Revenue Watch Institute

Assessing Oil Opportunities in South Sudan

By Jack Devine and Whitney Kassel

Sudanese Rebel Groups Arm Themselves As Peace Process Falters

Despite its significant oil wealth, American companies have long shied away from doing business in Sudan, initially because of security concerns and later in response to U.S. sanctions against the government in Khartoum.  The secession of South Sudan in July 2011, during which 80% of the country’s oil wealth went to the South, followed by… Keep reading →

 /  Published September 19, 2013 at 2:00 PM

Resource Governance Rankings: Turkmenistan Scores 5 out of 100, Still Beats Myanmar

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Picture of oil field pumps taken 28 July

The US took the number two spot on the Revenue Watch Institute’s 2013 Resource Governance Index, which ranks governance quality in 58 countries’ oil, gas and mining sectors. Norway performed best of the countries surveyed, with a 98. Myanmar came in last place, earning a 4. The country was barely beat out by Turkmenistan, which… Keep reading →

 /  Published May 17, 2013 at 10:00 AM