Sudan/South Sudan: South Sudan Concerned Sudan Turmoil Could Hurt Oil Exports

May 17, 2019 | Paul Burkhardt, Bloomberg
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South Sudan, recovering from a civil war in which 400,000 people died and and a quarter of the population was displaced, is concerned that an uprising in neighboring Sudan could threaten its oil exports, choking off its economic lifeline. Two pipelines deliver about 175,000 barrels of oil a day to a port in Sudan, the country from which South Sudan seceded in 2011 after a lengthy conflict, according to the nation’s Oil Minister Ezekiel Gatkuoth. While Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir was ousted after popular protests, the military, which is running the country, is at loggerheads with the opposition over who should rule.