Annual Meeting of the
INTOSAI Working Group on Audit of Extractive Industries
21-23 September 2015│Oslo, Norway
| “Theme” |
| Time | Session |
| Day 1 | Monday 21 September |
| 08:00 - 08:30 | Arrival of participants |
| 08:30 - 09:15 | Welcome and official opening of the workshop By Per Kristian Foss, Auditor General, OAGN and John Muwanga, Auditor General and WGEI Chair, OAGU |
| 09:15 - 09:45 | Report on activities since last meeting By Maxwell Ogentho, OAGU and WGEI secretariat |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Coffee break: Audit fair and group photo |
| 10:30 - 13:00 | Session 1: Global update I: Illicit financial flows and international efforts to avoid non-taxation and profit shifting in the Extractive Industries By Dan Devlin, OECD and Mona Thowsen, Publish What You Pay Norway |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 - 15:15 | Session 2: Global update II: SAIs value added – how to conduct a multi-national EI audit Presentation By Alexandre Leite de Figueiredo, TCU, and Presentation By Ole Husebø Schøyen, OAGN; representing OLACEF/ AFROSAI-E collaborative audit teams |
| 15:15 - 15:35 | Coffee break |
| 15:35 - 16:45 | Session 3: Global update III: Surveying EI risks and potential audits Presentation By Jeroen Doornbos, NCA and Presentation by Sybrand Struwig, AGSA |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Summary of the day |
Chairs Day 1: Eli Wærum Rognerud, OAGN and Sybrand Struwig, AGSA
| Time | Session |
| Day 2 | Tuesday 22 September |
| 08:30 - 09:15 | Session 5: NORAD Oil for Development Programme Presentation By Petter Stigset, OfD |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | Session 6: Sector risk assessment and audit along the value chain Presentation By Trygve Christiansen, OAGN |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break |
| Time | Session |
| Day 2 | Tuesday 22 September |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Session 7: Panel debate – How to ensure, and audit, local content in EI operations Panel moderator and introduction speaker: Jostein Tellnes, OAGN In the panel: Stephen Kateregga, OAGU; Mette Gravdahl Agerup, Norwegian Ministry for Petroleum and Energy; Willy Olsen, Norwegian Oil & Gas partners and Beate Thoresen, Norwegian People’s Aid |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Session 8: Status WGEI Community of Practice, available audit tools and resources Presentation By Maxwell Ogentho, WGEI Secretariat, OAGU and Ingvald Heldal, CoP advisor |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Session 9: Group work on WGEI work plan and priorities 2015-2016 Session moderator: John Muwanga, Auditor General and WGEI Chair, OAGU |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Coffee break |
| 15:50 - 16:50 | Session 10: Plenary with group feedback and discussion on way forward Session moderator: John Muwanga, Auditor General and WGEI Chair, OAGU |
| 16:45 - 17:00 | Summary of the day |
Chairs Day 2: Yashodhara Ray Chaudhuri, SAI India and Per Engeseth, OAGN
| Time | Session |
| Day 3 | Wednesday 23 September |
| 08:30 - 10:00 | Session 11: Parallel sessions I (see information and sign-up details below) |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Session 12: Parallel sessions II (see information and sign-up details below) |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Session 13: Conclusions and sum-up By John Muwanga, Auditor General and WGEI Chair, OAGU |
| 13:00 | End of official programme |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00 | Regional meetings (self-organised) |
| 15:30 | Steering Committee meeting |
Chair Day 3: John Muwanga, WGEI Chair and OAGU
Topics in parallel sessions
Parallel session 1 (08:30-10:00)
| Topic | Presenter |
| 1. The impact of poor governance systems - a comparison of various governance and tax models. | Jørgen Klev, ECON Oil and Gas |
| 2. Sovereign fund management; legal framework, alternative models | Björn G. From, Investment Director, Asset Management Department, Norwegian Ministry of Finance |
| 3. Environmental impact assessments: what are they and how do you audit them? | Mari Lise Sjong, Norwegian Environment Agency |
Parallel session II (10:30-12:00)
| Topic | Presenter |
| 4. PSAs: To publish or not to publish? An introduction to Production Sharing Agreements, examples of how they are used and an analysis of the transparency issue surrounding them to publish or not to publish | Ole Kirkvaag, Arntzen de Besche Merete Kristensen, Arntzen de Besche |
| 5. Decommissioning: What are the risks? The Norwegian and South African examples. | Gisela Hytten, OAGN Sybrand Struwig, AGSA |
| 6. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI): What roles can SAIs play in a country's EITI process. Global examples | Bady Baldé, EITI secretariat |