Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 45

7-November-2005

SUDAN

Sudan National Petroleum Commission Formed, A Possible Model For Iraq

Sudans oil sector took a step forward on 30 October with the creation of its long-awaited National Petroleum Commission (NPC) a body which could provide a template for the management and control of Iraqs petroleum resources. Sudans producing oilfields lie in the south of the country and helped to fuel the 20-year long civil war which devastated the country since...