International activists are turning the heat on India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) over its operations in Sudan following similar campaigns against Chinese and Malaysian oil firms.

Engagement with Khartoum may be the only way to avert another civil war in Sudan, and even that may not be enough.

Soaring costs have delayed a refinery project in Sudan, which Malaysian state oil firm Petronas has been poised to win.

The Indian foreign ministry was exerting all efforts to secure the release of four Indian nationals who were abducted along with their Sudanese driver on May 13 near Heglig

Sudan’s state oil company Sudapet has sold 1.2 million barrels of heavy sweet Nile Blend crude at a record $6.50 discount per barrel

Sudan was likely to award a tender to sell 1.2 million barrels of late-June Dar Blend crude to Chinese trader Unipec

As more details emerge about JEM’s assault on the national capital at the weekend, it is becoming clear that this was a solo operation by JEM directed by its leader Khalil Ibrahim. Its aim was nothing less than taking power.

Sudan has offered via tender 1.2 million barrels of acidic Dar Blend crude for end-June loading, only its second spot tender for the grade

Half of Sudan’s 100,000 barrels per day (bpd) refinery in Khartoum is undergoing major maintenance that may last at least through end-June

Drilling operations conducted by the Swedish oil explorer, Lundin Petroleum AB in the well Wan Machar-1 didn’t record oil shows in part of Block B5 located in the Southern Muglad Basin.