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South Sudan is Wooing Saudi Businesses to Invest in New Oil Exploration Areas

South Sudan has encouraged Saudi Arabian enterprises, including state-owned Saudi Aramco, to participate in South Sudan's upstream sector to foster bilateral collaboration between the two oil-dependent countries. At the same...
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South Sudan Launches First-ever Oil and Gas Licensing Round

South Sudan's Ministry of Petroleum (MoP) held an inaugural event in Juba on Wednesday to officially open the country's first-ever oil and gas licensing round. The event marked a watershed...
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South Sudan Launches Tender for Environmental Audit of all its Oil-Producing Fields

South Sudan has launched a tender for a comprehensive environmental audit of all the oil-producing fields in the country, as it aims to balance socioeconomic development needs with environmental concerns....
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South Sudan to take Full Control of Oil Sector by 2027

The government of South Sudan has commenced plans to take full control of the world's youngest country's oil sector by introducing a training facility and controlling data storage. In a...
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Uganda to Supply Surplus Electricity to South Sudan

The Managing Director of the Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited (UETCL), Valentine Katabira, said the Ugandan government is working on interconnection to export electricity to South Sudan. The interconnection is...
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Trinity Energy to Construct $500 million Refinery in South Sudan

South Sudanese oil marketing firm, Trinity Energy, plans to construct a $500 million crude oil refinery in South Sudan for the sale of refined petroleum products. The company is also...
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South Sudan to offer 14 Blocks in Licensing Round as Oil Production Drops to 165,000 BPD

Following a recent decline in oil production by 5,000 barrels, the Minister of Petroleum South Sudan, Awow Daniel Chuang, said the country is planning to offer 14 new blocks for...
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South Sudan to Construct Four Refineries; Train Engineers to meet World Standard

The world's youngest country, South Sudan, plans to construct four refineries in four locations in the country. They are Bentiu, Paloch, Thiangrial and Pagak. The Nilepet Director-General for Downstream, James...
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South Sudan and Sudan Agree on Deal to Develop Oil Cooperation

In a statement by the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Sudan dated 28th September 2020, Sudan and South Sudan have agreed to a draft deal to develop oil cooperation which...
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South Sudan Appoints New Managing Director for Nilepet

The President of South Sudan, His Excellency Salva Kiir, has appointed Bol Ring Mourwel Kon as the new Managing Director for the National Oil Company, Nilepet. The new M.D takes...
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