vu thanh shelling oil machine in sudan

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • When did Chevron start drilling oil in Sudan?
  • In southern and southwestern Sudan, exploration for oil began in 1975 when Sudan’s government granted Chevron a concession area of 516,000 km2 in blocks in Muglad and Melut. Chevron started geological and geophysical surveys in 1976 and drilled its first well in 1977.‌
  • Who owns oil in South Sudan?
  • South Sudan’s national oil company, Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet), was also involved in allocating licenses. In 2005 Sudan established the National Petroleum Commission to improve the development of the country’s oil resources.‌
  • Does China own oil in Sudan?
  • The state owned oil company China National Petroleum Company, which is China’s arm in securing oil overseas, was granted its first concession in block 6 in 1995, but only started operating in Sudan in 1997 as a member of the GNPOC. Since then the CNPC expanded its operations and acquired more concessions in 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.‌
  • Why did Chevron stop working in Sudan?
  • The economic and diplomatic sanctions beside the support of the rebels in the south, made it difficult to foreign oil companies to consider working in Sudan both for security reasons and for fear of problems with the United States. Chevron’s decision to sell its concessions in Sudan was mainly related to the United States policies towards Sudan.‌
  • When was oil discovered in Sudan?
  • The exploration of petroleum in Sudan started in the 1950s before acquiring its independence from Britain and separation from Egypt in 1956. It had formed when the Italian company AGIP took a concession area on the Sudanese Red Sea coast in 1959. The extensive exploration works of AGIP finished in no important commercial discovery of oil.