Africa: Will Local Content Policies Help Avert the Oil Curse?
In recent years, major reserves of oil have been discovered at various locations across Africa. If this ‘black gold’ represents an opportunity for economic growth, the fear that the windfall may not benefit the local populations – and maybe even become a curse – is shared by Sub-Saharan African citizens and experts alike. In 2009, Modern [...]
The Calm Before the Storm?
The Calm Before the Storm? CODELCO can’t possibly be serious Manduriacos communities unite A plea for high-school transportation funds The Calm Before the Storm? It got real quiet after CODELCO took its drills out of the Paraiso area. First rumors that circulated were that the drill results were disappointing and that was that. Then, more [...]
Bangladesh to add offshore gas blocks after dispute with Burma ends
Bangladesh wants to add two new offshore oil and gas exploration blocks to the country’s map in the eastern Bay of Bengal. The dispute resolution under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on March 14 may also clear Myanmar’s claims over six existing blocks. A top official on Thursday said [...]
ECUADOR: Mining in the spotlight
Like a river in flood, on March 22nd, thousands of protesters, led by CONAIE, Ecuador’s most powerful indigenous organization, descended on Quito from all over the country. They were protesting the opening up of the country to large-scale mining, the need for urgent land reform, and 17 other points that brought together a veritable rainbow [...]
Intag again in the mining agenda; 17 reasons why mining won’t work in Ecuador
Yesterday, El Comercio newspaper published a map with the current concessions being developed, and future concessions to be offered to private mining companies. Magdalena, which is the same as Los Mandariyacus concession and the same one Codelco is trying to developed, was one of the 10 concessions the government wants companies to explore. Magdalena and [...]
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