Month: July 2017

Extractive Industries (EI) Workshop 11th – 15th September 2017 to be held in Kampala, Uganda Posted by WGEI On Jul 17, 2017

Introduction Strong and effective Supreme Audit Institutions can contribute to better and more transparent oversight of Extractive Industries (EI) and help to ensure that governments manage natural resources in the best interest of the public. The INTOSAI working group on the audit of extractive industries (WGEI) is undertaking a number of initiatives to strengthen SAI’s … Continue reading “Extractive Industries (EI) Workshop 11th – 15th September 2017 to be held in Kampala, Uganda”

Capacity Building Workshops and Exhibitions Conducted by AFROSAI-E and WGEI-CoP Posted by WGEI On Jul 10, 2017

The Afrosai-e in collaboration with working group on the audit of extractive industries (WGEI) community of practice (CoP) has so far conducted 3 extractive industry training workshops. The first training workshop held in Johannesburg South Africa from 25th to 29th April 2016. The major objective of this workshop was to build capacity and provide valuable … Continue reading “Capacity Building Workshops and Exhibitions Conducted by AFROSAI-E and WGEI-CoP”

New Guidance on Auditing the Mining Sector by the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation Posted by WGEI On Jul 1, 2017

The Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation (formerly known as CCAF) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and strengthening public sector performance audit, oversight and accountability in Canada and abroad. In 2013, we initiated a program to develop new performance audit methodology tools in the form of a series of Practice Guides. In October 2016, we released our Practice … Continue reading “New Guidance on Auditing the Mining Sector by the Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation”

Norwegian Audit Office conducts training in fiscal regimes Posted by WGEI On Jul 1, 2017

At the end of May, a group of colleagues at the Office of the Auditor General of Norway gathered for a 2-day workshop in fiscal regimes. The course drew on experience from Norway as well as Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zambia and Myanmar, and covered different models for calculating revenue from the extractives sector. Through interactive … Continue reading “Norwegian Audit Office conducts training in fiscal regimes”

Petropedia Posted by WGEI On Jul 1, 2017

Who is Petropedia? Petropedia aims to be the largest collection of insights and inspiration for Petroleum Industry professionals, decision-makers and anyone else who is proud to be called an “expert”. From defining complex Upstream, Midstream and Downstream industry jargon in our dictionary, to exploring the latest trends in our articles, or providing in-depth coverage of … Continue reading “Petropedia”