South Sudan’s government warned it may suspend oil output if port protests in neighboring Sudan that have blocked shipments of the landlocked nation’s crude continue. Demonstrators have forced a halt Continue Reading
Sudanese protesters burned tires in part of the capital, Khartoum, Wednesday night, after the government lifted all subsidies on gasoline and diesel. Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim announced Tuesday that prices Continue Reading
Tensions are rising between Egypt and Ethiopia as Addis Ababa moves closer to diverting water to a massive hydroelectric project on the Nile that has been a center of a decade-long dispute Continue Reading
Times of recession usually bring up overused terms like belt-tightening or company restructuring though distressed periods are just as useful for settling old scores and shaping up new partnerships. Testifying Continue Reading
South Sudan’s state-controlled Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet) has started preparations to take over the management of some oilfields in the country by 2027, when it will let the contract with Continue Reading
The youngest internationally recognized nation on earth, South Sudan’s relationship with its oil and gas reserves has been troubled and ambivalent – ever since its first day of existence oil Continue Reading
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, Continue Reading
The United States will continue to work with Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan until they sign an accord on a giant Blue Nile hydropower dam, after failing to secure signatures from Continue Reading
Fuel shortages have left motorists in Sudan skipping work to queue for petrol and forced the transitional government to introduce a rationing system as it tries to manage acute economic Continue Reading
Oil operations in South Sudan have resulted in soil and water being polluted with toxic chemicals and heavy metals that have serious consequences on the health of residents in oil-rich Continue Reading
The Sudd: Microbes in saturated soils will produce methane Scientists think they can now explain at least part of the recent growth in methane (CH4) levels in the atmosphere. Researchers, Continue Reading
South Sudan and South Africa have inked an exploration and production sharing deal for oil in a sign that South Sudan is well on its way to put its best Continue Reading
Omar al-Bashir, long-term President of Sudan, was toppled from power by the military on Thursday and placed under “heavy guard”, following months of protests against the government and its handling Continue Reading
The removal of long-time Sudanese dictator Omar Bashir by the Sudanese army has been hailed by some as a sign of a new “Arab Spring”. From a Western point of Continue Reading
Diesel shortages are currently a major problem for Sudan that faces economic troubles, which is why, Khartoum is interested in any foreign assistance, Sudanese Ambassador to Moscow Nadir Babiker told Continue Reading
China has long been criticized for imposing massive debt on developing countries as well as securing their natural resources to help them build up infrastructure with funding by Beijing, something Continue Reading
Sudan considers oil and gas exploration blocks offered by Egypt in the Red Sea’s Halayeb area as a direct intrusion into Sudanese territory, Saad al-Deen Hussein al-Bishri, minister of state Continue Reading
South Sudan has begun to repair and pump oil from wells damaged in the civil war and will ramp up production by the end of the year, the oil minister Continue Reading
War-torn South Sudan could become a significant oil producer in the region if the country can manage to maintain a peace deal reached between warring sides in September. However, according Continue Reading
Russia’s Gazprom Neft has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Sudan to explore four oil blocks, South Sudan’s petroleum minister said on Tuesday. The oil arm of Russian gas Continue Reading
Sudan expects it will be able to launch a bidding round for oil and gas blocks in the country in the third quarter of 2019 , Sudan’s Petroleum Minister Azhari Continue Reading
A Chinese state oil major that already dominates most of South Sudan’s oil production is poised to play an even larger role in the African country’s efforts to boost its Continue Reading
Seven years after South Sudan became independent, leaving behind a sanguinary civil war, it finally reached the point where it places its bets on development and not on incessant internal Continue Reading
Sudan and China are close to signing new deals on oil and gas exploration that Chinese companies would carry out in the African country, Sudan’s ambassador to China Ahmed Shawir Continue Reading
The fuel crisis has returned to the three states of Kordofan, affecting transportation within towns and travel to other states. For a week, the authorities of Babanusa have stopped supply Continue Reading
