Official Source: Sudan Has No Connection to the Companies Buying South Sudan Oil

Sudanhorizon – Nazik Shamam – Agencies

The Sudanese Ministry of Energy and Petroleum has affirmed its full commitment to the South Sudanese government regarding the export and shipment of oil according to the shipping schedule issued by the Dabouk Oil Company in South Sudan.

A source related to the ministry told Sudanhorizon the ministry’s role is to process and transport the oil through Sudanese territory, explaining that shipping documents are issued to both the South Sudanese government and the companies.

The source noted that they are unaware of the companies purchasing the crude oil because the sales are conducted directly between those companies and the South Sudanese government.

In recent days, media outlets reported the loading of the first shipment of South Sudanese crude oil, “Dar Blend,” under a renewed prepayment arrangement with South Sudan through the international trading company “BP Energy.”

In February 2025, BP Energy signed a prepayment agreement with South Sudan. However, deliveries were delayed due to exceptional circumstances, including a pipeline explosion in February 2024, which disrupted supplies and placed financial strain on the South Sudanese government.

In June 2025, the company filed a lawsuit against South Sudan in London for failing to deliver the oil owed under the agreement.

Last December, the Heglig oil field resumed operations after being shut down following the withdrawal of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) that had been protecting it. Reports circulated that the field had fallen under the control of the Rapid Support Forces militia.

The field hosts at least 75 oil wells and a central processing plant with a capacity of up to 130,000 barrels per day of South Sudanese oil produced in the Unity State fields, which is transported and exported through Sudanese territory.

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