharing of Excess Crude Savings - This Day, March 10, 2009
The Requirements of the "Law on Budget System" were Violated - Investigative Journalists Network (Azerbaijan), March 10, 2009
Hon. Alhaji Alpha Kanu Becomes Mineral Resources and Political Affairs Minister - The Patriotic Vanguard (Sierra Leone), March 10, 2009
Nigeria: Oil Workers Panicked Over Impending Layoffs - Leadership, March 10, 2009
Nigeria: Truth Commission Blames Rivers Crises on Odili, Obasanjo Governments - Vanguard, March 10, 2009
Study Says Newmont Should Improve Community Ties - Associated Press, March 9, 2009
An End to the Resource Curse? - Punch (Nigeria), March 10, 2009
Bayelsa Inaugurates Committee on Transparency - Punch (Nigeria), March 6, 2009
Auctioning Mineral Assets Is Way To Go, Says Adviser to Liberia - Mining Weekly, March 6, 2009
Breaking the Resource Curse: Concession Negotiation in Liberia - Huffington Post, March 6, 2009
Oil Revenues Dropping, Iraq's Parliament Cuts the Budget - The New York Times, March 6, 2009
Nigeria: Meltdown Depletes Government's Monthly Allocations - Vanguard, March 6, 2009
UK Arrest in Nigerian Bribe Case - BBC, March 6, 2009
Bayelsa Launches Transparency Initiative - Vanguard, March 6, 2009
Markets: Revenue Watch Makes Progress in Promoting Transparency to National Oil Companies - Energy Asia, March 5, 2009
Government Inaugurates Transparency Initiative - This Day, March 5, 2009
ExxonMobil Sticks to Investment Plan - Financial Times, March 5, 2009
Peru Mining Conflicts Grow Critical - InfoZine, March 4, 2009
Desmond Tutu: Will Africa Let Sudan Off the Hook? - The New York Times, March 2, 2009
Russia Admits Financial Mistakes - CNN, March 2, 2009
Ukraine Teeters as Citizens Blame Banks and Government - The New York Times, March 1, 2009
Nigeria: Senate Faults Creation of Mining Office - This Day, February 28, 2009
Uganda: Parliament Receives Oil Agreement - Daily Monitor, February 28, 2009
President Mills: Government Will Review Draft Oil Law - Ghana News, February 28, 2009
Desordenado Uso de Ingresos Petroleros - El Mercurio (Ecuador), February 28, 2009
Ghana: EU Rep Walks Out of Forum - Public Agenda, February 27, 2009
Obama Budget Hits Oil, Gas Companies With New Fees, Taxes - The Wall Street Journal, February 26, 2009
Cambodia's Oil Resources: Blessing or Curse? - The Economist, February 26, 2009
Falling Revenues Threaten Rebuilding and Stability in Iraq - The New York Times, February 25, 2009
Total to Back Trans-Sahara Gas Pipeline - Financial Times, February 25, 2009
Bayelsa Wage Bill Exceeds Revenues - The Punch (Nigeria), February 25, 2009
Cambodia: Cursed By Oil and Poverty - UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, February 25, 2009
Nigeria: Investors Jittery Over Oil Sector Reform Bill - This Day, February 25, 2009
Indonesian Watchdog Urges LNG Contracts Review - Oil and Gas Journal, February 23, 2009
Justice for American Indians - The New York Times, February 22, 2009
Pristine African Park Faces Development - The New York Times, February 22, 2009
Total, the French Oil Company, Places Its Bets Globally - The New York Times, February 22, 2009
China, Venezuela Bolster 'Strategic Fund' for Development - Oil and Gas Journal, February 20, 2009
With Cash to Spend, China Starts Investing Globally - The New York Times, February 20, 2009
Nigeria: 8 Communities Bring Gas-Flaring Lawsuit Against Agip/ENI, Chevron, Exxon, NNPC, Shell - Africa News, February 19, 2009
Film "Under Rich Earth" - On Ecuadorian Farmers' Struggle Against Ascendant Copper Mining Firm Over Land - Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, February 19, 2009
Oil, Corruption, and Threats to Our National Interest: Will We Learn from Iraq? - Military Review, February 2009
The Case for Transparency in Financial Markets Is Not Clear-Cut - The Economist, February 19, 2009
16 Held in Coup Effort in Equatorial Guinea - The New York Times, February 19, 2009
Bayelsa Assembly Passes 2009 Budget - Vanguard, February 19, 2009
Canada Slips on Oil's Slide - The Wall Street Journal, February 19, 2009
Qatar Mulls Opting for Transparency Initiative - Gulf Times, February 18, 2009
Equatorial Guinea: Govt Accuses Delta Militants of Palace Attack - This Day, February 18, 2009
Nigeria: Senate Passes Harmonized Budget of N3.102 Trillion - Vanguard, February 18, 2009
China, Russia Strike $25 Billion Oil Pact - The Wall Street Journal, February 18, 2009
Congo Close to Sealing Mining Contracts - Financial Times, February 18, 2009
