The gold mining company Oxus Gold is the 39th extractive company to become an international-level EITI Supporting Company.

The primary operations of Oxus Gold are inside Uzbekistan, where it has a 50% stake in the Amantaytau Goldfields JV (AGF) which is located in the Kyzylkum region of Uzbekistan. Total AGF ‘Proven and Probable’ reserves were 2,839,000 ozs of gold and 6,739,000 ozs of silver (of which half are attributable to Oxus), under JORC classification.

The steel company ArcelorMittal has become the 40th extractive company to become an International-level EITI Supporting Company. On 22 January 2009, ArcelorMittal confirmed its support of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, after being an active participant of the EITI in Liberia since May 2007.

The French based company GDF SUEZ became officially an EITI Supporting Company in July 2009. It is the 42nd company to subscribe to the EITI on the international level. GDF SUEZ underlines the importance of transparency and encourages governments and companies in the extractive industry to publicly disclose payment information.

GDF SUEZ is the leading buyer of natural gas and importer of LNG in Europe, and 5th electricity producer in Europe.

The Australian oil and gas company Santos has become an EITI Supporting Company. It is the 41st company to express its support of the EITI on the international level. In June 2009, Santos announced its support for the EITI, “endorsing its principles and criteria as a way to improve the transparency around payments and revenues in the extractives sector in developing countries