Field Brief
Notes from the ground on Africa’s energy and environment: what is changing, what it costs, and what it means for the people who run the sites.
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Latest · Environmental liabilitiesWho pays for an oilfield’s past?
When an onshore field changes hands, its contamination changes hands too. Buyers and lenders should price it before they sign.
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Why waste programmes stall after the feasibility study
The gap between the report and the first truck is where good programmes fail. Most of the reasons are known before the study is signed off.
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OHADA harmonised business law. Environmental permits are still national.
One set of company rules across 17 countries does not mean one set of environmental rules. Read the permit, not the treaty.