Filters By campaign All Anonymous companies Banks Climate breakdown Corporate accountability Corruption & money laundering Diamonds Digital threats Forests Forest transparency & IFM Forêts Fossil fuels Governments Greenwashing Land and environmental defenders Land Deals Oil, Gas & Mining Personas defensoras Pétrole, gaz et minerais Responsible Minerals Rubber in the Mekong Stop Russian oil Timber Trade Transition minerals By country All Afghanistan Angola Azerbaijan Brazil Cambodia Central African Republic China Congo-Brazzaville D.R. Congo Equatorial Guinea European Union Guinea Guyana Honduras Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Liberia Libya Madagascar Malaysia Myanmar Nicaragua Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru Russia South Sudan Sudan The Philippines Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Zimbabwe Press release | Sept. 15, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining Myanmar U.S. urgently needs plan to support reform of Myanmar’s vast, dirty jade trade after Obama announces sanctions lift Efforts must focus on clearing army companies and families out of sector worth up to $31bn in 2014, and supporting local calls for reform and peace Press release | Sept. 14, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining Myanmar Global Witness response to lifting of U.S. sanctions on Myanmar A major setback for efforts to clean up Myanmar’s notoriously corrupt and abusive business environment. Press release | July 28, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining Myanmar Myanmar government announces ground-breaking reforms of toxic jade business Major shake up to licensing of multi-billion dollar jade and gems business follows our 2015 investigation Press release | July 25, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining Corruption & Money Laundering Global Witness comment on new Panama Papers leak on secret deals in Africa The ICIJ’s latest Panama Papers leak shows that in 44 out of 54 African countries, anonymously owned companies were used to assist oil, gas and mining deals and exports. Press release | June 27, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining SEC Announces Historic Transparency Rule for U.S. Oil, Gas and Mining Companies Doing Deals With Foreign Governments Groundbreaking transparency rule first called for by Global Witness will curb corruption and cut poverty overseas by bringing payments Into the open Press release | June 24, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining Nigeria Global Witness Report Sheds Light on ExxonMobil’s Questionable Dealings in Nigeria A major oil deal struck by ExxonMobil with the Nigerian Government is being investigated by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, a law enforcement agency that investigates high-level corruption, Global Witness reveals today. The case highlights the need for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to create strong transparency rules for oil companies, which are due for release by this Monday, June 27th. Press release | June 6, 2016 Responsible Minerals Oil, Gas & Mining Afghanistan Afghanistan’s famous lapis mines funding the Taliban and armed groups, new investigation shows Lapis mines driving corruption, conflict and extremism Press release | April 1, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining Equatorial Guinea Joint NGO Statement Urging a Halt of Pre-Election Civil Society Crackdown in Equatorial Guinea The government of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea should immediately cease its suppression of independent voices ahead of presidential elections, a group of human rights and democracy organizations said today. Press release | Jan. 21, 2016 Oil, Gas & Mining D.R. Congo Uganda Over 60 environmental and tourism groups demand stop to new oil drilling threat to Africa’s oldest national park Over 60 environmental and tourism groups today called for UNESCO and the governments of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to reach a deal to stop new oil drilling licences from being awarded in Virunga National Park and the surrounding area. Press release | Dec. 23, 2015 Oil, Gas & Mining D.R. Congo Uganda Global Witness welcomes European Parliament resolution to protect Virunga Africa’s oldest and most bio-diverse national park - under threat from oil. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10