November 10th 2011 - 8:01PM ... Anders Tunold Kråkenes
Ken Salazar, US Secretary of Interior, and Ola Borten Moe, Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, met on Tuesday to discuss cooperation in the energy sector between Norway and the USA.
July 28th 2010 - 11:22AM ... Anders Tunold Kråkenes
The EITI Secretariat monitors on a daily basis global media for mentions of the EITI. Below are some of the articles from the past month that the EITI Secretariat has picked up.
November 9th 2009 - 10:02AM ... Anders Tunold Kråkenes
As earlier reported US Senators have introduced a bill titled The Energy Security Through Transparency (ESTT) Act. The EITI International Secretariat has issued the following statement about the bill:
September 24th 2009 - 9:08AM ... Anders Tunold Kråkenes
US Senators introduced on 23 September the The Energy Security Through Transparency (ESTT) Act. In a press release the bi-partisan group of five US Senators, Dick Lugar (R-IN), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Russ Feingold (D-WI) state that they introduced legislation in order "to reverse the “resource curse” by requiring companies to reveal payments made to U.S. and foreign governments for oil, gas and minerals.
In a speech on 5 August in Nairobi, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lauded African countries for participating in the EITI. Addressing Africa’s challenges, Clinton said: “The solution starts with transparency. A famous judge in my country once said that sunlight is the best disinfectant, and there's a lot of sunlight in Africa. African countries are starting to embrace this view through participation in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Creating a favorable investment climate requires countries to translate politics into governing.”
July 14th 2009 - 1:37PM ... Anders Tunold Kråkenes
When the G8 leaders met in L’Aquila in Italy 8 July, they confirmed their support of the EITI, and promised to intensify G8 countries’ efforts to promote Validation by all EITI implementing countries. The G8 has expressed its support of the EITI at its summits since the G8 Summit in Evian in 2003. This year, the G8 leaders call for other developing and emerging countries and companies to adhere to the EITI.
Last week the EITI and its partners held several meetings in Washington DC. Deputy Assistant to the US President, Michael Froman, expressed his government's strong support for the EITI and its principles, while speaking at a reception hosted by EITI Chairman Peter Eigen. Member of the EITI Board, Anthony Richter, reported from the event
July 3rd 2008 - 10:57AM ... Anders Tunold Kråkenes
Speaking about the the proposed legislation in US Congress that aims to improve the transparency about revenues from resources, Chairman of the EITI, Dr Peter Eigen went on record saying the following:
