South Sudan’s oil production has dropped by 20,000 b/d to 170,000 b/d because of the impact of surging coronavirus cases, which has led to disruptions in operations at oil fields, Daniel Chuang, undersecretary in the ministry of petroleum, said July 20. “The measures put in place to contain the spread of the COVID 19 have impacted both production and the revenues from crude exports,” he said in a telephone interview. The country was aiming to produce 200,000 b/d in 2020, ramping up to 350,000 b/d by 2025, and had started to produce around 190,000 b/d in January, Chuang said. The collapse in revenues is attributed to factors ranging from severe global restrictions on movements that have affected […]