Recent Articles

Norway's management model for oil, gas could complicate reform in some other countries.
News Article ~ 1 August 2011
Revenue Watch seeks three consultants who will conduct research on how oil-producing countries govern the receipt and sale of physical crude oil receipts.
News Article ~ 29 July 2011
RWI seeks a Senior Associate for its MENA region. The Senior Associate will work closely with the MENA Regional Coordinator and collaborate with the Program Associate.
News Article ~ 21 July 2011
RWI seeks a Regional Associate for its MENA office. The Associate will work closely with the MENA Regional Coordinator and collaborate with the Senior Associate.
News Article ~ 21 July 2011
RWI's calculator compares company listings and values on 35 international exchanges.
Press Release ~ 21 July 2011
RWI said the international group will be a new force for accountability.
Press Release ~ 12 July 2011
RWI’s Juan Carlos Quiroz offers lessons from the Revenue Watch Index.
News Article ~ 8 July 2011
Journalists Ken Silverstein and Andrew Feinstein joined RWI in May for a discussion on oil and arms middlemen.
News Article ~ 21 June 2011
The Transparency and Accountability Initiative seeks a Program Officer to support its impact and learning working group.
News Article ~ 20 June 2011
New research tracks the size of the oil, gas and mining sector in 35 markets.
News Article ~ 16 June 2011
The DRC has pledged to disclose all oil, mining and forestry deals.
News Article ~ 13 June 2011
The Transparency and Accountability Initiative is looking for a convener to strengthen the role of BRICS and other emerging economies in extractive industries transparency and accountability.
News Article ~ 31 May 2011
RWI calls on the EU and G20 to follow the G8’s lead.
News Article ~ 27 May 2011
After years of secrecy, Uganda’s government released its oil contracts to the parliamentary library.
News Article ~ 24 May 2011
On 27 April, three international experts discussed the best ways to battle oil industry opacity at the Columbia University panel "Power and Pressure: The Media in Africa." The conversation illustrated that, while each country's situation is unique, promoting good governance and transparency is always a collaborative effort.
News Article ~ 12 May 2011

Investigative journalist Nick Shaxson has spent much of his career covering the economies and politics of oil-rich African countries, research that led to his 2007 book Poisoned Wells. His new book, Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men Who Stole the World, explores a topic Shaxson says was the logical conclusion of following oil money. He spoke with Revenue Watch this April.

News Article ~ 9 May 2011
Revenue Watch and our colleagues at the Open Society Foundations were deeply saddened by the deaths of photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros during fighting in Libya. Hetherington's images have helped RWI tell the story of resource wealth and economic struggle with a more human element than commentary or analysis can convey.
News Article ~ 21 April 2011
With growing global momentum for country-by-country reporting, senators question regulators about delays in the rulemaking process.
News Article ~ 20 April 2011
RWI Director Karin Lissakers factchecks oil industry claims about implementing the Dodd-Frank disclosure reforms.
News Article ~ 15 April 2011
Revenue Watch's April/May newsletter, in a brand-new format, presents brief reports from each RWI region and important developments in the oil, gas and mining sectors. In this issue, Director Karin Lissakers discusses the fifth global EITI conference, francophone Africa calls for Dodd-Frank-style regulations, the Nabucco Pipeline project feels the impact of "Arab Spring," RWI holds its second Regional Hub event in Peru, and much more.
News Article ~ 7 April 2011
How do their the claims of Dodd-Farnk opponents compare with the facts?
News Article ~ 6 April 2011
In recent months, the governments of Bolivia, Ecuador and Chile decided to reduce or eliminate gasoline subsidies for the domestic market. The programs, meant to combat petroleum shortages, have imposed unwieldy costs on national governments and created a disincentive for private investment. The experiences of these three countries demonstrate how the debate has played out in the region.
News Article ~ 15 March 2011
RWI Director Karin Lissakers responds to the American Petroleum Institute's scare tactics about the supposed dangers of better company reporting.
News Article ~ 11 March 2011
At the fifth global conference of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Revenue Watch called for legislation mandating detailed company reporting as a complementary tool for transparency. RWI director Karin Lissakers said, "Events in the Middle East and North Africa are an unmistakable signal that the era of governments treating natural resources as private property is coming to an end."
Press Release ~ 3 March 2011
Carlos Monge, RWI Latin America Regional Coordinator, and colleagues deliver fresh news and insight. In the February 31 issue, Peru's government deals a blow to illegal mining; Ecuador debates a "prepayment" oil deal with China; and Mexico's PEMEX proposes reducing exports to revive the struggling company.
News Article ~ 28 February 2011