Crude Accountability Incorporated

Crude Accountability brings you the latest information about the
environmental situation in Turkmenistan, a country that you'll
increasingly see in the headlines as it has one of the world's largest
undeveloped natural gas fields.  Turkmenistan's South Yolotan Field
alone contains an estimated 6 trillion cubic meters of gas (in
comparison, the entire US had proven gas reserves of 5.98 trillion
cubic meters by late 2007). Focusing on the impact of oil and gas
development, we bring you information about the companies active in
Turkmenistan and what this development may mean for the environment of
the country, from its desert regions to the shores of the Caspian Sea.
Crude Accountability recently published an updated dossier of companies working in the oil and gas sector in Turkmenistan, providing valuable information to researchers and activists alike. We have also published on kleptocracy, oil and gas, and corruption in this little known country.

Crude Accountability is a founding member of the Climate Justice Working Group of the Civic Solidarity Platform, an international human rights coalition working in the OSCE region. The Climate Justice Working Group brings information about climate activists, climate justice, and climate concerns to the OSCE and to the CSP within the framework of human rights.

Crude Accountability researches the environmental and social impacts of Chinese investments in the oil and gas sector in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. We have engaged in field work, written reports (most recently, the Road to China, which was published in January 2022), and work with local activists. A recent success was the closure of 134 oil wells at the Kokzhide field as a result of fines and a stop work order by the Kazakhstani government following complaints by Crude Accountability and local activists.

Crude Accountability is a founding member of the international Prove They Are Alive! campaign, which holds accountable the government of Turkmenistan for its illegal and horrific practice of enforced disappearances in the country's prison system. Since 2013, the Prove campaign has worked with the UN, the OSCE, international financial institutions, governments, and companies to put pressure on the government of Turkmenistan to stop this hideous practice, which is in violation of international human rights standards and norms. The campaign has created a list of the disappeared as one of its foundation research projects, which is periodically updated and is the basis of much of our advocacy. We also work with families of the disappeared, government officials, and journalists to tell this story.