Understanding of the Local Content Compliance Law from the Extractive Industry’s Perspective

This paper discusses on the context to which local content compliance law applies in the extractive industries namely oil, gas and minerals. The author starts by discussing the concept of local content as a concept. Second, discusses the context in which local content compliance applies from an extractive industry perspective. The author planned to continue the knowledge since local content paradigms is vital concept to most resourceful rich countries. It is a qualitative research paper and the author used a doctrine-based legal research method. The paper gives a clear sense of the context in which local content complaints are based.