Central American Mining Could Undermine Economic Well-Being - Oxfam America, February 17, 2009 | Español
Gunfire Rattles Capital of Equatorial Guinea - The New York Times, February 17, 2009
Nigeria: Economy—Governors Panic As Allocations Shrink - Vanguard, February 17, 2009
Liberia: President Johnson Sirleaf Arrives in Qatar-All Set to Address Extractive Industries Conference - Liberia Government, February 16, 2009
Nigeria: Federal Allocations Crash - This Day, February 16, 2009
Bolivia Pays a High Price for Nationalization - Financial Times, February 16, 2009
Plunging In: Petrobras Sets Some Ambitious Targets - The Economist, February 12, 2009
Crisis Hitting Poor Hard in Developing World - The World Bank, February 12, 2009
Congo-Kinshasa: Joblessness Rises as Global Crisis Hits Mining - Inter Press Service News Agency, February 12, 2009
Rio Tinto to Gain $19.5bn Cash Injection from China's Chinalco - Financial Times, February 12, 2009
Nigeria: U.S. Company Pleads Guilty in Bribery Case - This Day, February 11, 2009
Senate Orders Probe of N231.3bn Natural Resources Fund - The Punch (Nigeria), February 11, 2009
Iraqi Oil Meetings to Start Crucial, Difficult Year as Ministry Faces Variety of Critics - UPI, February 11, 2009
Ghana: No Immediate Returns from Oil Find - The Chronicle, February 10, 2009
Congo Pressed Over China Minerals Accord - Financial Times, February 10, 2009
Credit Crunch Will Exacerbate the Commodity Super-Cycle - Financial Times, February 10, 2009
UAE—Economists Call for More Transparency - Khaleej Times, February 9, 2009
Nigerian Militant Group Claims Attack on Shell Plant - AFP, February 7, 2009
It's Time to Come Clean on Taxes - The Guardian, February 6, 2009
After Mysterious Fire, Online Journalist Dead in Republic of Congo - Committee to Protect Journalists, February 6, 2009
Bolivia's Gas Investors to Spend $530 Million, Minister Says - Bloomberg, February 6, 2009
The 'Energy Weapon' Can Be a Double-Edged Sword - The Daily Star (Lebanon), February 6, 2009
Nigeria: Interest Rates to Soar As States Go Borrowing - This Day, February 6, 2009
New Faces, Old Problems - The Jakarta Globe, February 6, 2009
Cambodia: Country for Sale - Global Witness, February 5, 2009
Nigeria: The Local Content Challenge - Daily Trust, February 4, 2009
Commodities Face "Seven Thin Years" - Financial Times, February 4, 2009
No More Oligarchy in Rivers—Nwuke - The Tide Online, February 4, 2009
ENI Response to Environmental, Social and Health Effects of the Kashagan Oil Field Development in Kazakhstan - Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, February 3, 2009
Petrobras Looks Abroad to Refine Finance Options - Financial Times, February 3, 2009
Kazakhstan Nationalises Bank and Opens Asset Talks with Russia - Financial Times, February 3, 2009
In Bolivia, Untapped Bounty Meets Nationalism - The New York Times, February 3, 2009
Minister Concerned at Mine Safety Report Findings - Bua News (South Africa), February 2, 2009
£13,700,000,000? £8,500,000,000? £3,700,000,000? - The Guardian, February 2, 2009
Scores Killed in Kenya Oil Fire - BBC, February 1, 2009
Zambia Abolishes 25% Windfall Mining Tax - Reuters, January 30, 3009
Nigeria: Government Revokes Two Oil Blocks - This Day, January 30, 2009
Iraqi Elections Face Crucial Test in Violent Mosul - The New York Times, January 29, 2009
Angola: Growth Slips Over Oil Price - UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, January 29, 2009
Putin's Grasp of Energy Drives Russian Agenda - The New York Times, January 28, 2009
Halliburton Will Settle KBR Suit for $559 Million - The Washington Post, January 27, 2009
Nigeria: Local Firm Delivers Country's First Offshore Oil Platform - Daily Independent, January 27, 2009
World Social Forum: Catholic Aid Agencies Urge Latin American Governments to Protect Citizens from Impacts of Extractive Industries- CIDSE, January 26, 2009 (pdf)
Oil Companies Invest Over $500m - The New Vision (Uganda), January 26, 2009
Mining Sector Pressure Forces Zambia into Retreat on Taxes - Financial Times, January 26, 2009
Azerbaijan Launches Development of Tenth Report on Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - Today.Az, January 23, 2009
Botswana: Government Rejects Bailing Out Mines - Mmegi, January 22, 2009
Pemex Oil Output Fell at Fastest Rate Since WWII - Bloomberg, January 21, 2009
Kenya Starts Investigation into Missing Oil Imports - Financial Times, January 21, 2009
