Darfur/Sudan: Oil in Darfur Waiting to Be Explored - Expert

Oct 23, 2014 | Sudan Vision
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El Fasher — The Darfur region has a great potential for oil exploration, estimated at between five to fifteen billion barrels, as long as the rebel movements take a unified position over the issue of oil, and local communities affected by exploration activities are either preserved or compensated fairly, a petroleum expert said.

Dr Hussein Adam El Haj, expert in the field of petroleum and energy and executive director of the energy commission of the African Union, confirmed this to Radio Dabanga. He said in an interview with Radio Dabanga to be broadcasted today (Friday) that there are large quantities of oil in various areas in Darfur. Based on his research, he estimated the total oil reserves potential in Darfur at between five billion to fifteen billion barrels, with an average of ten billion barrels in all of the five basins in the region.