South Sudan: South Sudan's Oil Output Slips to 160,000 bpd - Ministry Official

Jun 26, 2014 | Carl Odera, Reuters
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JUBA, June 26 (Reuters) - South Sudan's oil production is averaging about 160,000 barrels per day (bpd), slipping by about 5,000 bpd on numbers released last month, an oil ministry official said on Thursday.

Production has been slashed by about a third since fighting broke out in the world's newest state in December, with many South Sudanese oil wells damaged and output in decline at functioning fields due to a dearth of spare parts.