Sudan 'Won't Shut Oil Pipeline' From South Sudan Sudan will not carry out a threat to shut a pipeline carrying South Sudanese oil for export, after the two sides agreed last week to ease tensions, a senior ruling party official said on Sunday. 08 July 2013 Sudan 'Won't Shut Oil Pipeline' From South Sudan Well number 95 in Unity Oil Field. Sudan will not carry out a threat to shut the pipeline carrying South Sudanese oil after the two sides agreed last week to ease tensions. [Gurtong | File]
KHARTOUM, 07 July 2013 [AFP] — "The pipeline will not be shut," said Rabbie Abdelatti Ebaid, of the governing National Congress. "The two parties now agreed to stop hostilities," after a meeting last week between the South's Vice President Riek Machar and Sudanese officials, he told AFP. In a surprise move, Sudan in early June gave oil companies 60 days to stop transporting oil from South Sudan. The order came after President Omar al-Bashir warned the South's government in Juba over backing rebels in the north. South Sudan denies supporting cross-border insurgents and in turn has accused Khartoum of helping rebels on southern territory. But Ebaid said the two sides have agreed to let an African Union panel handle such complaints. South Sudan became independent two years ago with most of the formerly united Sudan's 470,000 barrels per day of oil production, but the pipelines and the Red Sea export terminal remained in the north. Posted in: Home, Business, Foreign Aid/Assistance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14op3h0BVUT11kYuupTxatAO_GBS%3DcnmKXEDPqyAYTZ_o1g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
