Worldwide Hydrocarbons Assistance

CLDP is serving as a key partner for the Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative (EGCI) – State Department-led multi-agency effort to provide a range of technical and capacity building assistance to the host governments of countries on the verge of becoming major oil and gas producers. EGCI’s core objective is to help these countries establish the capacity to manage their resource revenues wisely and to manage their resource endowments in a manner that maximizes value and transparency. As one of the U.S. agencies providing technical assistance under EGCI, CLDP leverages the expertise of its lawyers and experts to help countries establish commercial law frameworks that incorporate the best practices in contracting, accounting and taxation that are essential to attracting foreign investment in a country’s hydrocarbon sector.