Day One: New FOIA Rules - Columbia Journalism Review, January 21, 2009
Tanker Damaged in Nigeria Attack - BBC, January 21, 2009
A Fugitive Businessman Settles a Case - The New York Times, January 20, 2009
Nigeria: Agip Tasked on Clean Up of Nembe Oil Spill - Vanguard, January 20, 2009
Asian, Middle East Countries to Meet on Energy Investments - Stratfor, January 20, 2009
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Reforms Scandal-Ridden Oil Industry - Daily Independent, January 19, 2009
Russia and Ukraine Sign Agreement on Gas - The New York Times, January 19, 2009
SAHRC Finding Highlights Issues of Community Relocation to Make Way for Mining - Mining Weekly, January 16, 2009
Ukraine Needlessly Pokes Russia - The Christian Science Monitor, January 16, 2009
Gazprom: Russia Is Trying to Get Gas to Europe - The Wall Street Journal, January 16, 2009
Gabonese Rights Activists Appear in Court - OneWorld UK, January 16, 2009
Turkmen Leader Fires Top Officials - Associated Press, January 16, 2009
A Sticky Ending for the Tar Sands - The Economist, January 15, 2009
NGO Poses Questions about Mining to Mongolian Government - UB Post (Mongolia), January 15, 2009
Chávez Lets West Make Oil Bids as Prices Plunge - The New York Times, January 15, 2009
SDI Hosts National Consultative Conference on FOI in Sierra Leone - Awareness Times, January 14, 2009
Gas Crisis in Europe Continues - The New York Times, January 14, 2009
Nigeria: Central Bank Explains Currency Devaluation - Vanguard, January 14, 2009
Nigeria: Federal Government Declares Excess Crude Earnings No Longer for Sharing - Daily Independent, January 14, 2009
U.S. Watchdog Cites KBR, U.S. and Iraq Governments for Poor South Oil Reconstruction - Iraq Oil Report, January 14, 2009
Ecuador Approves Law to Resume Mining Activities—Environmental and Indigenous Groups Protest (Spanish) - El Nuevo Empresario, January 14, 2009
EU Warns of Legal Action Over Gas - BBC, January 14, 2009
Dirt-Cheap Gas in 2009: Be Careful What You Wish For - Tomdispatch.com, January 14, 2009
Biggest Oil Well Found in Amuru - Daily Monitor (Uganda), January 14, 2009
Nigeria: Federal Government Stops Sharing of Excess Crude Proceeds - This Day, January 14, 2009
Oil Rises on Saudi Rhetoric - CNNMoney.com, January 13, 2009
Nigeria's Gas Profits 'Up In Smoke' - BBC, January 13, 2009
Russia Gas 'Flows Back to Europe' - BBC, January 13, 2009
Zimbabwe Diamond Dealings to be Probed - Zimgreats.com, January 12, 2009
Gulf Oil States Seeking a Lead in Clean Energy - The New York Times, January 12, 2009
Nigeria: Oil Blocks—Representatives Indict Obasanjo, DPR, CBN, Ministry - Vanguard, January 12, 2009
Russia 'Ready' to Resume Gas Flow - BBC, January 12, 2009
Gabon Accuses Graft Activists of Inciting Revolt - Reuters Africa, January 10, 2009
Photographs Confirm Torture of Peasants Who Protested Against Majaz Mining - Human Rights Blog of Peru, January 9, 2009 | Español
Europe Homes Freeze Amid Gas Row - BBC, January 9, 2009
War and Natural Gas: The Israeli Invasion and Gaza's Offshore Gas Fields - Global Research, January 8, 2009
Op Ed: Europe's Big Chill - The New York Times, January 8, 2009
Ghana: Is There Even More Oil Offshore? - The Chronicle, January 8, 2009
Head of Nigeria's Accounting Association Touts EITI - Daily Sun, January 8, 2009
Over 80 Organizations Ask Global Compact to Delist Petrochina for Complicity in Genocide - Global Compact Critics, January 7, 2009
Nigeria: Transparency - Key to Niger Delta's Sustainable Development - This Day, January 7, 2009
Nothing Will Derail Uganda's Oil Deal - The New Vision, January 7, 2009
Ghana-ing Votes - Financial Times, January 7, 2009
Op-Ed: Don't Act Surprised - International Herald Tribune, January 7, 2009
Zambia to Discuss Copper Mine Windfall Tax - Reuters, January 7, 2009
Op Ed: Putin Strikes Again - The Globe and Mail, January 7, 2009
Putin's Third Way - National Interest, January 6, 2009
Russia Cuts Gas, and Europe Shivers - The New York Times, January 6, 2009
Mozambique: Mining Company Abandons Gold Mine - Agencia de Informção de Moçambique, January 6, 2009
Oil Firm Won't Build Refinery in Reserve - The New Vision, January 6, 2009
Norway Has Applied for EITI Candidate Status - Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, January 6, 2009
Putin Orders Reduction in Gas Sent to Europe Through Ukraine - The Washington Post, January 6, 2009
Mining Industry is the Pits, Says Report - Keunsel Online (Bhutan), January 5, 2009
