Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Mining_(South_Sudan)

Ministry of Petroleum and Mining

Ministry of Petroleum and Mining

South Sudanese government ministry

The Ministry of Petroleum is a ministry of the Government of South Sudan. The incumbent minister is Puot Kang Chol.,[1] the ministry of petroleum contributes more than 90% of South Sudan's total income through oil production and exportation via pipeline from the oil fields in South Sudan to Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The Government of Sudan taxes South Sudan heavily for using the pipeline and its associated infrastructure. The South Sudanese economy is sensitive to changes in global oil prices, with declines severely affecting the country's national income.[2] In June 2021, the ministry launched its first Oil licensing round in Juba.[3] According to new studies assigned by the ministry, approximately 90% of the country's Oil and gas reserves remain unexplored.[4]

Quick Facts Department overview, Formed ...

List of ministers of petroleum

More information In office, Minister ...

Major companies in South Sudan petroleum[9]

  1. Nile Petroleum cooperation
  2. Petroleum Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
  3. Akon Refinery company Ltd.
  4. China National Petroleum cooperation

References

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    Government of South Sudan official Website: Ministry of Petroleum "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2012-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    "South Sudan launches 1st oil licensing round". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
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    Dumo, Denis (2019-06-12). "South Sudanese president appoints new oil minister". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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    Dumo, Denis (2019-06-12). "South Sudanese president appoints new oil minister". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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    "Hon. Puot Kang Chol Info & Biography | Oil & Gas Conference Speaker". energycapitalpower.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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    "UNMISS expresses concern at division within the SPLM-IO - South Sudan". ReliefWeb. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
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