Why did the Sudanese oil refinery resume operations?
CAIRO (AP) — An oil refinery in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum resumed operations following a brief halt due to an act of “sabotage” on one of its pipelines, state-run media said on Monday. According to the SUNA news agency, the pipeline was “forced to stop for a limited period due to sabotage of the crude carrier line.”
How much oil does Sudan export?
Sudan exported $317 million in crude oil exports in 2020. In 2021, its oil fields produced 59,000 barrels per day (bpd). The Sudan Oil Refinery has the capacity to refine 90-95,000 bpd. The Sudanese government also receives an in-kind royalty payment of 14,000 bpd from the government of South Sudan for oil pipeline transit rights to Port Sudan.
Does Sudan need a refinery?
The refinery may be even more important: according to a 2022 assessment by the International Energy Agency, Sudan’s refined fuel demand was about 150,000 barrels per day, with Al Jaili producing about 100,000 barrels per day of that requirement.
Where is Sudan’s oil refinery?
The refinery is next to the Garri power station, one of Sudan’s largest electricity providers. In the video, an unnamed official says that RSF troops have surrounded the complex in a 40km radius. “We have 200 per cent control over Sudan,” he says before the clip ends.