Entries by Dabanga

Sudan: Oil Deal ‘Highlights Economic Drivers Behind Sudan’s War’ /in /by

[Dabanga] Heglig / El Fasher -- As the new year began, the United States set a deadline for Sudan's warring parties to reach a humanitarian truce, aiming to open safe corridors, protect civilians, and pave the way for a political process restoring civi...

Sudan: RSF Claims Seizure of Key Oil Field, China Withdraws From Sudan’s Faltering Oil Sector /in /by

[Dabanga] Heglig / Port Sudan / Beijing -- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced on Monday that they had seized the Heglig oil field in West Kordofan, declaring the move a turning point in their campaign to "liberate the entire homeland."

Sudan: Khartoum Bahri ‘A Ghost Town’… From El Jeili Oil Refinery to the Blue Nile ‘Iron Bridge’ – a Passable but Desolate Road /in /by

[Dabanga] The war has turned Khartoum North (Bahri) into a ghost town. The army has paved a road between its neighbourhoods, from the far north to the far south, but this road is enough to give an idea of the extent of the desolation and destruction th...

Sudan: Jeili Refinery Fire Engulfs Khartoum in ‘Toxic’ Smoke /in /by

[Dabanga] Khartoum -- Thick black and white smoke billowed from the Jeili refinery in Khartoum yesterday morning, spreading over parts of Khartoum North (Bahri) and Omdurman. The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have excha...

South Sudan: South Sudan Delegation in Port Sudan for Oil Export Restart Talks /in /by

[Dabanga] Port Sudan / Heglig -- A high-level delegation from South Sudan arrived in Port Sudan to discuss the long-anticipated resumption of oil exports following a seven-month suspension. The delegation, who arrived earlier this week, engaged in talk...

South Sudan: Obstacles Mount for South Sudan’s Oil Transport Through Sudan /in /by

[Dabanga] Dabanga Sudan -- Despite commitments made last week by Sudan's de-facto leader Abdelfattah El Burhan and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit to resume the transport of South Sudan's oil through Sudanese territory, the presence of the...

Sudan: Sudan Oil Fields Crippled By ‘Large-Scale Sabotage’ /in /by

[Dabanga] West Kordofan -- Engineers in the oil fields of West Kordofan have confirmed "large-scale sabotage operations" in the Dafra field, near the Heglig oil field, situated on the border between Sudan and South Sudan two weeks ago.

Sudan: Sudan Delegation in China Proposes Increased Oil Investments /in /by

[Dabanga] Beijing / Port Sudan -- The Sudanese delegation currently visiting China met with the general manager of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) in Beijing on Friday. Finance Minister Jibril Ibrahim put forward a proposal to repay Sud...

Sudan: Sudan Oil Field Workers Narrowly Avoid RSF Attack /in /by

[Dabanga] Balila / El Fula -- Oil companies avoided a Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attack on the Balila oil field and airport in West Kordofan on Monday morning. On Sunday evening, they evacuated all crews from the field to the state capital of El Fula, ...

Sudan: RSF ‘Liberates’ Vital Sudan Oilfield /in /by

[Dabanga] Balila / El Fula -- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched an attack on the Balila oilfeild, as well as the Balila Airport in Sudan's West Kordofan, earlier today. In a statement by the RSF's official spokesperson, they claim to...