The PRT project is an independent assessment of revenue transparency in the oil and gas sector of home and host countries, and in companies. The PRT will decide which countries and companies to target and will engage in dialogue on the project with home and host country governments and with extractive industry companies.

The Revenue Transparency Project will identify companies according to their revenue payment transparency, supportive disclosure (home government regulation of companies to disclose information about their activities that allows citizens to judge the accuracy of revenue payments) and anti-corruption and whistle-blowing policies and practices. It will produce three indices, providing advocacy tools for TI and other stakeholders groups. The indices will provide hands-on, short and medium-term solutions to help governments and companies improve their policy, management and performance in revenue transparency, with the ultimate aim of maximising the economic and human development benefits of natural resources.