Sudan says about 40,000 bpd of oil lost from Heglig Reuters Khartoum, 18/4/2012 – Sudan has lost about 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude output - roughly a third of its total production - after South Sudan took control of the oil-producing Heglig border region, an oil official told Reuters on Wednesday. Officials have previously said production at the vital Heglig oilfield had stopped after the South seized the area in escalating border clashes last week, but had not given figures. State Oil Minister Ishaq Adam Gamaa told Reuters Sudan's oil output had fallen "about 40,000 barrels per day," bringing the country's remaining output to about 75,000 bpd. "The loss is around 30 percent, actually," he said. Heglig was pumping about 60,000 bpd before the fighting, according to officials there. Gamaa said some production had been "diverted", without elaborating. Both sides lay claim to Heglig, but Sudan had controlled it since the country split in two. South Sudan seized it last week, drawing widespread condemnation and calls for it to withdraw. Gamaa said Heglig's facilities had been closed "perfectly" in technical terms before the fighting, but said he did not have any information about damage caused in recent fighting.
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