PERU: Open-Pit Mine Continues to Swallow City - Inter Press Service, January 5, 2009
China Eyes Developed Mine Assets - Financial Times, January 5, 2009
Uganda Speeds Up Oil Production - The New Vision, January 5, 2009
Gazprom Prepares to Halt Shipments to Ukraine - The New York Times, December 31, 2008
Iraq to Open More Oil Fields to Bidding - The New York Times, December 31, 2008
Nigeria: Massive Shake-Up Looms in Oil Industry - This Day, December 29, 2008
Guinea: Junta Warns Mining Sector - Vanguard, December 29, 2008
Guinean Junta Warns Mining Sector - BBC, December 27, 2008
Gas-Producing Countries Try to Be More Like OPEC - The New York Times, December 24, 2008
U.N. Report Says East Timor 'At Risk of Anarchy' - The Australian, December 23, 2008
Activist Throws Utah Oil and Gas Lease Auction Into Chaos - The Huffington Post, December 19, 2008
Texas Braces for an Oil Bust - Time, December 19, 2008
Pertamina Owes State Big Time in Unpaid Tax: ICW - The Jakarta Post (Indonesia), December 17, 2008
Nigeria: Shell, Mobil Shutdown As Pirates Take Over Bonny Island - Daily Trust, December 17, 2008
Botswana: No Rescue Package for Mines Yet Despite Crisis - Mmegi, December 16, 2008
Total Italy CEO Arrested for Alleged Corruption - France 24, December 16, 2008
How Spain Built on the Boom in Dirty Money - The Times (U.K.), December 16, 2008
Liberia: President Adopts New Tactics in Fight Against Corruption - All Africa.com, December 15, 2008
Nigeria: Govt Official Investigated Over Chevron Tax Evasion - Daily Independent, December 15, 2008
Battle in a Poor Land for Riches Beneath the Soil - The New York Times, December 15, 2008
Liberia: President Adopts New Tactics in Fight Against Corruption - All Africa.com, December 15, 2008
Nigeria: Govt Official Investigated Over Chevron Tax Evasion - Daily Independent, December 15, 2008
Big Oil Projects Put in Jeopardy by Fall in Prices - The New York Times, December 15, 2008
Nigeria: Global Crisis—Country Loses N177 Billion Oil Revenue - This Day, December 15, 2008
Oil Firms Face Tough Disclosure Rules - Houston Chronicle, December 14, 2008
Kuwait: Transparency Urged Over Dow Mega Deal - Kuwait Times, December 14, 2008
A Clear Vision for US and Africa - The Boston Globe, December 12, 2008
Mining Bill Nears House Approval - Jakarta Post (Indonesia), December 12, 2008
Nigerian Court Upholds 2007 Presidential Election - AP, December 12, 2008
Indonesian MPs Agree to Pass Mining Law - Reuters, December 11, 2008
Malaysia, Vietnam: Basing Budgets on High-Priced Crude - Stratfor, December 11, 2008
Chavez Steps Into Devil's Excrement - Investor's Business Daily, December 11, 2008
Government Bribes in Cameroon Divert Funds From Food Amid Riots - Bloomberg.com, December 11, 2008
Uganda: Oil Sharing Deal Still Clothed in Secrecy - The New Vision, December 10, 2008
Nigeria: World Bank - Economic Downturn On Developing Countries Will Dim - This Day, December 10, 2008
Miner Rio Tinto Cuts 14,000 Jobs - BBC, December 10, 2008
So Long, Super-Cycle - Financial Times, December 9, 2008
Massive Job Losses in Congo Mines - BBC, December 9, 2008
Group Launches Report Indicating ADB's Failure to Protect the Poor - GMA News and Public Affairs (Philippines), December 8, 2008
Backlash at Aboriginal Mining Loss - The Age (Australia), December 8, 2008
Saudi Arabia Bullish On Oil's Future - 60 Minutes, December 7, 2008
The Oil Is Ours - Vision Guyana, December 7, 2008
An African Scorecard - International Herald Tribune, December 5, 2008
Barrick Considering Pulling Out - The Guardian, December 5, 2008
State Finds (or Buys) Some Peace in Nigeria - The New York Times, December 4, 2008
Karnataka Unveils New Mining Policy - Mangalorean (India), December 4, 2008
Liberia: GOL Revenues, Expenditures to Be Made Public - The News, December 4, 2008
Liberia: Audit Unable to Determine Actual Revenue - The News, December 4, 2008
Eerie Silence at Zimbabwe Diamond Mine - BBC, December 4, 2008
Ghana Votes for a Share of the Oil - The New Statesman, December 4, 2008
Soros Foundation Kazakhstan Supports Production of the Documentary on Social Investment Projects - Kazakhstan Revenue Watch, December 3, 2008
World Bank Launches New Anti-Corruption Program - The World Bank, December 3, 2008
Nigeria: Anxiety Over 2009 Budget As Naira Plummets - Daily Independent, December 3, 2008
State Finds (or Buys) Some Peace in Nigeria - The New York Times, December 3, 2008
Commodities Are a Joke - Macro Man, December 2, 2008
