2007

The international community needs to re-engage across the board on CPA implementation but nowhere more urgently than Abyei, where the risks of return to war are rising.

This fact sheet offers basic information about the economy of Sudan’s oil industry, all taken from publicly available sources.

This is a report to the Sudan Peace Support Project (SPSP) on the implementation of Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) with specific reference to the Protocol on the Resolution of the Abyei Conflict.

Information on the progress in implementation of the CPA and UNMIS

Presented by ECOS: A map of oil blocks and the companies and consortia located in each

Report and recommendations

This paper reviews recent developments in the South Sudan security sector which suggest a possibility of a return to conflict between the North and South.

China has thus recently found itself in the awkward position of wanting to appear aligned with the international community over Darfur while seeking to protect its significant economic interests.

The strategic behaviour of international oil companies in war-torn Sudan was overwhelmingly driven by political pressure from governments. After almost 20 years of operating in Sudan, the US giant Chevron was pushed to withdraw as a result of deteriorating relations between Washington and Khartoum. The Canadian flagship oil company, Talisman, which helped kickstart oil development after Chevron’s exit also fell victim to Washington’s ire. On the other hand, the European junior oil companies, Lundin and OMV, protected by the European Union’s political standpoint of ‘constructive engagement’ in Sudan, were free to profit.

Over the last year the primary focus has been overcoming resistance of the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) to deployment of UN Peacekeepers so that civilians can be better protected. Equally important is revitalizing the moribund peace process.