In 2021, its oil fields produced 59,000 barrels per day (bpd). The Sudan Oil Refinery has the capacity to refine 90-95,000 bpd. The Sudanese government also receives an in-kind royalty payment of 14,000 bpd from the government of South Sudan for oil pipeline transit rights to Port Sudan. Sudan’s oil sector suffers from years of underinvestment.
Did Sudan import kerosene?
Sudan had to import both gas oil (used in diesel motors and for heating) and kerosene for domestic use, although a substantial quantity of other products refined by the plant, in excess of Sudan’s own needs, continued to be exported.
When did oil exploration start in Sudan?
Oil exploration in Sudan was first initiated in 1959 by Italy’s Agip oil company in the Red Sea area. Several oil companies followed Agip in the Red Sea Area but none were successful in their exploration efforts. After the end of the first civil war in 1972 it became possible to extend the oil exploration to southern Sudan.
Why does CNPC operate in Sudan?
The Chinese company provided the Sudanese oil industry with the required investment to built the oil pipeline and consequently converted Sudan to an oil exporting country in 1999. Among the countries in which CNPC operates, Sudan is the most important.