Kurds Defend Policies in Sharp Rebuke to Iraqi Government - International Herald Tribune, December 1, 2008
Germany Aims to Guide the West's Ties to Russia - The New York Times, December 1, 2008
Liberia: The Audit Findings Are Public Interest - The News, December 1, 2008
OPEC Ends Meeting With No Plan to Prop Up Prices - The New York Times, December 1, 2008
OPEC Refuses Oil Production Cuts - BBC, November 29, 2008
Video: Nouriel Roubini Sees Oil Falling Further 20%, Hurting Russia - Bloomberg News, November 28, 2008
Venezuela and Russia Sign Accords - The New York Times, November 28, 2008
Nigeria: Country, Angola to Be Highest-Earning Oil Producers By 2030 - This Day, November 26, 2008
Zambia: Economic Slack Unavoidable - The Times of Zambia, November 25, 2008
Rio Shares Plunge as BHP Walks Away - Financial Times, November 25, 2008
Cobalt Fall Reflects Slowdown in China - Financial Times, November 24, 2008
Market Decline Fuels Kuwaiti Sense of Malaise - Financial Times, November 24, 2008
Iraqi Foes of Security Deal Seek to Shield Assets - The New York Times, November 23, 2008
Iraq Needs Security Pact for Order, Officials Say - The New York Times, November 22, 2008
Azerbaijan: Fate of Megabucks-3 - Investigative Journalists Network, November 21, 2008 (pdf)
ICW Unveils Unrecorded Taxes from Subsidized Fuel Sales - The Jakarta Post, November 21, 2008
Nigerian Government: We Can't Sell Petrol at N50 - Daily Independent, November 20, 2008
Uganda: What is Plan B for Oil - The New Vision (Uganda), November 20, 2008
Uganda: Nigeria to Help Country on Petroleum - The New Vision (Uganda), November 20, 2008
Dar es Salaam Seeks to Benefit from Its Minerals - The Citizen (Tanzania), November 20, 2008
Africa: Mandatory, Not Voluntary—Holding Canadian Companies Accountable - Pambazuka News (U.K.), November 20, 2008
Top Nigerian Anti-Graft Official Quits - Reuters, November 20, 2008
Syria Hit by Double Blow on Oil Prices and Falling Supplies - Financial Times, November 20, 2008
World Bank to Help Mitigate Impact of Global Financial Crisis on Africa’s Development - The World Bank, November 19, 2008
Is Uganda's Oil Boom in Danger? - The New Vision, November 19, 2008
UN Report Says Torture Rife in Equatorial Guinea - Reuters, November 19, 2008
UN Report Says Torture Rife in Equatorial Guinea - Reuters, November 19, 2008
Drilling vs. Direct Democracy in Mexico - CounterPunch, November 18, 2008
Video: Voyage Au Bout du Charbon - Le Monde, November 17, 2008
Iraq Quietly Dismisses Its Anticorruption Officials - The New York Times, November 17, 2008
Iraq Cabinet Agrees to U.S. Troop Exit by End of 2011 - Los Angeles Times, November 17, 2008
Congo’s Riches, Looted by Renegade Troops - The New York Times, November 15, 2008
Norway's Oil Fund Shrinks 1.3% in October - Reuters, November 14, 2008
Miners, Aboriginal Groups Seek Revenue Split - Business Edge (Canada), November 14, 2008
Bayelsa NGOs Advocate True Federalism - Vanguard (Nigeria), November 14, 2008
Sylva Stresses Need for Infrastructural Development - Vanguard (Nigeria), November 14, 2008
Nigeria: Fresh Threat to 2009 Budget As Oil Sells Below $57 - Daily Independent, November 13, 2008
Congolese Citizens Caught in Crossfire of Battle for Region’s Lucrative Resources - Democracy Now!, November 13, 2008
Credit Crisis Threatens Africa's Development - Reuters, November 13, 2008
The Oil Investment Dilemma - Council on Foreign Relations, November 11, 2008
Oil Prices Drop to 20-Month Low - The New York Times, November 11, 2008
Governors Want Higher Oil Price Benchmark - This Day (Nigeria), November 11, 2008
Zambia: Lower Copper Prices Will Hurt the Poor - UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, November 10, 2008
Governors Meet Over Falling Crude Oil Prices - This Day (Nigeria), November 10, 2008
Ivory Coast Oil Reserves Estimated at 400 Billion Barrels - Fratmat (France), November 9, 2008 (en Français)
PNG Criticised Over Massive Liquid Natural Gas Project Loan - ABC News (Australia), November 7, 2008
Several Killed in Niger Delta Political Gang Battle - Reuters, November 7, 2008
Nigeria: Oil Producing Community Alleges Neglect By Government - Vanguard, November 5, 2008
Peru's PM Says No Talks Until Mining Protests Stop - Reuters, November 5, 2008
GUINEA: Mining Communities Will Not Let Up "Despite Repression" - UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, November 4, 2008
