ROYAL DECREE IN RESPECT OF THE FORMATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL OIL & GAS AUTHORITY

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Field Value
Sector Oil and Gas
Country Bahrain
Year 2014
RGI Edition Year 2017
Topic Contract transparency and monitoring, Licensing and negotiation, Mandatory payment disclosure, Tax policy and revenue collection
Document Type Statute
RGI Sub-component Taxation
RGI Questions 1.1b: Who is the licensing authority (i.e. who has the authority to grant exploration and extraction rights to companies)?,
1.1.3d: Is the licensing authority independent from the SOE?,
1.1c: What licensing process does the licensing authority follow?,
1.1.3a: Is the government required to set pre-defined criteria by which companies become qualified to participate in a licensing process?,
1.1.10c: Who has the primary authority to monitor compliance with the operational aspects of licenses/contracts?,
1.1.5a: Following each licensing process, is the licensing authority required to disclose the list of companies that submitted license applications (in the case of a first-come, first served; or negotiation round) or bids (in the case of an auction)?,
1.1.5b: Following each licensing process, is the licensing authority required to publicly disclose the identity of the winning bidder or applicant?,
1.1.5c: Following the licensing process, is the licensing authority required to publicly disclose the list of areas or blocks allocated?,
1.2.5e: For countries using production sharing agreements, do rules specify the company and government production shares?
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Publisher National Oil and Gas Authority
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Source or API link http://www.noga.gov.bh/index.php?page=4528
Maintainer Natural Resource Governance Institute
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