South Sudan plans resumption of oil production in Unity state
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June 20, 2015 (JUBA) - South Sudan said it was working to restart oil
production in Unity state after more than a year of no operation due
to the ongoing conflict in the region.
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Soldiers from the South Sudanese army (SPLA) guard an oil facility (AFP)
"The government assures the oil operating companies that seurity
situation in Unity state has improved significantly. We have given
them complete assurance of the safety of their staff," petreolem
minister, Stephen Dhieu Dau said Saturday.
"The government will provide security and protection to oil workers at
the production sites in Unity state," he added.
Dau said the process for resumption of oil production had started amid
mproved security.
"Our gallant SPLA forces are in complete control of the situation. We
congratulate them for this noble work and encourage them to exert more
efforts in providing protection to civilians from any harm and their
properties, South Sudanese oil minister”, he stressed.
Gordon Buay, a South Sudanese government representative at its mission
in Washington told Sudan Tribune Friday that the armed opposition
fighters allied to the former vice president, Riek Machar posed no
major longer threat to the resumption of oil production and
transportation to international market, through its northern neigbour.
“Our plan now as a government is to resume oil production in unity
state. We also want to complete refinery project so that we put to an
end this perennial petrol shortages that has continued to be the
source of concern. The refinery in unity state was due for launching
before this conflict. Now it will be launched because there is no
threat to the refinery and the resumption of the oil production," Buay
confidently revealed.
He added, "Rebels of Riek Machar and Taban Deng Gai are nowhere near
oil facilities in the state. They have been defeated and are outside
South Sudan territory in Unity state".
Buay further claimed that pro-government forces in the state were not
only in complete control of the general security situation, but were
reinforcing their colleagues in Upper Nile state, allegedly with an
objective to push them out of Tunja, Kaka and Wedokona.
South Sudan used to produce up to 240,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil
before the December 2013 out beak of conflict, which saw a drop in
production to just 160,000 barrels per day mainly from the country’s
main oil fields in Upper Nile state region.
Revenues from oil account for more than 90 percent of South Sudan’s
annual budget.
(ST)
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21 June 06:31, by Kim Deng
Jaang,
You must recognize and appreciate what these sell-out Nuer have
been doing on behalf of "Dinka Kingdom." Without these sell-out Nuer,
the coward Jaang could have not dare dancing in Panriang let alone
Bentiu town.
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21 June 08:51, by Lotodo Awino Odug
This war will mark the end of senseless rebellion in our
country. When you take a gun to fight and lose to your enemy, you
basically become a slave afterward [ The Nuer have lost it all, the
power, the people and now you will have to deal with the shame for the
rest of your lives.
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21 June 13:27, by Marco A. Wek
Lotodo, generalizing a tribe is tribalism and if that is
what you are, then you are just like Kim Deng, Midiit and Son of
Nguyendeng. You should know not all of our cousins Nuer are blind
followers of Riek Machar and I don’t like the way you generalized all
Nuers. Be wise and national rather than tribal minded.
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21 June 15:31, by Lotodo Awino Odug
Nuer who can discern and understand the truth will
learn from my comments. this community is going to lose big when this
rebellion die down. imagine if the government refuse to go to Addis
and ask the military to continue clearing out the rebels? do you think
Riek will keep writing nonsens to Igad?.
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21 June 19:08, by Lotodo Awino Odug
Generalization by using big names like Nuer, Dinka and
Ger [greater Equatorial region is not that bad. as a matter of fact,
Equatorian and Nuer destroy the Name Dinka everyday and the Dinkas
keep quiet because they are not intrusive enough I.e Bor, Dinka Bhar
EL ghazal, Bul and Lou Nuer.
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21 June 08:58, by Muorcienggok
Kim Deng
You are just a no good pathological liar obsessed with hatrate
and superiority complex for Nuer to rule at whatever cost regardless
of the loss of innocent lives and destruction. The Nuer you talk of to
be helping Jieng are very few and I praise them with high respect,
though they were not fighting along side the government I would still
respect them because they have decided to follow
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21 June 09:11, by Muorcienggok
Cont
You in your stupid war, they are true patriots not
traitors and sellout guys like those fighting for the seat of Riek.
How does going to khartoum to acquire guns from our enemy to destruct
your own infrusticture and kill your brothers contribute positively to
South Sudan ? Let me correct you sod, you have never defeated Jieng of
Panriang in history, let alone the whole Jieng.
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21 June 17:23, by Michael Miyom Minyiel
our people in Panriang have been dancing 24 hrs 7 since the
crises begun two years ago and they are still doing it up to now, do
you have a say on that ya Kim? The kingdom had already been
established and none may dismantled it.
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21 June 09:04, by Bolman
Bro Kim Deng don’t worry about their lies nobody wil reopen the
oil production in Liech State Bentiw, before Kiirs dismissal in SS
Kiir must go whether he cover himself with those idiotism call Sons of
Monytuel Wicjang I’m quiet sure our oil nobody will operating again
before Kiir his final disappear believe me bro Dinka were done they
liked or not they done
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21 June 11:21, by Johndumo14
"Rebels of Riek Machar have been defeated near the oil
facilities in the Unity state and are inside Sudan territory.
They are re-grouping in panthou-Sudan,but they are fighting a
loosing war!! Even their general Peter Gadet,we know he is hiding in
Sudan under the sudan army protection,one day we will get him!!
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21 June 14:14, by lino
Hahaaaa!!! Words are nicer to hear. Than actual actions.
Only peace can end any rebelian.
Let us watch and see in the coming days.
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21 June 20:45, by Lotodo Awino Odug
You can’t end a rebellion, but if you can cordorne your
enemies to the pheriperies or far-flung land to fight them their till
they surrender! to me,that is a success.
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21 June 18:08, by Kim Deng
Jaang,
For your info, you can capture all towns/villages including Akobo
and Pagak under the control of MNW, yet it’s not the end of the war,
which was imposed on Nuer Nation by your coward King, Mr. Slava. If
the tiny Tigrayan of Mekel in Ethiopia faced Derg of Mengistu
Hailemariam of Ethiopia for at least 30 years, why not the MNW?
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21 June 18:16, by Kim Deng
Jaang,
For your info, you can capture all towns/villages including Akobo
and Pagak under the control of MNW, yet it’s not the end of the war,
which was imposed on Nuer Nation by your coward King, Mr. Slava. If
the tiny Tigrayan of Mekel in Ethiopia faced Derg of Mengistu
Hailemariam of Ethiopia for at least 30 years, why not the MNW?
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21 June 20:06, by Clausewitz
Kim Deng:
’Tiny’? The Tigrinya people are over 8 million strong. The
Derg was removed with the salient participation of the Oromo -> the
largest tribe in Ethiopia. The Oromo constitute over one third of
Ethiopia’s population. The Amhara were involved, as were the
Eritreans.
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