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 | June 13, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining UK government endorses strong anti-corruption rules for oil and mining firms Global Witness welcomes today’s announcement by the UK Government of the findings from its review of a vital anti-corruption law for oil and mining companies. Press release | May 29, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Forests D.R. Congo Empresa obscura registada no Reino Unido obtém direitos controversos de petróleo em parque da UNESCO na República Democrática do Congo Em fevereiro de 2018 a COMICO, uma empresa detida através de entidades registadas no Reino Unido, conseguiu a aprovação para explorar petróleo num local de Património Mundial da UNESCO na República Democrática do Congo, suscitando receios que a exploração de petróleo poderia desestabilizar, não apenas um ecossistema frágil, mas também uma situação política instável no Congo. Press release | May 29, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Forests D.R. Congo Opaque UK-owned company obtains controversial oil rights in UNESCO park in Democratic Republic of Congo In February 2018 COMICO, a company owned via UK registered entities, won approval to explore for oil in a UNESCO protected World Heritage Site in Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fears that oil exploration could destabilise not just a fragile ecosystem but also a volatile political situation in Congo. Press release | May 22, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Liberia Liberian President George Weah promises accountability in Exxon’s Block 13 oil deal The 2013 approval of the deal was marked by $200,000 worth of “bonus” payments by the state oil agency Press release | May 11, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Nigeria Unprecedented corporate bribery trial kicks off against Shell, Eni, CEO and executives Landmark trial sees senior former Shell executives and CEO of Eni in the dock for billion dollar Nigerian oil scandal Press release | May 7, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Nigeria Court to hear case to force seizure of Shell & Eni oil block over corruption The Federal High Court of Nigeria will hear a case to compel the Nigerian Government to take back one of Nigeria’s most lucrative oil blocks Press release | May 3, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Forests D.R. Congo Democratic Republic of Congo must halt plans to allow oil exploration which threatens wildlife New documents reveal DRC government is attempting to reclassify swathes of two UNESCO-protected World Heritage Sites. Press release | April 23, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Azerbaijan Global Witness statement on the Council of Europe inquiry findings The cash-for-votes racket involving Council of Europe parliamentarians is yet another in a lurid litany of corruption scandals linked to Azerbaijan. Press release | April 11, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Liberia Global Witness condemns arrests at and closure of Liberia’s leading newspaper Closing Front Page Africa sends a chilling message to the Liberian press. Press release | March 29, 2018 Oil, Gas & Mining Liberia Exxon purchase of Liberia’s corruption-tainted Block 13 likely enriched former Liberian officials A new Global Witness investigation shows Exxon’s 2013 purchase of Liberia’s Block 13 oil license likely enriched former government officials who may have illegally owned the block. Show Previous 10 Show Next 10