VOL. XLIII

No. 08

21-February-2000

SUDAN

US Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions on Sudapet And GNPOC

The US Treasury Department announced on 16 February that existing economic sanctions against Sudan have been extended to apply to Sudans state-owned oil enterprise Sudapet and the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC). GNPOC is a consortium comprising China National Petroleum Corporation (40%), Malaysias Petronas (30%), Canadas Talisman Energy (25%) and Sudapet (5%). The sanctions...