2007

Sudapet has issued its regular monthly tender, offering 4 million barrels of Nile Blend crude for January loading, double the amount it offered for December

Japan’s trade ministry is studying the effect of a possible ban on Sudan oil imports, anticipating increased public pressure to halt trade with the African nation

A Darfur rebel group freed five oil workers, including two foreigners, taken hostage almost three weeks ago.

Sudan's former foes have failed to reconcile differences over a 2005 peace deal, with the status of the oil-rich Abyei region dominating the crisis

The semi-autonomous government of southern Sudan will give 55 percent of shares in a planned government-owned oil company to White Nile

ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has expressed interest in purchasing stakes in two more oil blocks in Sudan

A high-level six-member committee will first meet Sudan’s Vice President, architect of the accord which created a semi-autonomous authority in southern Sudan, shared wealth and enshrined democratic transformation.

Egbert Wesselink of ECOS thinks Sudan should consider taxing oil companies so as to get part of windfall profit and spend on various areas.

Sudan’s Nile Blend crude output is back to normal after damages caused by floods in August have been repaired

The total amount of the Chinese investments in Sudan the field of petroleum have reached more than six billion dollars in Sudan in the past decade at around 14 oil projects