Revenue Watch Institute - News

June 30, 2006

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

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

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

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

Second Transparency Report on Smuggling of Crude Petroleum and Products

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

Iraq: The Days After - The New York Times

Ghana: Parliamentary Oversight, Key to Getting It Right in Oil Sector - Public Agenda

New Fraud Cases Point to Lapses in Iraq Projects - The New York Times

Report Faults U.S.'s Efforts at Transparency - The New York Times

Nigerian Violence Fed by Ethnic, Economic Issues, Ex-President Says - CNN

Niger NGOs Urge Junta to Renegotiate Mining Contracts Signed Under Tandja - APA News (Niger)

Guinea Interim Leader Rules out Presidential Bid - ABC News

IMF Project to Help Africa Crack Down on Illicit Diamond Trade - International Monetary Fund

Revenue Mobilization and Transparency in Ghana's Upstream Oil Industry - Ghana Web

EU Hits Back at Geithner on Regulation - Financial Times

DR Congo: Ex-Rebels Take Over Mineral Trade Extortion Racket - Global Witness

Nigerians Recount the Night of Their Bloody Revenge - The New York Times

Tanzania: Mining Exploitation Has Bright Future - Tanzania Daily News

Mexico Oil Politics Keeps Riches Just Out of Reach - The New York Times

PDAC 2010: Miners Face More Controls - Financial Post (Canada)

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

NEWS & INFORMATION ARCHIVES

2006, 2005

PUBLICATIONS

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