Sudan/South Sudan: Khartoum Preparing for South Sudan’s Possible Oil Shut Down, Says Official

Jan 19, 2016 | Sudan Tribune
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The Sudanese government has undertaken technical measures in preparation of a possible oil production shutdown by the South Sudan, the country’s finance minister said Tuesday. Speaking to Sudanese law makers, the Minister of Finance, Badr al-Din Mahmoud said that Juba has failed to pay the oil transit fees, and consequently his government was forced to take its share in kind, according to a Cooperation Agreement signed between the two countries.