Sudan and South Sudan Clash Over Oil Export Fees

Sudan and South Sudan Clash Over Oil Export Fees

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Sudan and South Sudan have not reached an agreement during discussions on revised oil export fees which South Sudan pays to Sudan to export oil from its ports, local outlet Radio Tamazuj reported on Thursday, quoting technical sources and officials.  South Sudan, a landlocked country in East Africa, broke from Sudan in 2011 and took with it around 350,000 barrels of day (bpd) in oil production at the time.  However, the only export oil pipeline out of South Sudan passes through its neighbor to the north, Sudan.  To access Port Sudan…

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