Analyst Johannes Sackaria on the Upstream petroleum Bill

Following a heated debate in the National Assembly where opposition parties held out before the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters provided a crucial vote to pass the petroleum amendment bill, Desert FM speaks to political analyst Sakaria Johannes to unpack what this milestone means for the nation’s emerging oil and gas industry.

The controversial bill transfers regulatory oversight of upstream petroleum from the Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy into a dedicated upstream petroleum unit in the Office of the President.