Drone Attacks Halt Operations at Heglig Oil Facility

South Sudan Crude Flows at Risk Following Series of Drone Strikes

Civil war-torn Sudan has shut down its Heglig oil facilities after a series of drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), raising fears for South Sudan’s crude exports that rely on the site for transit. The Energy and Petroleum Ministry confirmed the shutdown in a letter to Juba dated August 30, citing repeated attacks as making operations impossible in good faith, according to Al Arabiya. Heglig is a critical hub on the Great…

Drone Attacks Halt Operations at Heglig Oil Facility

Sudan has shut down its Heglig oil facility due to drone attacks allegedly by the Rapid Support Forces. This closure affects South Sudan's oil, which forms a major part of its revenue. The conflict threatens the stability of oil flows, prompting Sudan to evacuate companies from the area.

Sudan shuts down Heglig oil facilities after drone attacks

Sudan has initiated a shutdown of the Heglig oil facility following drone attacks it blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, according to a letter sent by its government to its South Sudanese neighbour and seen by Reuters. Heglig, which lies along Sudan’s southern border, houses the main processing facility for South Sudanese oil, which […] The post Sudan shuts down Heglig oil facilities after drone attacks appeared first on OODAloop.

Sudan plans to shut down Heglig Oil Fields amid RSF attacks

JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) —The government of Sudan has announced plans to shut down operations and evacuate workers from the Heglig oil fields following recent attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Heglig, a town located on the contested border between Sudan and South Sudan (where it is known as Panthou), is a crucial transit point for oil from South Sudan. The crude oil is transported via a pipeline to Port Sudan on the Re…

S. Sudan oil exports in limbo as Sudan orders shut down of Heglig facility

Sudan has instructed its operating companies, 2B OPCO and PETCO, to begin evacuating personnel from the oilfields and activate an emergency shutdown plan following attacks by the RSF By Binia Elizabeth The Government of Sudan has ordered an Emergency Shutdown on Heglig oil facilities, citing threats from renewed attacks by paramilitary group, RSF, a move that casts uncertainties on the future of crude oil exports from South Sudan through Sudanes…

Sudan orders oil shutdown; South Sudan exports at risk - Radio Tamazuj

Sudan’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has ordered an emergency shutdown of oil facilities in the Heglig area near the border with South Sudan following a drone attack early Saturday, threatening to disrupt crude exports from landlocked South Sudan. The attack, blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), targeted the Heglig Operations Basecamp around 2:30 a.m., damaging the airport terminal and prompting the evacuation of personnel,…