...Trinidad and Tobago: towards sustainable growth and development The Government's drive for enhanced value and increased local content from the energy sector can be viewed in the context of the drastic decline in revenue that the country experienced over the last ten years. After several...

..., companies have responded by starting to design strategies that align with the SDGs at a corporate and global level. But the SDG priorities of host governments can vary greatly between countries of operation. Navigating this at a local level can be challenging. To support companies in their efforts, in 2019...

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..., a Washington-based ‘think tank’, to facilitate the workshop. Some of the key aspects identified during the workshop included: A tendency within broader industry to oversimplify what FPIC means in practice, in particular ‘consent’. Different views as to the role of government vs the role of the private...

... with governments and the private sector (Collingwood, 2006). The expectation of NGOs is to monitor the ethical practices of corporations and governments and to take on humanitarian tasks both at home and internationally. They play the role of watchdogs where they will identify and make public irresponsible...

... by national and local governments, in partnership with the private sector, communities and civil society, development agencies, and other stakeholders. Oil and gas companies can more effectively contribute by collaborating with stakeholders to broaden their impact and enhance their ability to leverage...

... and several villages. The ultimate objective for the oil and gas projects is to conduct their activities in a manner that secures their social licence to operate. TEP Uganda and its Joint Venture partners together with the Government of Uganda identified the risk and impact that diverging approaches on land...

... Abstract The Niger Delta region of Nigeria accounts for the production of oil & gas which provides over 80% of the revenues to the Federal Government. There is the perception that these revenues do not directly benefit the oil bearing communities that continue to lack basic amenities...

... information perception stakeholder dilemma indigenous people dialogue rights community-company conflict transparency communication operation representation agreement government community member conflict consultation process consultation Introduction Are conflicts between extractive...

... to managing positive and negative impacts. This is not facilitated by the ambivalence of elected politicians and government staff towards shale gas exploration. While a heated debate and anti-shale gas activism took place in North America during production, the European protest was in full swing in the early...

... and Government mining contract owners, Governments and private institutions can adjust their resources to the expressed needs and probably attract Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and institutional support. Additionally, Contractors can contribute in establishing their detailed training curriculums...

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... to the process. In addition, and despite an established process for compensation where all valuation reports are validated by the Ministry of Land, the magnitude of exploration operations overwhelmed the government agency which lacked capacity to validate the reports in due time. This lengthy validation process...

... leading to protracted and at times violent conflicts; Boost a national government that wants to be viewed by the world as addressing their legacy of human rights abuses, and by its domestic contingency as upholding its political responsibilities ( SENER 2015 ); Restore vulnerable stakeholders...

... of contexts. As there is no known written body of LTK on behavioral reactions of marine mammals to sound, we partnered with the Native governments of three villages on the Chukchi Sea coast, to document this knowledge, utilizing semi-directed interviews, and community advisors. Seventy interviews were...

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... spills at specific locations around the world, by bringing industry (through IPIECA) and governments (through IMO) together. 2016 marks the 20 th anniversary of the first Global Initiative efforts – as such, this paper will reflect on the key achievements and progress made since the GI was established...

... much on maritime related oil spills. In Asia, the Evoikos (1997) and Natuna Sea (2001) oil spills in the Straits of Singapore raised particular concerns amongst regional governments on issues relating to transboundary responses, as well as the recovery costs incurred by governments in the cleanup...

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... plans; and industry arrangements in order to minimize the likelihood of a significant incident and to mitigate the consequences. As is the case in the existing GI regions, the overall objective of any proposed new regional initiatives is to strengthen the cooperation between government and industry...