South Sudan is deeply concerned over the continued military clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan.
The Minister of Petroleum, Puot Kang Chol, says if the current fighting in Sudan continued for a long period of time, it may likely affect oil production.
Puot reported that the oilfield facilities such as Pipelines, Pump Stations, Field Processing facilities, and Export Marin Terminal are well protected and are safe from any damage at the moment.
The Minister says the current hostilities have mildly affected the logistics and transportation of equipment that pass via Port Sudan to the Oilfields in South Sudan.
South Sudan Minister Chol urges the warring parties to cease hostilities, restore calm, and return to dialogue in order to resolve the current crisis in Sudan.
He also reaffirms that South Sudan produces and exports an average of 169,140 barrels per day from all the oilfields across the country.
Kang pointed out that his Ministry in collaboration with the investment partners, management, and technical team of all the Joint Operating Companies namely; DPOC, GPOC, and SPOC have set up an Emergency Response Team.
“The Response Team will structure a contingency plan to mitigate the impact crisis by en-routing all the logistics and transportation of critical materials, Chemicals, and Equipment through other safer routes,” he said.
The Minister claims the current inventories of all the critical materials, chemicals, and equipment in the oilfields are enough to sustain a smooth production and exportation of Crude Oil for the next three months.
Minister said South Sudan is expected to engage the relevant Authorities at Port Mombasa and Port Djibouti to ensure timely clearance of the Equipment, evacuation of the personnel, and close monitoring of inventories.
Fighting in Sudan erupted in Sudan on 15 April between Sudan Army Forces and a paramilitary group known as Rapid Support Forces.