Petroleum Act (1934)

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Field Value
Sector Oil and Gas
Country Myanmar
Year 1934
RGI Edition Year 2017
Topic Beneficial ownership, Contract transparency and monitoring, Licensing and negotiation, Revenue management, Revenue sharing, Subnational governance
Document Type Statute
RGI Sub-component Open data
RGI Questions 1.1.7a: Are senior public officials required to publicly disclose their financial holdings in extractive companies?,
1.1.3c: Prior to each license process, is the licensing authority required to disclose the rules governing the licensing process, such as auction or negotiation rules?,
1.1.5c: Following the licensing process, is the licensing authority required to publicly disclose the list of areas or blocks allocated?,
2.2b: Are there specific rules governing the transfer of extractive resource revenues (i.e. are these rules distinct from those governing other types of transfers)?,
2.2c: Do rules specify that subnational governments of producing areas should receive a higher share of extractive resource revenues than those of non-producing areas?
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Publisher Appellate Tribunal For Electricity, India
Author Appellate Tribunal For Electricity, India
Source or API link http://aptel.gov.in/pdf/PETROLEUM%20ACT.pdf
Maintainer Natural Resource Governance Institute
Maintainer Email Natural Resource Governance Institute