Sudan/South Sudan: Sudan Declares Force Majeure after Oil Pipe in War Zone Ruptured

Mar 20, 2024 | Simon Marks and Okech Francis, Bloomberg
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Sudan declared a force majeure on oil exports, saying it’s no longer receiving supplies from neighboring South Sudan following a “major rupture” in a pipeline that’s in a war zone. The measure, which allows the East African country to skip its contractual obligations, came after the rupture in a “military operations area” about 11 miles north of a pumping station. The conflict means engineers can’t reach the area to carry out repairs. Sudan’s oil infrastructure has been under continued strain since civil war broke out in April last year.