VOL. XLIII

No. 48

27-November-2000

SUDAN

New Consortium Signs Up For Melut Basin Oil Exploration Deal

An agreement for the exploration, production and transportation of oil in Blocks 2 and 7 of Sudans Melut Basin was signed on 11 November by the Sudan Government and a consortium consisting of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC, operator-23%), Qatars Gulf Petroleum Corporation (GPC-46%), Sudans Al Than (23%) and the Sudanese national oil company Sudapet (8%). Located some 275km south of...