South Sudan Needs to Participate in Oil Marketing - State Minister
October 20, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan’s Federal State Minister for Energy and Mining, Angelina Teny, has called for the appointment of representatives from the Government of Southern Sudan in the team assigned to market and sell Sudan’s oil on international markets.
In an interview with Dubai based the Gulf News, the Sudanese official said: " GoSS [Government of Southern Sudan] was not allowed any representation at the strategic stages of oil production and overseas marketing. GoSS is only represented through the so-called [oil accounts committee] which divides the quotas based upon figures."
Below are some excerpts of the interview related to oil policy in Sudan and foreign investments:
What are the differences between SPLM and NCP on issues of oil, estimated production and fair distribution?
GoSS is suspicious about the figures announced by the federal government in Khartoum regarding the volume of oil production, which is gradually increasing. GoSS is uncertain about the oil production figures released by the federal government and also feels that its quota is not fair. ...GoSS was not given any representation at the strategic stages of oil production and overseas marketing.
Is it true that you are ’kept away’ regarding oil, as Deng Alore, the Cabinet Affairs Minister said, though you are the State Minister for Energy?
If GoSS is not represented in the oil production and marketing strategic phases and I’m a minister based in Khartoum and all facts and information are with personnel working on the ground, and if we have no genuine partnership at all oil process stages as I have mentioned, this means I was kept absent.
Some see that that GoSS and SPLM are working on attracting investment from African countries like Kenya, Uganda and South Africa at the expense of investments from Arab countries, an indication of your rejection of Arabs?
There is absolutely no rejection of ... Arab investment. Before the formation of the National Unity Government based upon Nivasha accord and before the formation of GoSS, the former southern Sudan’s government maintained good relations with some GCC states. People believe that the South is having more investment relations with African states than the Arabs because the South is adjacent to these African states and its ports are nearer.
Do you welcome GCC companies to operate and invest in oil and petrochemicals in southern Sudan?
We do welcome these companies and grant them legal guarantees. Southern Sudan has huge investment opportunities at the oil and petrochemical sectors as all refineries are based in the North.
What are the investment opportunities available to businessmen and investors from the UAE in particular?
Southern Sudan is rich in untapped mineral resources. Kaboita in Southern Bahar Al Gazzal state and Al Booma in Upper Nile state are rich in gold ... GoSS urged investors from the UAE in particular, to benefit from the investment opportunities in southern Sudan.
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