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UPU Takes Charge of Local Oil Content | Namibia News
The Namibian government is reshaping oil and gas regulation by empowering the Upstream Petroleum Unit to enforce local content rules, a major shift from earlier plans that would have placed oversight with the Ministry of Industrialisation, Mines and Energy. With Cabinet approval in August, the UPU now holds institutional authority to coordinate, monitor, and ensure compliance across the upstream sector — a move that raises governance concerns over presidential involvement but also signals a push for greater local participation. To support this, the UPU will lead a cross-ministerial committee…
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