[okfn-discuss] [Project-discussion] Oil Industry

[Gustavo Silva]

Hi Rayna and Peter.

Thank you for bringing your thoughts into this.
I have tried emailing Open Oil before to see if there was a possible
collaboration between groups. I got no answer back then.
However, since you two are from that group, perhaps you could collaborate
with us simultaneously. Perhaps we will end up discussing something that
needs a specific input and Open Oil already has that - If you work with us,
you will know that and, therefore, you can let us know *that* already
exists.

I am going to gather the names and emails of those who said that were
interested in getting involved - Waiting for Peter's confirmation though.
Soon, I will email you about a possible video conference we should do to
discuss specific details about the project, before we actually start with
something. How does that sound?

2015-02-19 9:51 GMT+00:00 Rayna <rayna.st at gmail.com>:

> I second Peter here. I'd be interested to be involved anyhow. Disclosure:
> I am working on a project aiming to train Iraqi NGOs and local govt
> officials on technology for transparency. (And yes, I am supposed to go
> there :) ) Among the main demands, what I see relates to transparency in
> the aid, oil industries and the military (the latter two being my main
> focus of interest).
>
> Looking forward to hearing more,
> Rayna
>
> 2015-02-19 6:21 GMT+01:00 Peter Murray-Rust <pm286 at cam.ac.uk>:
>
>> I am in close touch with OpenOil as we are both Shuttleworth
>> Fellows/projects and we recently had a joint hack in Berlin. Should this be
>> revisited with OpenOIl? It looks complementary.
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 12:26 PM, Gustavo Silva <
>> gustavosantaremsilva at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> After regaining my strength after a tough breakdown at another project,
>>> I thought about what we could do to re-start the group. Most of the people
>>> previously involved left the group and/or moved away to other things and,
>>> thus, the group is kind of stumbling upon itself.
>>>
>>> It is crucial to rapidly get involved with a couple of projects and get
>>> some results so that people realize we're alive and kicking.
>>>
>>> The oil industry is a very peculiar one and so I believe it is a great
>>> start - specially since the literature is vague and not very concise in
>>> specific matters. That is why the group has previously done a model of
>>> an oil contract
>>> <http://openeconomics.net/2013/10/22/open-model-of-an-oil-contract/>,
>>> partnering up with Open Oil group. However, that research was not concluded
>>> and we must proceed.
>>>
>>> In this specific thread, there are two main things I wish to know from
>>> you:
>>>
>>>  1. Who's interested to get involved in this topic? I know Samira and
>>> Rodney want to help, even though their contribution is kind of limited due
>>> to real life commitments. However, as you understand, as more people get
>>> involved, better for us.
>>>  2. Which particular topics would you like to develop? Personally, I
>>> would vote for theoretical models to, first, explain some firm's behaviors
>>> in the market and, later, proceed with empirical analysis, using open data
>>> - of course.
>>>
>>> Please let us know your thoughts. Even if we are only a few
>>> collaborating, we can deliver amazing things, I am sure!
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance and I apologize to spam the OK's main mailing list,
>>> but thought others would like to get involved with us.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Best Regards / Obrigado e com os melhores cumprimentos,
>>> Gustavo
>>>
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>>
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Best Regards / Obrigado e com os melhores cumprimentos,
Gustavo Silva

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