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Decree Law No. 4 of 1977 on Preserving Petroleum Resources

This document is part of the source library for NRGI's 2021 Resource Governance Index, a comprehensive measure of the quality of natural resource governance in oil, gas and mineral-rich countries. To access the full dataset and all other index resources, visit https://resourcegovernanceindex.org.

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Sector Oil and Gas
Country Qatar
Year
RGI Edition Year 2021
Topic Commodity prices, Contract transparency and monitoring, Licensing and negotiation, Measurement of environmental and social impacts, Open data, Sovereign wealth funds, State-owned enterprises, Tax policy and revenue collection
Document Type PDF
RGI Sub-component
RGI Questions 1.1.9a: Is the government required to publicly disclose all signed licenses/contracts with extractive companies?,
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?,
1.1.3b: Prior to each licensing process, is the licensing authority required to disclose a list of biddable terms or negotiable terms?,
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?,
1.1.5a: 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?,
1.1.5d: Are there rules that companies can follow to appeal licensing decisions?,
1.1.10d: Is the legislature required to ratify licenses/contracts?,
1.2a: What is the fiscal system for extractive resources?,
1.3.1a: Are extractive companies required to prepare an EIA and/or SIA prior to development?,
1.3.1c: Are extractive companies required to prepare an SIA prior to development?,
1.3.3a: Are extractive companies required to prepare environmental mitigation management plans prior to development?,
1.3.3b: Is there a requirement for environmental mitigation management plans to be publicly disclosed?,
1.4a: What proportion of equity shares does the government own in extractive companies?,
1.4.7a: Are there rules that govern how the SOE should select the buyers of its production?,
1.4.7b: Are there rules that determine the prices at which the SOE should sell its production?,
1.4.7d: Are there rules that require the SOE or government to publicly disclose information on the sale of production by the SOE?,
2.3.5a: Is the sovereign wealth fund required to produce annual financial reports?,
5.1a: Has the government publicly disclosed a list of all active contracts and licenses, including contract amendments, indicating which are publicly available?
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Source or API link https://www.almeezan.qa/LawView.aspx?opt&LawID=2716&language=en
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