---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Ashworth <[email protected]> Date: Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 10:52 AM Subject: [sudan-john-ashworth] Japanese firm completes South Sudan pipeline study To: Group <[email protected]>
S.Sudan: Japan firm completes Kenya pipeline study NAIROBI, April 13 | Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:59am EDT (Reuters) - South Sudan said Toyota Tsusho would soon make a financial proposal on the construction of a pipeline to transport the country's oil to a port in Kenya for export, after the Japanese firm completed a feasibility study. In January, South Sudan signed an agreement with neighbouring Kenya, the region's largest economy, to build the pipeline to connect its oil fields with the Kenyan port of Lamu, which is under construction. Landlocked South Sudan seceded from Sudan last year, but the two countries are fighting over a vital oilfield on their border after tensions rose following a dispute over how much the Juba government should pay to transport its oil output through Sudan to Djibouti's Red Sea port. Speaking in Nairobi, Pagan Amum, South Sudan's lead negotiator in talks to resolve the dispute with Sudan, said Toyota Tsusho was expected to begin putting together a financial package for the pipeline, the cost of which has yet to be made public. "Toyota Tsusho of Japan has completed feasibility studies for the building of the pipeline to Lamu and are putting together a financial proposal to begin construction of the pipeline," Amum told a news conference. South Sudan is also considering building another pipeline through Ethiopia and Djibouti as well as using trucks to move crude to the port of Mombasa. South Sudan shut its roughly 350,000 barrel-per-day oil output in January in a row over how much it should pay to export crude via pipelines and facilities in Sudan. Oil accounted for about 98 percent of the new nation's state revenues, and officials have been scrambling for ways to make up for the loss. China is the biggest buyer of oil from Sudan and South Sudan, purchasing some 12.99 million barrels last year. That amounted to 5 percent of last year's crude imports by China, which is also the top investor in South Sudan's oilfields. (Reporting by Yara Bayoumy; Writing by George Obulutsa; Editing by James Macharia) http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/13/southsudan-pipeline-idUSL6E8FD4OK20120413 END ______________________ John Ashworth Sudan, South Sudan Advisor [email protected] +254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile) +211 919 695 362 (South Sudan mobile) +27 82 050 1235 (South Africa mobile) +44 750 304 1790 (UK/international) +88 216 4334 0735 (Thuraya satphone) PO Box 52002 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya This is a personal e-mail address and the contents do not necessarily reflect the views of any organisation -- The content of this message does not necessarily reflect John Ashworth's views. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, John Ashworth is not the author of the content and the source is always cited. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sudan-john-ashworth" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.za/group/sudan-john-ashworth -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
