Sudan says field work at Haglig oil fields may have to be suspended after terrorist attack

Sudan may have to stop field work and evacuate workers from the Haglig oil fields along the border with South Sudan after an attack by the Al-Daklu terrorist militia on Aug. 30, its foreign ministry said in a Facebook statement on Aug. 30.

"For security claims, the Sudanese government may have to take necessary measures to stop field work and evacuate workers in the area to save their lives," the ministry said. Attacks since April 2023 have been harmful to the interests of South Sudan and other foreign companies that use the Haglig region to export South Sudan's oil, the ministry said.

Sudan's oil production has been slashed by the country's ongoing civil war between forces loyal to rival generals. Its crude production was 30,000 b/d in July compared with South Sudan's 140,000 b/d, according to the latest Platts OPEC+ survey by S&P Global Energy.

Sudan exports crude from landlocked South Sudan, with Sudan's total shipments at 222,000 b/d in August, up from 125,000 b/d in July, according to S&P Global ship-tracking data.

The war which started in April 2023 has since descended into a brutal battle for territory and natural resources.

The Sudanese Armed Forces has established its wartime capital in Port Sudan, which was hit by drone strikes in May, allegedly launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Both countries pump Dar and Nile Blend crudes, which are heavy sweet. They are purchased by the UAE, Malaysia, Singapore and Italy.