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Energy Sector Outlook

Posted: September 16th, 2015

By Alexandra Gillies

Alexandra Gillies is the Director of governance programs at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), an international NGO that promotes good governance in the oil, gas and mining sector. Her research and advocacy work has recently focused on transparency promotion, national oil company governance, commodity trading, and the Nigerian oil sector. She holds a PhD in international relations from Cambridge University.

The Cipher Brief spoke with Dr. Alexandra Gillies, the director of governance programs at the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), to get her thoughts on recent changes in the Nigerian oil sector. NRGI promotes good governance in the oil, gas and mining sector. 

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