African states urged to link up in drafting oil local content policies

Oil exploration in northern Kenya. FILE PHOTO | NMG

African authorities should collaborate in developing policies and regulations for local content in the oil and gas industry to avoid slowing down projects, a new report suggests.

The Africa Oil and Gas Review 2017 report by consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers indicates that more than a quarter of surveyed oil multinationals operating in Africa said they had had to postpone projects because of local content policies.

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