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 | Nov. 26, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Nigeria Shell’s scandal ridden oil deal deprived Nigeria of an estimated $6 billion in projected revenue, new analysis shows Shell and Eni’s deal for oil block OPL 245 reduced Nigeria’s expected revenue by nearly $6bn in a deal for one of Africa’s most promising oil blocks, new analysis from world-class oil experts reveals today. The projected lost revenue could fund Nigeria’s combined annual federal health and education budgets twice over. Press release | Nov. 8, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Brazil World’s biggest oil traders paid middlemen accused in ‘Car Wash’ mega-scandal, Global Witness reveals The world’s top two commodity traders used middlemen notorious for their role in Brazil’s mammoth “Car Wash” bribery scandal. Press release | Sept. 20, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Nigeria Conviction of Nigerian oil deal middlemen spells trouble for Shell and Eni on eve of major trial Conviction in middlemen’s fast-tracked OPL 245 trial a poor omen for Shell and Eni’s defence just days before major bribery trial hears first prosecution witnesses. Press release | Aug. 9, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Global Witness launches Finding The Missing Millions – a new tool for exposing corruption in the extractive industries This ground-breaking handbook helps people use new sources of data to expose questionable extractive deals and hold power to account. Press release | July 24, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Jailed Nigerien activists walk free today Global Witness welcomes the release of human rights defenders, journalists and civil society leaders in Niger, and calls on the government to immediately free the remaining activists still behind bars. Press release | July 23, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining HSBC and Standard Chartered accused of “rank hypocrisy” for financing of highly polluting coal projects whilst publicly supporting Paris Climate Agreement Two major British banks are helping to finance coal-fired power stations that will emit more carbon dioxide than the annual emissions of 67% of the world’s countries, a new Global Witness report reveals. Press release | July 18, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Responsible Minerals The Cobalt Industry Risk Assessment Framework: A joint statement Global Witness and seven other non-governmental organisations have written to the Cobalt Institute regarding their proposed Cobalt Industry Risk Assessment Framework. Press release | July 18, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining While visiting Niger, EU President must act on jailed activists While visiting Niger, EU President must act on jailed activists Press release | July 13, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Global Witness condemns the imprisonment of activists in Niger Global Witness stands in solidarity with the journalists, human right defenders, activists and bloggers facing their fourth month in jail in Niger. Press release | June 15, 2018 Corruption & Money Laundering Oil, Gas & Mining D.R. Congo Glencore must not pay millions to sanctioned individual Glencore to resume paying royalties to “corrupt” businessman Dan Gertler despite US sanctions Show Previous 10 Show Next 10