Namibia
Population (World Bank): 2,604,172 (2023)
Metal/Ore Exports (% of Total Merchandise Exports, World Bank): 24.3% (2023)
Petroleum Production (Million barrels per day, EIA): 0 Mb/d (2024)
Human Development Index (World Rank, UNDP): 142
2021 Resource Governance Index Score (NRGI): Not Available
EITI Status: None
Link to key economic information (Atlas of Economic Complexity)
Policy documents that include local content relevant provisions:
Local Content Relevant News:
November 2024 - In preparation for oil exploration in Namibia, Halliburton has opened an operations base in the country
November 2024 - The Namibian government has approved an upstream local content policy
April 2024 - Local content requirements in Tanzania's petroleum sector
June 2023 - Namibia and Hyphen Hydrogen Energy Sign US$10 billion Green Hydrogen Project Agreement at Official Ceremony
May 2023 - The Role of Angolan Banks, Insurers in the Rise of Local E&P Players
May 2023 - Fuelling the Future: Insights on Namibia’s Petroleum Local Content Policy
May 2023 - Local content policy for oil and gas industries likely to result in revision of the Petroleum Act
May 2023 - Alweendo: Oil exclusion could fuel unrest
May 2023 - Energy Minister Defines Local Content, Ownership at Stakeholder Workshop
April 2023 - Enhanced Oil and Gas Resource Governance Can Turn Our Story Around
November 2022 – Namcor pens deal with Nigerian institution
November 2022 – !Gawaxab advises finalisation of local content policy
October 2022 – Positioning Namibia as the Energy Capital of Africa
September 2022 – Equatorial Guinea to upskill Namibians for oil industry…local engineers to work and train in West Africa
August 2022 – Honorable Tom Alweendo Leads Namibian Delegation to Equatorial Guinea
July 2022 – Local content and participation critical to oil and gas sector growth
September 2021 – Mining companies directed to buy local… some still buying from outside to the detriment of local suppliers
December 2018 – Boost local procurement in mining
Analysis and Case Studies:
Scholvin (2022) – Obstacles to linkage-based diversification in the oil and gas sector (Paywall)
Maponga and Musa (2021) – Domestication of the role of the mining sector in Southern Africa through local content requirements (Paywall)
Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) (2021) – The Mineral Sector of Namibia: a nuanced overview of selected key aspects
De Weerdt and Geipel (2020) – Local Procurement Regulations for Extractive Industries in the SADC Region
Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) (2018) – IGF Mining Policy Framework Assessment: Namibia
Indongo et al. (2018) – Research Report Assessing the Scope of Procurement and the Relevance of Procurement Financing in Namibia for SMEs
Geipel et al. (2017) – The Relationship Between Local Procurement Strategies of Mining Companies & Their Regulatory Environments: A Comparison of South Africa and Namibia
Ramirez (2016) – The role of policies and regulations in expanding local procurement in the mining industry in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tesh et al. (2014) – Interventions for ensuring sustainability of the minerals education programmes at the Polytechnic of Namibia
Moller (2013) – Evolution of the legal framework for oil and gas exploration and production in Namibia
Lange (2003) – The contribution of minerals to sustainable economic development: Mineral resource accounts in Namibia
International Labour Organization (1999) – The impact of multinational enterprises on employment, training and regional development in Namibia and Zimbabwe: A preliminary assessment
SEF Canada (n.d.) – Challenges and solutions in overcoming local procurement strategies for mining in Africa
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