A coalition of civil society groups spearheaded by the Sudan Council of Churches is discussing the future of South Sudan’s oil industry in the context of post-referendum arrangements.
The two-day high-level conference that started today in Juba is intended to be a contribution to GoSS’ preparation of its future oil policy that is underway.Egbert Wesselink, director of the European Coalition on Oil in Sudan, told SCR News that GoSS is revising its oil policy and experts on oil industry will share their insights on Southern Sudan’s future oil industry.
Mr. Wesselik said that problems like compensating the families of ten thousand people who lost there lives due to oil security should be given special attention since it is a constitutional right.
He asserted that complaints of environmental impact in the oil areas should be addressed as well.
North and south Sudan have been splitting proceeds of crude oil revenue in accordance with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
Nearly eighty percent of Sudan’s daily output of 490 thousand barrels of crude is produced from the oilfields in the south, but the export terminals and refineries are in the North.