Southern Sudan OKs plan for 50,000-b/d refinery

摘要

Even as it faces fresh conflict with its northern rival, the government of Southern Sudan approved plans to build a $2 billion refinery, according to a senior official of the semi-autonomous state. Energy Minister John Luk said the southern government plans to build the 50,000-b/d refinery in Akon, Warap state, to serve all seven states west of the Nile. The energy minister's statements coincided with reports the northern Sudanese government offered to help Uganda as it begins oil production in the Albertine rift stretching from Southern Sudan through the Lake Albert Valley to southwest Uganda.