19Feb 2020 by admin No Comments

The Evolving Extractives Sector: Reflections from the 11th Alternative Mining Indaba and the Investing in African Mining Indaba February 2020 Conferences

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Ms Blessing Hungwe an Artisanal Miner from Zimbabwe making a presentation at the Investing in African Mining Indaba on behalf of the Alternative Mining Indaba. Image courtesy of Mining Indaba In February 2020 Oil, gas and mining African government ministers, companies, academia and civil society organisations assembled in Cape Town for the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba (African Indaba) and the Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI). While the two conferences run independently it was wonderful to see that company executives and civil society representatives attended sessions in both conferences. The opportunity, presented by the indabas, to interact in itself is vital in creating a Sustainable Mining Sector and sets the stage for meaningful engagement. Delegates at the Alternative Mining Indaba 2020 The AMI focused on environmental and economic sustainability in…
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25Jun 2019 by admin No Comments

Washington DC launch of Oxfam America’s Contract Disclosure Survey 2018

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WASHINGTON DC LAUNCH WHEN: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 – 1:00pm – 3:00pm (EST) WHERE: Oxfam America office, 1101 17th Street NW, Washington DC RSVP HERE for in-person or livestream Oxfam America, in partnership with Publish What You Pay United States and Emerging Markets Investor Alliance, will on 20th June 2018 launch Oxfam’s Contract Disclosure Survey 2018. The report gives the most recent snapshot of the current landscape of corporate policy positions on contract disclosure. Based on a survey of 40 leading oil, gas and mining companies, the report aims to inform work on contract disclosure and analysis underway by a range of stakeholders, while providing a basis for constructive discussion around this often sensitive topic. The event will feature a presentation of the Oxfam report, reflections from civil society, investors, and companies covered in the…
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25Jun 2019 by admin No Comments

LAPSSET: Community Voices Photobook

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With the discovery of crude oil in Kenya and Uganda, the government and stakeholders embarked on a plan to construct a heated crude oil pipeline of about 855 kilometres from Lamu to Lokichar to transport the oil. The proposed route is the LAPSSET route encompassing the counties of Turkana, Samburu, Isiolo, Garissa, Tana River and Lamu. The Kenya Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (KCSPOG) aims to document how the pipeline development and the bigger LAPSSET project are affecting the lives of the marginalised groups and communities. Community Voices PhotoBook
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25Jun 2019 by admin No Comments

East and Southern Africa CSO Position on the EITI Processes

Webinar Update
The Kenya Civil Society Platform, which is the Publish What You Pay Coalition in Kenya, attended the 2019 Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) Global Conference in Paris. At the recently concluded EITI board meeting held in Kyiv, Ukraine 27-28th February 2019, board members representing governments, companies and civil society actors agreed upon historic revisions to the EITI Standard. You may read the East and Southern Africa CSO Position commending the revision to the EITI Standards here. ESA CSO Position on EITI Process
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25Jun 2019 by admin No Comments

KCSPOG Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Kenya

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KCSPOG is pleased to announce that we are now the Publish What You Pay Kenya Coalition. We are now part of an illustrious family of transparency fighters, united in their quest for an open and accountable extractive sector through campaigns, joint advocacy, information sharing and solidarity. Following a lengthy application process, in November 2018, the PWYP Africa Steering Committee approved KCSPOG’s application. KCSPOG/PWPY Kenya is part of the PWYP’s East and Southern Africa (ESA) Region. Our membership reflects the nature of the extractive sector where companies work beyond singular jurisdictions, and our ability to partner with activists in different jurisdictions will support our work to hold companies accountable globally for their actions. This new status offers the platform members an opportunity to continue advocating for transparency and accountability from the…
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25Jun 2019 by admin No Comments

Kenya’s Crude Pipeline: Through People to Market (November 2018)

KCSPOG Reports
The Report analyses potential legal, Social and Economic Challenges to the development of the Lokichar- Lamu Heated Crude Oil Pipeline Kenya’s Crude Pipeline: “Through People to Market” (November 2018) This report seeks to analyse the key impediments to the development of the 821Km Pipeline from Northern Kenya- Turkana- to the Lamu County. The pipeline remains a key prerequisite to Kenya’s realisation of profitable oil production. The report heralds key findings on the Pipeline as below: 1. A heated pipeline will be much more expensive to build and operate than a normal pipeline. In illustration crude from the Amosing well in Turkana will need to be heated to 85 degrees as the wax appearance temperature has been measured at between 60 degrees and 63 degrees. As a result, the tariff for…
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25Jun 2019 by admin No Comments

KCSPOG Press Statement on Early Oil Pilot Scheme Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)

Press Releases
On the 3 of June 2018, President Uhuru Kenyatta flagged off trucks carrying oil from Lokichar to Mombasa to mark the onset of the Early Oil Pilot Scheme (EOPS). The EOPS is a scheme that is ostensibly meant to ensure that Tullow Kenya BV, its Joint venture partners Africa Oil and Total, and the Government of Kenya get more information from the oil wells, test the market for Kenya’s crude and the logistics of handling crude. The scheme is expected to result in the trucking of stored oil from Turkana and the production of 2000 (barrels of oil per day) bopd; the oil will eventually be shipped and sold on the international market. In its 2017 Annual report, Tullow noted that ‘oil produced is being initially stored until all necessary…
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25Jun 2019 by admin No Comments

Total Purchases Maersk Oil: Great Opportunity or Delays for Kenyan Project?

Press Releases
Maersk Oil made headlines last week through the decision by its parent company, Danish conglomerate A.P Moller-Maersk, to sell off to Total in a $7.45 Billion deal. The repercussions sent ripples across the oil and gas industry and may have a huge impact here in Kenya. In 2015, Maersk Oil completed a $427 Million farm-in agreement with Africa Oil Corp acquiring 50% of Africa Oil’s interests in Blocks 10BA, 10BB & 13T in Turkana County in Kenya. Tullow Oil is the operator of the aforementioned Kenya Blocks with a 50% interest, with Africa Oil Corp (25%) and Maersk Oil (25%) holding the remaining interests (collectively known as the South Lokichar Joint Venture). Preparations are currently ongoing to conduct Front End Engineering and Design studies in preparation for the Field Development…
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