Nigeria: Yar'Adua Backs Freedom of Information Bill - This Day, November 4, 2008
Liberia: Uncertainty Hangs Over Mittal Steel Money - The Inquirer, November 4, 2008
Nigeria: FG Charges Players in Oil Sector to Curtail Risks On Environment - Daily Independent, November 4, 2008
Guinea: Mining Communities Will Not Let Up 'Despite Repression' - UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, November 4, 2008
Nigeria: Shema Optimistic of Oil Prospects in the North - Daily Trust, November 3, 2008
Ministers: Yar'Adua Dumps Politicians for Experts - Vanguard (Nigeria), November 3, 2008
Third World Network Hosts Mining Conference - GNA (Ghana), November 2, 2008
Nigeria Reviews Deals with Chinese, Korean Firms - Reuters, November 1, 2008
Iraq and U.S. Confer on Iraqi Economy - The New York Times, November 1, 2008
Iraq Attempting Oil Revenue Transparency Pact - UPI, October 31, 2008
Corruption and Lack of Transparency in Tajik Extractives Industry - Bank Information Center, October 30, 2008
Johann Hari: How We Fuel Africa's Bloodiest War - The Independent (UK), October 30, 2008
Thousands Protest as Peru Cuts Mining Royalties - Reuters, October 30, 2008
Avoiding the Oil Curse - Slate, October 29, 2008
IMF and World Bank Need to Bolster Transparency Measures in the Extractive Industries - Bank Information Center (BIC) and Global Witness, October 29, 2008
Thompson & Knight Advising on $7 Billion Angolan Gas Deal - The American Lawyer Daily, October 28, 2008
Drilling and Killing: Landmark Trial Against Chevron Begins Over Its Role in the Niger Delta - Democracy Now! October 28, 2008
Iraqi Oil Exports Slide Since May but Turnaround Expected - UPI, October 24, 2008
Venezuela's Budget Based on Petroleum at 60 USD a Barrel - MercoPress (Uruguay), October 23, 2008
Russia, Iran and Venezuela: An Axis in Need of Oiling - The Economist, October 23, 2008
Emerging Markets: A Taxonomy of Trouble - The Economist, October 23, 2008
A Northern Neighbor Growls, and Azerbaijan Reassesses Its Options - The New York Times, October 22, 2008
OPEC Ponders Choices as Oil Prices Plummet - The New York Times, October 21, 2008
Oil Groups Fear Nigeria Reforms - The Financial Times, October 20 2008
Three Oil-Rich Countries Face a Reckoning - The New York Times, October 20, 2008
New Horizons for the EITI - Maxims News Network (UN), October 20, 2008
Nigeria Cuts Budget After Oil Price Fall - BBC News (UK), October 17, 2008
Cuba Claims Massive Oil Reserves - BBC News (UK), October 17, 2008
African Union Adopts Africa Mining Vision - Panapress, October 16, 2008
U.S. Cites Improvement in Azerbaijan Election - Voice of America, October 16, 2008
Falling Oil Prices Make Iraq Revisit Budget - Associated Press, October 15, 2008
With a Collective Shrug, Azerbaijan Votes for Its Leader - The New York Times, October 15, 2008
Nigeria: Oil Price Crash Delays 2009 Budget - This Day (Nigeria), October 14 2008
Central Bank Governor: Nigeria's Oil Windfall Account Depleted - Vanguard (Nigeria), October 14 2008
Peru's Cabinet in Turmoil Over Scandal - Financial Times, October 10, 2008
Editorial: Nearing the End in Iraq - The New York Times, October 8, 2008
Public Ethics Radio on the Resource Curse - Carnegie Council, October 7, 2008
Oil Contract Scandal Shakes Peru - BBC News (UK), October 7, 2008
Second Edition of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance Launched - Mo Ibrahim Foundation, October 6, 2008
Iraqis Unite to Restore Minority Representation Law - The New York Times, October 6, 2008
Kazakhstan Seeks to Balance East and West - The New York Times, October 5, 2008
Militants 'Free' Nigeria Hostages - BBC News (UK), October 5, 2008
Nigeria: Civil Societies Present Oil Commission Bill to Assembly - Leadership, October 2, 2008
East Timor's Wealth: Blessing or Curse? - BBC News (UK), September 24, 2008
Trinidad: Monitoring Oil and Gas Resources - Trinidad & Tobago Express, September 24, 2008
Zambia: A Measure of Hope - The New York Times, September 22, 2008
South Africa: Poor Feel Curse of Black Gold - Pretoria News (South Africa)/AllAfrica, September 22, 2008
Risky Toughness: Nigerian Army's Approach Could Unite Militants - The Economist, September 18, 2008
US Senators Want Iraqi Oil Trust Fund - UPI, September 17, 2008
Niger Delta: Again, UK Clarifies Position - This Day (Nigeria), September 15, 2008
Lack of Transparency May Threaten Uganda's Future As an Oil-Producer - Monitor Online (Uganda), September 14, 2008
