South Sudan: South Sudan to Push Ahead with Petroleum Audit

Jun 20, 2017 | African Review
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The South Sudanese Ministry of Petroleum has launched a public tender to perform an audit and produce a report on the country's petroleum sector. Despite ongoing civil unrest, the Government of National Unity in South Sudan plans to move ahead with development plans for the country's emerging oil and gas industry. The audit and report is part of this plan, with transparency and efficiency as the major aims. Earlier this year, it was announced that South Sudan aimed to increase its oil production to 290,000 barrels per day in the 2017/2018 fiscal year, up from the output of around 130,000 barrels per day at the start of 2017.