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Tuesday, May 27, 2014
In an effort to get South Sudan’s oil fields back up and running and production flowing through its pipes northward the government in Sudan has offered to supply materials, engineers and electricity to South Sudan to speed up the repairs. The oil fields were damaged during the fighting between Juba troops and rebels led by former VP Riek Machar.
Speaking to Reuters South Sudan’s Petroleum Minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau, said that the country’s output currently stood at 165,000 bpd, down 80,000 bpd from when the fighting broke out in December. Dau said that production is expected to rise within 45 days to three months.
Dau said his counterpart in the Khartoum agreed to provide support to Sud Petroleum Operating Company and Greater Pioneer Operating Company (GPOC), operators of the two oilfields in the northern Unity State bordering Sudan.
“The two operators are coordinating and having meetings in Juba and Khartoum to assess technical support that will be required,” Dau said.
Help from Khartoum is not all altruistic as the north relies on pipeline tariffs that Juba pays to transport its crude to market to keep its economy on an even keel.
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