The EITI is pleased to welcome DONG as the latest EITI Supporting Company.
DONG Energy is one of the leading energy groups in Northern Europe, and is headquartered in Denmark. Its business is based on procuring, producing, distributing and trading in energy and related products in Northern Europe.
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1 February 2012
The EITI is pleased to welcome KOGAS as the latest EITI Supporting Company.KOGAS was incorporated by Korean government in 1983 and has become the largest LNG importer in the world. The company has exploration or production projects in five countries that are currently implementing the EITI standard: Iraq, Yemen, Timor-Leste, Indonesia and Mozambique.
20 January 2012
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) International Secretariat, based in Oslo, Norway, is now recruiting a Resources Director. Duties Finance and auditing arrangements: Support Board committees on Finance and Auditing.
20 January 2012
The EITI International Secretariat (EITI-IS), based in Oslo, Norway, is now recruiting a Communications Officer. Communications is a key part of the activities of the EITI-IS. It communicates with a broad range of stakeholders including governments, oil/gas/mining companies, civil society organisations, citizens and media in the 35 countries that are currently implementing the EITI standard.
9 January 2012
Iraq has disclosed detailed information about
the US$ 41 billion in revenue it received from oil and gas exports in 2009.
Iraq’s disclosure of the figures follows the country’s commitment to the EITI standard, the global standard for transparency
of resource revenues.
21 December 2011
President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has announced that his Government will implement the EITI (Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative), the global standard for transparency of natural resource revenues.
15 December 2011
EITI Chair
Clare Short called on Libyan Prime Minister Abderrahim Al-Kib to commit Libya to implement the
EITI standard.
In a letter
on Tuesday she wrote that “a decision by your government to implement the
EITI would create a level playing field for the oil industry in Libya”.
13 December 2011
Clare Short, Chair of the EITI, gave on 8 December the Annual Anti-Corruption Lecture at Transparency International UK.
In her lecture, Ms Short briefly reviews the evolution of efforts to curb corruption, concluding that some strides have been made since corruption started to be taken seriously in the last 10-15 years, exemplified by the recent growth of countries following the EITI standard, stating that “there is no doubt that the EITI has got off to a good start”.
30 November 2011
On 28 November, Niger became an oil producer with the opening of a refinery in Zinder. The refinery has the capacity to pump 20,000 barrels a day and will produce liquefied petroleum gas, petrol and gas-oil.
30 November 2011
The EITI is pleased to
welcome Avocet Mining as the latest EITI Supporting Company.
Avocet Mining PLC is a gold
mining and exploration company listed on London Stock Exchange and on Oslo Børs.
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