April 30, 2020//-Africa Oil Week today launched its latest eBook, dedicated to frank discussions
around the challenges and opportunities that arise in the design and implementation of local
content in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Local content has been steadily moving up the agenda of most African oil and gas producers over
the last decade. A local content policy or law is now globally recognised as a must have, with most
emerging and mature countries passing, or set to pass legislation.
In response to this growing trend, the eBook captures perspectives on local content development
from across the African oil and gas value chain, with contributors from Shell, Fluor Corporation, the
South African Oil and Gas Alliance, the Commonwealth Secretariat and more.
The eBook aims to address a breadth of issues currently faced by those operating in the African
local content space, including: realistic target setting, balancing incentives with coercive measures
and the importance of early and sustained dialogue.
The high-level contributors, including the African Development Bank’s Chief Oil Sector Officer and Namibia’s Petroleum Commissioner, reflect on their own experiences and lessons learned, as well looking at the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on future local content projects across the continent.
The eBook is available for download on : https://www.africa-oilweek.
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