The El Gezira and El Managil Agricultural Scheme has warned of the failure of planting sorghum, groundnut and cotton in the current agricultural season because of the increasing prices of Continue Reading
Car owners and drivers of commercial vehicles in eastern Sudan’s Kassala are complaining about the newly set fuel quotas. People in West Kordofan denounce the rise of the public transport Continue Reading
Racketeering is rife in Sudan’s Kassala as reports from the state complain that the fuel crisis has worsened in an unprecedented manner. A gallon of diesel now cost SDG 600 Continue Reading
Farmers of El Gezira and El Managil Agricultural Scheme are warning for “famine in the country”, as they doubt the upcoming farming season will bring about any yields. “The fuel Continue Reading
Hundreds of residents took to the streets of the Geziratelfil district of Wad Madani, capital of El Gezira, on Tuesday evening to demonstrate in protest against the fuel crisis, rise Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia would supply Sudan’s energy needs for five years on credit under an agreement being discussed by both governments, Sudan Oil Minister Abdulrahman Othman said on Monday. Othman said Continue Reading
The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) has forbidden newspapers in Sudan from publishing any material related to the fuel crisis that has impacted the entire country for several months. Continue Reading
Sudan’s Prime Minister Bakri Hassan Saleh in Khartoum, Sudan March 2, 2017. (Reuters) In a rare admission, Sudan’s prime minister acknowledged his country’s crisis of foreign exchange shortages and economic Continue Reading
Reports from various parts of Sudan to Radio Dabanga tell of the paralyzing effect the fuel shortage has had on traffic and public transportation for nearly two consecutive weeks. On Continue Reading
It looks like a bombshell. A long story about what could be the last biggest oil discovery is taking place in Sudan in the newly tapped block-25, better known as Continue Reading
According to Sudan’s Central Bureau of Statistics, the inflation rate in the country in March reached 55.60 percent; up from 54.34 percent in February. Public transport prices nearly doubled last Continue Reading
Sudan — The fuel crisis has hit the capital of Sudan and all the states doubling the suffering of the residents in all the markets in the countryside, towns and Continue Reading
Sudan — The shortage of fuel and cooking gas has renewed in Khartoum and a number of states over the past two days. People reported to Radio Dabanga that buses Continue Reading
Clashes flared between Sudan Sudanese troops and rebels, complicating talks to end the civil war that has cut oil production, two days after a regional bloc called for the insurgents’ Continue Reading
The United States on Wednesday placed sanctions on 15 South Sudanese oil-linked operators it said were substantial sources of revenues for the government, aimed at increasing pressure on President Salva Continue Reading
South Sudan’s vulnerable financial state is making the civil-war-torn state easy prey for opportunistic oil and gas companies that could be offering Juba a fraction of the energy profits they Continue Reading
Attacks on foreigners working on South Sudan’s oil and gas facilities serve as a warning for multinationals to stay away from the new country’s national resources, just as oil prices Continue Reading
The main rebel group in South Sudan is threatening to disrupt oil production in the country, a day after it released three foreign oil workers it kidnapped earlier in the Continue Reading
Nigeria’s Oranto Petroleum International Ltd. plans to bet half a billion dollars that Africa’s newest nation can end a three-year civil war and create the conditions to revive its oil Continue Reading
As South Sudanese homemaker Sarah Kiden stirs a boiling pan of lentils, she remembers when her five children could count on more than one meal a day. For the first Continue Reading
Public transport stayed off the streets, several squares and roads in Khartoum were deserted and many shops were shut in a mixed response to opposition calls for a nationwide strike Continue Reading
According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the loss of most of Sudan’s oil export potential has exacerbated the crises in the country. Sudan as a united country started producing Continue Reading
Conflicts and a lack of business opportunities in the oil sector creating economic headwinds for Sudan, the International Monetary Fund said. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI Fragility in Sudan brought Continue Reading
Port cleared 525 TEUs in July, from average 4,000 TEUs at peak Forex shortage hurting shipment through Kenya’s Mombasa port Imports to South Sudan through Kenya’s main port have fallen Continue Reading
African nation’s crude production already reduced by civil war Group observing peace deal sees possibility of larger battles Clashes between South Sudanese forces that re-erupted last month could escalate into Continue Reading
