White Nile Lobbying for Sudan Reentry

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

The ongoing saga of White Nile in Sudan has the company lobbying to get its rights to Block Ba back. The saga centers on the rights to Block B in southern Sudan which was originally awarded to France’s Total in the 1980s, but during the run-up to the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement the government in south Sudan awarded a portion of the block (Ba) to the British company.  

In July the decision was made by the National Petroleum Commission (NPC) to uphold Total’s rights to the block. South Sudan‘s Industry Minister Albino Akol Akol, told Reuters in July that the dispute had been resolved in favor of Total. On July 13 South Sudan United Democratic Alliance (SSUDA) requested that White Nile stop its activities on the block.

Despite all the governmental opposition the company is not giving up and is lobbying to be included in the consortium set to explore on Block B. The company said that it has abided by the request to stop drilling, despite reports to the contrary, “We have stopped drilling operations but we are still doing our community work,” said White Nile‘s social and political consultant Acuil Malith Bangol. Bangol said it was lobbying against the decision, “There are positive developments,” but declined to elaborate.

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