Yar' Adua Challenges EITI on Stolen Oil - Daily Triumph (Nigeria), September 12, 2008
China: Lack of Transparency Aids Foreign Policy Aims - Financial Times (UK), September 11, 2008
Nigeria: Eight Oil Blocks Illegally Awarded, Says House - This Day (Nigeria), September 11, 2008
Lula’s New Lucre: Brazil May Keep Full Control of Offshore Oil - Financial Times (UK), September 10, 2008
Militants in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Seize Oil Platform - This Day (Nigeria), September 10, 2008
World Bank Scraps Pipeline Funding Over Chad's Use of Oil Revenues - Forbes/AP, September 10, 2008
U.S. Vice President Promotes Pipelines in Baku - The Moscow Times, September 5, 2008
A Petrodollar Saved - The Economist, September 4, 2008
U.S. Moves Toward International Accounting Rules - The New York Times, August 27, 2008
Crude Realities in Ghana - Financial Times, August 27, 2008
World Bank Says Improved Poverty Data Reveals Wider Problem, But Measurable Progress in Reduction - The World Bank, August 26, 2008
Brazil Plans Fund for Revenue from New Oilfields - Financial Times, August 21, 2008
Iraqi Figures Show Low Spending on Reconstruction - The New York Times, August 20, 2008
Equatorial Guinea: Human Rights Drowning in Oil - Inter Press Service, August 18, 2008
Parliament Reports on Corruption at Oil Establishments - Yemen Observer, August 16, 2008
The Benefits and the Curse of Oil - The Economist, August 14, 2008
Opulence and Chaos Meet in an African Boomtown - The New York Times, August 13, 2008
Zimbabwe Opposition Holds Quiet Talks with Mining Group - Financial Times, August 13, 2008
Editorial: Time for Iraq to Pay the Bill - The New York Times, August 8, 2008
Nigerian Anti-Corruption Official Demoted - The Daily Trust (Nigeria), August 6, 2008
U.S. Lawmakers Spar Over Iraq's Unspent Surplus - Associated Press, August 6, 2008
Federal Committee in Nigeria Seeks Repeal of All Oil and Gas Laws - The Daily Trust (Nigeria), August 5, 2008
Iraqis Fail to Agree on Provincial Elections - The New York Times, August 4, 2008
Wariness of China in Ghana's Commodity Markets - Inter Press Service, July 29, 2008
Oil Exports From Northern Iraq Rise Sharply - The New York Times, July 26, 2008
Resource Curse Leads to Wastage - The Star (Malaysia), July 23, 2008
Oil and the Public Interest - Vox, July 12, 2008
Members of Parliament Sway Goverment on Improved Mining Oversight - The Citizen (Tanzania), July 10, 2008
Government to Publish Revenue from Concessions - The News (Liberia), July 8, 2008
U.S. Advised Iraqi Ministry on Oil Deals - The New York Times, June 30, 2008
Turmoil in Nigeria Hits Wallets in U.S. - The New York Times, June 29, 2008
Oil Payment Reporting Bill Would Help Investors - Reuters, June 26, 2008
U.S. May Make Energy Firms List Payments to Governments - The Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2008
K Street in Brief: Opening the Books - The Hill, June 24, 2008
In Equatorial Guinea, Africa's Worst Dictator? - Slate, June 24, 2008
Nigeria Rebels Declare Cease-Fire in Oil-Rich Delta - Christian Science Monitor, June 23, 2008
Editorial: Iraq Oil Rush - The New York Times, June 22, 2008
Concerns Over Chinese Investment in Africa - Inter Press Service, June 16, 2008
In Nigeria, Oil Wealth Delivers Grief - YaleGlobal, June 10, 2008
Mining Companies Refuse to Pay Royalties - Namibia Economist, June 9, 2008
Putsched Back - Corporate Leader Daily, June 6, 2008
East Asian States Work Toward Energy Foothold in Central Asia - EurasiaNet, June 5, 2008
NGO Has Eye on Belinga Mining Project - Gaboneco, June 3, 2008 (en Français)
Deepening Spain's EITI Commitment - FRIDE, June 2, 2008
Global Demand Squeezing Natural Gas Supply - The New York Times, May 29, 2008
Shell Warns Nigeria on Investor Confidence But Agrees to Loan Deal - Financial Times, May 27, 2008
Rockefellers Seek Change at Exxon - The New York Times, May 27, 2008
Opinion: EITI Will Reduce Corruption and Boost Indonesia's Economy - The Jakarta Post, May 26, 2008
U.S. EITD Bill Would Crack Down on Corrupt Firms - The Observer, May 25, 2008
Questioning the Latest Inquiry into Nigeria's National Oil Company - Nigerian Muse, May 21, 2008
Ghana Integrity Initiative Presses for Contract Disclosure - myjoyonline.com, May 20, 2008
Tanzania to Review Tax Structures for Mining Sector - The Citizen, May 19, 2008
Seeing Through Big Oil - Forbes.com, May 16, 2008
Nigeria Pipeline Blast Kills at Least 100 - Reuters Africa, May 15, 2008
EITI Launches Transparency Guide for Businesses - EITI, May 13, 2008
