VOL. XLIII

No. 16

17-April-2000

SUDAN

Sudans Leader Says Crude Exports Now At 200,000 B/D

Sudanese President 'Umar Hasan al-Bashir told the Akhbar al-Youm newspaper on 12 April that Sudans crude oil exports have reached 200,000 b/d. The Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC) holds a concession in southern Sudan where it is developing the Heglig and Unity fields. Crude exports began in the fall of 1999, and as of February production was reported at 165,000 b/d (MEES, 21 February). GNPOC...