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ONGC officials said the EPC project had been completed in 14 months by OVL against the contractual schedule of 16 months.

In Sudan, Canada is conflicted: on the one hand, aiding the victims of years of civil-war abuse and, on the other, coming to the assistance of one of the alleged sponsors of that war.

Malaysian state Petronas has agreed to build a 100,000 b/d refinery in Port Sudan on the Red Sea

A U.S. judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that a Canadian energy company aided genocide in its pursuit of oil in Sudan

ExxonMobil has been fined US$49,500 for breaching US unilateral sanctions against Sudan

Petronas International Corp Ltd has agreed to take up a 50 pct interest in new Port Sudan Refinery Project

The Sudanese regime and its former southern foes were engaged in intense discussions over the line-up of a national unity government, with both sides vying for the crucial oil portfolio.

Minister of Energy and Mining Dr Awad Ahmad Al-Jaz discussed with his Kenyan counterpart ways of boosting joint cooperation in the oil sector.

The national unity government was supposed to have been in place by Aug 9, but was disrupted by the death of John Garang

According to the peace deal the ruling National Congress Party will form 52 percent of the government, the SPLM will form 28 percent and other political groups will form the remainder.