A Director on the Board of Campaigners for Change International, Ambulah Mamey, was employed with the NOCAL between 2014 and 2018. Opposition political parties and civil society organizations elevated these concerns to ensure the petroleum law guarantees transparency, avoids resource curse, protects Liberia from resource-related conflict, and ensures equitable benefits for all Liberians. The implication of this, according to the civil society group, is that the number of oil blocks in the basin will be reduced. Stripping Off LPRA IndependenceThe original provision of Section 6.7 of the Petroleum Law on the establishment of the petroleum regulatory authority stipulated a Board comprising of three members, including the Director General. Campaigners for Change: “International oil companies are customers/buyers.

Source: Front Page Africa February 27, 2020 07:07 UTC