Due to the discoveries of large reserves of oil and gas in unconventional reservoirs, the
production of natural gas (NG) has increased significantly, becoming a component of the …

This paper introduces a collection of manuscripts compiled for a special section of The
Extractive Industries and Society on local content. Our introduction paper situates these …

Goal: This paper aims to illustrate one of the strategies found in the literature to deal with
uncertainties: prospecting scenarios in the demand for oil derivatives after the COVID-19 …

This paper discusses the rationale for, and use of, local content requirements (LCRs) in the
mining sector. In many countries, LCRs are being used to facilitate wealth creation, local …

Local content policies (LCPs) aim to create opportunities for employment and economic
development, and to shield from the “resource curse” and enclave extractivism. LCPs are of …

Ghana has exhibited strong local content development prospects in its nascent oil sector,
albeit low commitment to building local capacity as exemplified by the failure of its flagship …

This study analyzes the road freight sector of São Paulo state to identify the best options to
reduce greenhouse gases emissions and local pollutants, such as particulate matter …

We compare classical and adjoint‐state first‐arrival tomography approaches in subsurface
model reconstruction, focusing on pre‐salt updates with a circular‐shot ocean bottom node …

Over the last century, several public policies and programs focusing on the transport sector
have been implemented, contributing to changes in the way fuels are consumed in the …

This study espouses a multi-strategy method comprising of a qualitative study and system
dynamics (SD) to deliver the long-term dynamic behaviour of human resource development …