Sudan Open to Further Oil Exploration Co-operation With Russia

Russia’s Zarubezhneft may increase presence in Sudan where authorities are prepared to offer new blocks for oil exploration and production according to Eltahir Mohamed, Director of Sudan's Oil Production Department.

• "We discussed Zarubezhneft's proposal for investments in Sudan. We previously provided several blocks for development, and now we have added more, in regions with gas and oil potential. I think by October we will pass on the necessary information so that they can start looking at these areas," he said.
• "In the course of preparation, the number of oil blocks for development by our Zarubezhneft company, together with Sudan's Energy and Oil Ministry and state company Sudapec, was increased. We also agreed with companies to discuss expanding cooperation in the oil sector beyond just production, to look at oil recovery technologies, associated gas utilization, oil refining, petrochemicals and training," Dmitry Semyonov, head of the Russian Energy Ministry's International Cooperation Department said.