In Visit to Niger Delta, Nigeria's President Warns on the Future of Oil - This Day, May 11, 2008
Bribery: The Net Tightens but Too Many Holes Remain - Financial Times, May 10, 2008
Mozambique Committed to Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique/AllAfrica, May 9, 2008
Gazprom's New Man in the Kremlin - The New York Times, May 11, 2008
The Importance of Transparency and Accountability - Public Financial Management Blog, May 9, 2008
With New Export Treaty, Kazakhstan Could Bypass Russian Oil Route - EurasiaNet, May 2, 2008
Blood Barrels: Why Oil Wealth Fuels Conflict - Foreign Affairs, May 1, 2008
Editorial: Transparency International Report and Fighting Graft - Financial Times, April 28, 2008
Major Oil Companies Rebuked for Lack of Transparency - Financial Times, April 28, 2008
Minister Says Mining's Contribution to Ghana Development is Minimal - The Ghanaian Times, April 24, 2008
Ghana Prepares to Battle "Oil Curse" - UN/IRIN, April 23, 2008
EITI Plus Plus Gets Praise, Encouragement - UPI, April 18, 2008
Nigerians Release Seattle-Based Film Crew - UPI, April 17, 2008
Dreams of Oil Wealth in Ghana, Tinted by Fear - The Washington Post, April 11, 2008
Azerbaijan: Baku Hesitates On Nabucco Pipeline Project - EurasiaNet, April 10, 2008
Opinion: Help Poor States to Seize the Fruits of the Boom - Financial Times, April 9, 2008
Opinion: A Network of Truces - The New York Times, April 8, 2008
Editorial: More of the Same in Iraq? - The New York Times, April 8, 2008
Iraq Announces Commitment to Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - EITI, April 3, 2008
Opinion: How to Prevent the Oil Curse - The New Vision (Uganda), March 31, 2008
Report: Failure to Punish Gang Violence Will Fuel More Bloodshed in Nigeria - Human Rights Watch, March 27, 2008
Unrest in Baghdad and Basra Threatens Truce - The New York Times, March 26, 2008
Mongolia Poised to Expand State Role in Mining - EurasiaNet, March 24, 2008
Thousands Displaced by Platinum Mining in South Africa - BBC, March 24, 2008
Iraq's Insurgency Runs on Stolen Oil Profits - The New York Times, March 16, 2008
Nigerian Officials Say Former President Wasted Billions in Oil Contracts - BBC, March 14, 2008
As Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan Set Aside Historical Differences, U.S. Renews Push for Pipeline Commitments - EurasiaNet, March 13, 2008
Gold Futures Reach $1,000 for First Time - Associated Press, March 13, 2008
Sierra Leone to Review All Mining Contracts - Reuters, March 11, 2008
Senate Committee Seeks Audit of Iraq Oil Money - The New York Times, March 9, 2008
Liberian President Renews Call to Reveal Details of Oil Deal - The Inquirer, March 5, 2008
Report: Oil and Governance in Africa - IDASA, March 4, 2008
Sierra Leone Journalists' Group Challenges Laws That Criminalize Speech - Open Society Justice Initiative, March 3, 2008
Asian Development Bank Endorses EITI - ABS-CBN, March 2, 2008
Landslide Shuts Down Ecuador Pipeline - Reuters, February 28, 2008
After Contract Review, Liberia Signs New Deal With Firestone - Bloomberg, February 27, 2008
Nigerian President Touts New Oil Legislation - Daily Trust/AllAfrica (Nigeria), February 20, 2008
Africa Demands Larger Slice of Mining Revenues - Mineweb, February 14, 2008
Russia in Bid for Kyrgyz National Gas Company - EurasiaNet, January 31, 2008
Poor Standards Threaten Transparency Efforts in Africa - Financial Times, January 28, 2008
Kazakhstan Is the Winner in Oil-Field Renegotiation - EurasiaNet, January 23, 2008
Gabon Lifts Suspension of 22 NGOs - Reuters, January 17, 2008
Promises, Realities and the Surge in Iraq - washingtonpost.com, January 10, 2008
Debt Relief and Transparency Collide in Congo - The New York Times, December 10, 2007
Kazakhstan Cracks Down on Oil Tax Regime - Financial Times, December 2, 2007
Congo Panel Likely to Recommend Overhaul of all Mining Contracts - Reuters, November 6, 2007
Peter Eigen on Moving Toward Transparency in Indonesia - The Jakarta Post (Indonesia), November 2, 2007
Petroecuador Gives Oil Companies 15 Days to Pay Debts - El Universo (Ecuador, en Español), November 16, 2007
Editorial: Iraqi Oil Spoils - The New York Times, October 15, 2007
Rich in Oil, Poor in Everything Else; Making Sure The Money Goes Where It's Supposed To - The New York Times, December 4, 2003
Minding Iraq's Business - Washington Post, October 17, 2003
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