SUDAN

South Sudan Warns Oil Restart Could Take Six Months

Production at the oil fields in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state could require up to six months to restart once a final deal on Southern oil exports is reached with Sudan, Juba’s Minister of Petroleum and Mining Stephen Dhieu Dau said on 30 August. Output from other fields may take even longer, he warned, given the need to carry out necessary checks and repairs on the oil infrastructure many fear has been dealt significant...