2012

The management of Lundin Petroleum is not intending to respond to demands for an independent scrutiny of the company's earlier operations in Sudan. Several major shareholders are now preparing for a fight before Thursday's annual general meeting. They consider that the company has adopted an arrogant attitude.

The Lundin oil company is accused of crimes against international law in Sudan.

Foreign analysis: the Lundin oil company is accused of crimes against international law in Sudan.

It will soon be two years since a preliminary investigation was started by district prosecutor Magnus Elving into crimes under international law in Sudan. In March the prosecutor stated in a press release that the investigation into whether Swedish companies had been accessories to crimes will take some time. How much time, he did not wish to go into.

Lundin Petroleum rejects demands for an independent enquiry into the oil company's activities in Africa. “Trust us or sell your shares,” says CEO Ashley Heppenstall to Dagens industri.

According to statements from oil officials in Khartoum, oil is once again pumping at the Heglig oilfield.

Every few moments, Nyameat Nyak glances nervously at the sky. It’s been two weeks since Sudanese warplanes bombed her tea shop as she was serving five traders, pregnant with her sixth child. Shrapnel sliced through the walls, covering her in flesh and blood.

Sudanese jets fired rockets bearing Chinese characters during an air strike inside South Sudan just a week before that country’s president travelled to Beijing to strengthen ties and drum up economic support.

It is proposed to award Ian Lundin, Chairman of Lundin Petroleum, SEK 1 million when the oil company’s directors’ fees are raised. That is an increase of 25% on last year, writes Dagens industri.

Despite a dozen years of oil extraction in South Sudan's Unity state, the capital Bentiu has little to show for it.