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LIST
OF INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE SUDANESE OIL INDUSTRY
- BP
(UK), a major investor in PetroChina, a subsidiary of CNPC. There is
nothing to stop this investment being used to fund CNPC operations in
Sudan.
- China
National Petroleum Company (CNPC) (China), holds 40% of
the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC), which exploits
block 1, 2 and 4 and owns the 1.600 km piepline to the Red Sea; CNPC
exploits concession 3 together with Gulf Petroleum Corporation. CNPC
also holds the concession of the huge block 6.
- ExxonMobil(USA),
downstream operations only. Sells i.a. aviation fuel at Khartoum and
Port Sudan airports, overseen by its European headquarters in London.
Holds an interest in airport installations which are allegedly used
to fuel the Sudanese airforce.
- Gulf
Petroleum Corporation (Quatar), exploits block 3, together
with CNPC.
- Lundin
Oil AB(Sweden/Switzerland), Used to be lead operator in
block 5a, holding 40%.Lundin sold its working interest in Block 5a to
Petronas Carigali. Lundin still holds a 24.5% interest in Block 5B that
covers the southern part of the Muglad basin
- OMV Aktiengesellschaft
(Austria), used to hold a 26.125 % stake in exploration block 5A and
24.5 % stake in block 5B. OMV has signed a sales agreement with ONGC
Videsh Ltd. on September 2, 2003 for its two exploration blocks 5A and
5B. The sale price was approximately US $115 million.
- Petronas
(Malaysia), holds a 30% share in GNPOC and a 28.5% stake in
block 5a.
- Rolls
Royce (UK), supplies GNPOC with equipment and operational
support.
- Royal Dutch/Shell
(Netherlands/UK), downstream operations only. Sold aviation fuel to
the Sudanese airforce. Promised on 17 May 2001 to end this activity.
- Saras
(Italy), buys Nile Blend crude for its refinery in Sardinia.
- Siemens
(Germany), telecommunication systems supplier to GNPOC.
- ONGC
Videsh Ltd(India), 25% owner of GNOPC through acquiring
100 per cent ownership of Talisman Greater Nile BV.The Indian stake
will be held by an Amsterdam-based subsidiary, ONGC Nile Ganga BV
- Total
(France/Belgium), holds the 120.000 km2 concession block 5;
trades Sudan Nile Blend crude through its Geneva-based trading organization.
- Trafigura
(Netherlands/UK/Switzerland), trades Sudan Nile Blend crude on behalf
of ONGC Videsh. Legal headquarters in the Netherlands; does Nile Blend
trading mostly through its main office in London.
- Weir
Pumps Ltd. (UK), supplier of pumping stations and drivers
to the Sudanese oil industry.
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