Oil, gas, and mining: a sourcebook for understanding the extractive industries

Oil, Gas, and Mining: A Sourcebook for Understanding the Extractive Industries provides developing countries with a technical understanding and practical options around oil, gas, and mining sector development issues. A central premise of the Sourcebook is that good technical knowledge can better inform political, economic, and social choices with respect to sector development and the related risks and opportunities. The guidance provided by the Sourcebook assumes a broad set of overarching principles, all centered on good governance and directed at achieving positive and broadly based sustainable development outcomes. This Sourcebook is rich in presenting options to challenges, on the understanding that contexts and needs vary, and that there is much to be gained from appreciating the lessons learned from a broad set of experiences

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- PART I: EXTRACTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT -- Chapter 1 Shifting Patterns of Demand and Supply -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Demand for Knowledge -- 1.3 The Supply of Knowledge -- 1.4 Bridging the Knowledge Gap -- 1.5 Our Approach -- 1.6 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Other Resources -- Chapter 2 Extractives: Opportunities and Challenges for Development -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Opportunities Arising from Resource Abundance -- 2.3 The Challenges -- 2.4 Understanding the Challenges: Changing Perspectives -- 2.5 Applying New Insights -- 2.6 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Other Resources -- Chapter 3 The Extractive Industries -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Common Features of the Industries -- 3.3 Key Differences of the Industries -- 3.4 EI Sector Dynamics -- 3.5 Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Other Resources -- PART II: THE VALUE CHAIN APPROACH TO EXTRACTIVES -- Chapter 4 Policy, Legal, and Contractual Framework -- 4.1 Knowledge Core -- 4.2 Getting Started: Facts of EI Life -- 4.3 Eight Key Challenges -- 4.4 Policy Priorities -- 4.5 Hydrocarbons and Mining Laws -- 4.6 Contracts and Licenses -- 4.7 The Award of Contracts and Licenses -- 4.8 Why Regulations Are Necessary -- 4.9 Investment Guarantees: Stabilization -- 4.10 Contract Negotiations -- 4.11 Disputes: Anticipating and Managing Them -- 4.12 Summary -- 4.13 Taking Action: Recommendations and Tools -- Notes -- References -- Other Resources -- Chapter 5 Sector Organization and Regulatory Institutions -- 5.1 Knowledge Core -- 5.2 Organization in the Public Interest -- 5.3 Special Issues -- 5.4 Summary and Recommendations -- 5.5 Practical Tools -- Notes -- References -- Other Resources -- Chapter 6 Fiscal Design and Administration -- 6.1 Knowledge Core