Afrikas nyeste nation ser frem til at få penge i sin slunkne kasse – olien kan atter sendes nordpå til udskibningshavnene i Sudan, men på sigt venter en helt ny rørledning sydpå gennem Kenya og det vil ændre på ganske mange ting.
South Sudan has ordered oil companies to restart production immediately, ending its long dispute with Sudan, BBC online reports Thursday.
It halted production in January in a row with Sudan over oil transit fees. Tensions between the neighbours escalated to the brink of war.
A deal to resolve the issues was signed last month and ratified by the Sudanese parliament on Wednesday.
South Sudan’s petroleum minister said it would be three months before oil reached international markets.
South Sudan seceded (løsrev sig) from Sudan in July 2011, taking two-thirds of the former Sudan’s oil, but Khartoum retained the processing and export facilities.
Relations became strained, not just over oil but also over the exact location of their common border, which until now remains disputed.
The two countries’ economies have been seriously damaged as a result of the stoppage – oil accounts for some 98 per cent of South Sudan’s revenue (indkomster).
