2005

Salva Kiir Mayardit was named SPLM leader last week following the death of John Garang

The following is an excerpt from Salva Kiir’s speech broadcast live by Sudan TV on 6 August

Ethiopia and Sudan signed a cooperation agreement in June last year, enabling Addis Ababa to import fuel, which could save the country up to US $7 million per year.

Sudan’s fragile peace process will determine the fate of a major oil exploration deal following the death of the country’s first vice president John Garang

Firms planning to invest in southern Sudan remain bullish despite the death of former rebel leader John Garang

Garang’s death could have an impact on the implementation of an oil deal White Nile signed in February

The untimely death of the South Sudanese leader John Garang in a helicopter crash has re-ignited competition between oil companies

An agreement to divide the revenues has been reached although the final percentages have yet to be determined

A commission had been set up in Sudan to decide the ownership of its oil concession

White Nile provide a summary of matters affecting its Block Ba oil concession area.