South Sudan’s State-Owned Nilepet To Take Over Petronas Oil Fields
August 25th, 2024
Via S&P Global, a report on South Sudan’s state-owned Nilepet plans to take over Petronas oil fields: Highlights Nilepet to assume Petronas assets after official withdrawal Savannah Energy abandoned plans to acquire assets Aug 7 Petronas had stakes in fields that pumped 153,000 b/d in 2021 South Sudan’s state-run Nile Petroleum is set to assume ownership […]
Read more »Ethiopia, South Sudan Agree To Build Alternate Oil Pipeline Route
July 15th, 2024
Via the Sudan Tribune, a report on a new agreement between Ethiopia and South Sudan on an alternative oil pipeline route: South Sudan and neigbouring Ethiopia have agreed to enhance border security and trade by building alternate oil infrastructure. The agreement was reached on July 6, 2024 by governors and administrators on the common border […]
Read more »Burst Oil Pipeline Risks South Sudan Violence, Economic Meltdown
May 18th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, an article on the impact that a broken oil pipeline is having upon South Sudan: Pipe ruptured in February causing crude exports to plummet Lack of funds to maintain patronage could spur violence A broken pipeline that exports about two-thirds of South Sudan’s crude production could heighten the risk of renewed fighting in […]
Read more »What South Sudan Can Learn from Neighboring Gold Producers
May 13th, 2024
Via Capital, Energy & Capital, a report on South Sudan’s gold sector: While remaining underexplored, South Sudan is considered to hold significant commercial quantities of mineral resources. A nascent gold mining sector in the country offers established producers the opportunity to partner with the government on frontier prospects and leverage their expertise to spearhead mineral exploration, extraction […]
Read more »The Horn Of Africa States: The Coming Danger To Its Blue Economy
May 10th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the proposed East African Federation: The East African Federation is a proposition on the table. It is to be a union of the eight EAC members and any other member that would join it in the future into a single federated sovereign state. The current members include in Alphabetical order […]
Read more »South Sudan: Midstream Investment to Bolster Production
May 8th, 2024
Via Energy, Capital & Power, a report on South Sudan’s efforts to build infrastructure to bolster oil production: To bolster its midstream capacity, South Sudan is seeking to construct new pipeline infrastructure, fuel product storage tanks and crude oil storage facilities to facilitate oil exports and reduce dependence on neighboring Sudan. The country has ambitious […]
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