NEW PRODUCERS

The New Producers for Sustainable Energy was known as the New Producers Group for its first 11 years. It began in 2012 as a project established by Chatham House, the Natural Resource Governance Institute and the Commonwealth Secretariat, following the publication of our research paper questioning the appropriateness of ‘best practice' governance advice in a context where resources were uncertain and petroleum sector knowledge was low. That year, we organised a workshop with emerging producer governments to discuss what policies and institutional set up would be more fit-for-purpose. In the years that followed, exploration interest declined and signs grew that the energy transition would disrupt the plans of emerging producers. Our focus evolved from the governance of the oil and gas sector to a concern for building resilience to a changing industry and environment. Through this time, we have been working as a network and community of practice, bringing together over 900 individual..

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Primary location: London United Kingdom