January 07, 2025 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s Petroleum minister Puot Kang Chol has announced that oil production in the country’s Blocks 3 and 7 as well as export will resume on Wednesday this week. “I am pleased to announce the resumption of Dar Petroleum Operating Company (DPOC) operations in Blocks 3 and 7, effective 8 January,” he told reporters in the capital, Juba on Tuesday. This come days after the Sudanese government lifted the Force Majeure declared early last year. “Following the resolution of pipeline and security concerns and the lifting of force majeure, we are restarting operations with the full support of our international partners, CNPC (China National Petroleum Corporation), Sinopec, and (Egypt’s) SSTO,” said Chol. He said this production restart will have a significant positive impact on South Sudan’s economy. “DPOC and Bapco have been instructed to commence operations immediately,” stressed Chol. On Monday, South Sudan’s Petroleum ministry announced that Block 3 and 7, which host the Paloch, Meetta, Adar, Gassab and Gumry oilfields would kick begin oil production on January 8. “Reference is made to the above mentioned-subject, and to the letter from the Minister of Energy and Petroleum (MEP) of the Republic of Sudan dated 4 …

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