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Title:Dallas to Doba: Oil and Chad, External Controls and Internal Politics
Authors:Massey, SimonISNI
May, RoyISNI
Year:2005
Periodical:Journal of Contemporary African Studies
Volume:23
Issue:2
Period:May
Pages:253-276
Language:English
Geographic term:Chad
Subjects:political conditions
petroleum
oil companies
Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment
Development and Technology
Economics and Trade
international relations
Politics and Government
External links:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02589000500176065
http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=4C3094CD7E95822F51E1
Abstract:In 1993 large oil reserves were discovered around Doba (Chad). A consortium of three multinational oil companies was to undertake the project of extracting and transporting the oil. In June 2000, the World Bank announced that it would support the project based on a calculation that the benefits in terms of revenue-driven poverty alleviation would outweigh potential costs. Furthermore, the construction and operation phases would be subject to an unprecedented regulatory arrangement designed to ensure transparency and accountability through sound revenue management and sensitivity to human and environmental concerns. In July 2003 the Doba field came on stream. The Doba project, which was approved by the World Bank despite Chad's unstable political environment, poor human rights record and propensity towards corruption, has been hailed as a pioneering model for responsible private investment in Africa. However, this paper shows that, contrary to the intentions, the Doba project has engendered negative environmental and social impacts for an oil dividend that is on current evidence unlikely to deliver the anticipated development goods and will frustrate the expectations of ordinary Chadians. Instead of being a model for the responsible management of extraction projects in Africa, the Doba model is a template for the oil industry and host governments that marks out the minimal requirements necessary to secure the World Bank's approval for future projects. Bibliogr. [ASC Leiden abstract]
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