Sudan and South Sudan Clash Over Oil Export Fees

Sudan and South Sudan Clash Over Oil Export Fees

Sudan and South Sudan have not reached an agreement during discussions on revised oil export fees which South Sudan pays to Sudan to export oil from its ports, local outlet Radio Tamazuj reported on Thursday, quoting technical sources and officials.  South Sudan, a landlocked country in East Africa, broke from Sudan in 2011 and took with it around 350,000 barrels of day (bpd) in oil production at the time.  However, the only export oil pipeline …

Sudan, South Sudan discuss revised oil export fees - Radio Tamazuj

Recent talks between Sudan and South Sudan over revising transit and processing fees for South Sudan’s crude oil exports ended without a final agreement, officials and technical sources said. Landlocked South Sudan relies on Sudan to export its oil through Port Sudan on the Red Sea, paying transit fees. Exports had only recently resumed after a nearly yearlong suspension due to pipeline damage from fighting. Sudan’s war between the military and …