OIL AND GAS LOCAL CONTENTS IN NIGERIA, GHANA AND BRAZIL: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORKS

Abstract

The paper comparatively analyses the Nigerian oil and gas Industry Content Development Act 2010, Act No. 2, the Ghanaian Petroleum (Local Content and Local participation) regulations, 2013 (1.i 2204) and the Brazil’s Oil & Gas Local Content Policy. The paper commences with an introduction, an examination of the history and development of local content regulation in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria, the Ghanaian Petroleum (Local Content and Local participation) Regulations, 2013 (1.I 2204) and the Brazil’s Oil & Gas Local Content Policy. The paper adopts the historical, comparative, law and development approaches, in appropriate places. The paper ends with a conclusion and a set of recommendations.