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Working Paper
Countering global oil theft: responses and solutions

This second of two papers on global oil theft discusses ways to reduce oil theft, misappropriation, and fraud. At US$133 billion per year, oil is the largest stolen natural resource globally, while fuel is the most smuggled natural resource...

Oil Fuel Corruption
Working Paper
Global oil theft: impact and policy responses

This paper, the first of two on global oil theft and fraud, discusses the prevalence, methods, and consequences of global oil theft, valued at US$133 billion per year and equivalent to 5–7 per cent of the global market for crude oil and petrole...

Oil Fuel Corruption
Working Paper
Incorporation of offshore shell companies as an indicator of corruption risk in the extractive industries

We show that the incorporation of offshore entities increases when oil and gas exploration licences are awarded...

Oil Extractives Natural resources
Working Paper
Uganda’s nascent oil sector: Revenue generation, investor-stakeholder alignment, and public policy

This paper discusses the political economy of oil in Uganda since the announcement of its discovery in 2006. It focuses on the dynamics of oil revenue generation (pre-commercial production) and expenditure, investor-stakeholder contestation (i.e...

Environment Livelihoods Oil
Working Paper
Extractive dependency in lower-income countries: Evolving trends during the transition to a low carbon future

The first objective of this paper is to update earlier assessments of mineral dependence in lower-income countries...

Extractives low-carbon future Mining
Book Chapter
Uganda’s oil: How much, when, and how will it be governed?

From the book: Mining for Change

Extractives Extractive industries Structural change
Book Chapter
The boom, the bust, and the dynamics of oil resource management in Ghana

From the book: Mining for Change

Oil Petroleum revenues Diversification
Working Paper
Uganda’s oil: How much, when, and how will it be governed?

We study Uganda’s journey to become a petroleum producer and provide estimates regarding the size and timing of the oil revenues to be expected...

Extractives Extractive industries Structural change
Book Chapter
Donor-supported approaches to improving extractives governance: Lessons from Nigeria

From the book: Extractive Industries

Oil Gas Natural resources
Book Chapter
Oil and gas companies and the management of social and environmental impacts and issues: The evolution of the industry's approach

From the book: Extractive Industries

Social performance Social investment Corporate social responsibility
Book Chapter
Enhancing sustainable development from oil, gas, and mining: From an 'all of government' approach to Partnerships for Development

From the book: Extractive Industries

Oil Mining Partnerships for Development
Book Chapter
Oil discovery and macroeconomic management: The recent Ghanaian experience

From the book: Extractive Industries

Ghana Macroeconomic policy Oil
Book Chapter
The curse of the one-size-fits-all fix: Re-evaluating what we know about extractives and economic development

From the book: Extractive Industries

Development Oil Gas
Book Chapter
The role of oil and gas in the economic development of the global economy

From the book: Extractive Industries

Oil Natural gas Energy policy
Book Chapter
Dependence on extractive industries in lower-income countries: The statistical tendencies

From the book: Extractive Industries

Development Oil Gas
Working Paper
The boom, the bust, and the dynamics of oil resource management in Ghana

Oil resources are neither a curse nor a blessing. The sound management of these resources can make them beneficial or otherwise...

Oil Petroleum revenues Diversification
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