Oil and Statebuilding in South Sudan
This is one of a series of USIP special reports on state building in the Republic of South Sudan following its creation on July 9, 2011. Each report analyzes a different aspect of the state-building challenge in the new country and recommends priorities for the government of South Sudan within the sector under analysis. This report focuses on South Sudan’s substantial
oil reserves and how they can be used to build and support the new nation. It sets out the key opportunities and challenges for the Repiblic of South Sudan in managing its oil sector and using its oil wealth to bridge the gap between its formal and informal economies. After summarizing background information, the report analyzes critical challenges in the oil sector the new country will face and offers reccomendations for making South Sudan's oil work in the interests of its people, with a focus on the first years of independence.
- Database Search
- Unpaid Debt A comprehensive overview of the role of the Lundin Consortium in the oil war. ECOS calls upon the Swedish, Austrian and Malaysian governments to investigate whether, as a matter of international law, Lundin, OMV and Petronas 'were complicit in the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity by others during the period 1997-2003.’ In response, the Swedish Public Prosecutor for International crimes opened a criminal investigation into ‘links between Sweden and the reported crimes’.
- In Depth For more specific information about the Lundin court case please visit the Unpaid Debt dossier.
