By Jenifer James
The Minister of Petroleum (MOP) Pout Kang directed DAR Petroleum Operating Company Ltd. (DPOC) to resume oil production immediately, this comes after months of no production in the country due to the war in Sudan.
In a press conference on Tuesday, the Minister of Petroleum in South Sudan, Puot Kang Chol, said the Ministry of Petroleum and Partners are pleased to bring to the attention of the public the official lifting of the force majeure by the Sudanese Government and Basher Pipeline Company (BAPCO), which is an essential milestone towards the resumption of the crude oil operation and export of Blocks 3 and 7.
Pout directed DPOC and BAPCO to resume the production of oil immediately.
“As such, the Ministry of Petroleum (MOP) and partners are hereby directing DPOC in coordination with BAPCO to immediately embark on the resumption without any delay. From here today, we will not allow one minute because we have talked, we have agreed in this room today we have partners, we have DPOC, and we have all agreed that tomorrow is the day.’’ Puot said.
The flow of crude oil from South Sudan through Sudan was disrupted after the infrastructure was damaged and compromised early in 2024 due to the ongoing war between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which erupted in April 2023.