Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
October 20, 2009 (JUBA) – The Sudan’s state minister of Energy and Mining, Mrs. Angelina Teny, stressed the importance of conducting a proper feasibility study in pursuit of building a less costly oil refinery in Southern Sudan.
The government is in urgent need to indigenize the operations of the oil sector so that it is not “caught up” in case its people choose secession in 2011.
The South Sudan ministry of Energy and Mining last month presented to the Council of Ministers a project for oil refinery to be built in a place called Akon in Warrap state.
The refinery project targets the crude oil produced in Block 5A in Unity state and its implementation cost is expected to be around two billion of US dollars.
The government also directed the Energy and Mining minister to discuss with any interested major oil companies the possibility of building refineries at the sites of the oilfields in Upper Nile and Unity states.
Mrs. Teny on Tuesday advised that it was important for the Southern Sudan oil ministry to conduct feasibility study in some other locations so that the implementation of the project can be achieved without spending too much money unnecessarily.
She explained that the project would need pipelines as the safer means of transporting crude oil, but added that it was very costly to do that while ferrying it by land is hazardous to the environment.
The state minister further explained that there were different types of crude oil with varying needs of treatment which should have been put into consideration.
Sudan currently produces more than 600,000 barrels of crude oil per day which bring tens of millions of US dollars from the international market on daily basis.
Most of the oil is produced from the oilfields located in Southern Sudan, particularly in Unity and Upper Nile states, while the current country’s refineries are all located in Northern Sudan.
About 98% of Southern Sudan’s overall revenues that constitute its annual budgets come from the 50% share of the oil produced in the South in accordance with the 2005’s North-South peace deal that ended the 21 years of war.
The huge Warrap refinery project, which is expected to take about three years to complete from the date it kicks off at the construction sites, will begin by establishing a Joint Venture Company (JVC) with any oil companies interested to partner with the government.
The next step would be to find financiers to fund the project and then the JVC would finally sign a contract with a national or international company that will implement the project on the ground.
To transport the crude oil to Akon refinery site in Warrap state the Company will also construct a pipeline of some hundreds of kilometers long from the Unity state oilfield.
The Government of Southern Sudan will have the biggest share in the $10 million worth JVC ownership body and the share will be represented by the Southern Sudan indigenous Nilepet oil company.
The government has however also expressed its willingness to sell some of its shares to local partners in the region.
After formation of the JVC and securing of funds, the Company would then advertise the project to any interested national and international companies that would be subjected to competitive bidding process and out of which a winner will sign a contract with the JVC to technically implement the project on the ground.
Tens of thousands of indigenous people of the poverty stricken, but recovering Southern Sudan are expected to benefit from the project as they will be employed to do most of the labor work at the construction sites.
The landlocked semi-autonomous region also embarks on a separate project to build an alternative pipeline from Southern Sudan to Port Mombassa in Kenya for transporting the crude oil to the international markets.
Currently the crude oil from Unity and Upper Nile states is being transported through the thousands of kilometers long Chinese-constructed pipeline to the international market via Port Sudan in the far North-eastern part of the country.
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Dinka Boy
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Good job mrs Teny,
The project will help the citizens of Southern Sudan in one way and the other.
Southern Sudan has a lot of oil but those poor betrayers that make contract with Bashier in 1997 are to be blamed for the mishandling of our oil being randomly used by Khartoum govermrnt in which they bought a lot of weapons from Asian countries; for example, China. Jaban, India.
Anyway, good job but you and your husband has used our oil revenue locally for your self-interest.
Thanks
Kim Deng
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Mrs. Teny,
You’re very right on your understanding about that cheap conspiracy towards “Warrap refinery project.” That project should have not been only a waste of money, but time and energy at the same time. Let those who agreed upon that project especially Dr. Riek and Judge: John Luk Jock reverse their decision on that plan.
Without Dr. Riek Machar and Judge: John Luk Jock’s permission to that Warrap poject, no one else anywhere within the South who can even dream about building refinery in any State rather than Upper Nile and Bentiu (Unity) States respectively.
Thanks,
Kim
mohammed osman
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Ms Angelina with all due respect,can you tell this men our yours int he south to educate themselves about politics, development and also educate themselves about islam ,they have no ideas about islam and only criticising us based on false accusations.learn how to build your own houses,cars,refineries, roads like we are doing now here in north sudan also. so go and seperate now not even untill referendum. thank you madam
J.James
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
That is right
Why taking to Warap in first place?
I think the oil refinery should be built at Bentiu where the oil is mainly produced and the pipeline must be constructed towards the point of the shipment which in that regard could be either towards Mombasa or Red sea. I can’t simple locate the main reason why the refinery is taken to the center of the desert where shipment is going to cost us heavily.
That indeed need serious review. I think cowboy is simply trying to take jobs to his villagemates, which is wrong.
Mrs. Teny work on that accordingly.
God bless
Replace cowboy with either Kuol Manyang or Dr. Riak Machar my candidates.
J.James
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Dead spirit
Always Dinka support Dinka candidate and that is undemocratic and non-political. Riak is qualified according to ther southerners, get it right.
And please think wide guys.
God bless
Replace cowboy with Dr. Riak Machar or Kuol Manyang my candidates.
Critic_Ngueny
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
I am proud of my community Dinka,because Majority of the writers used Dinkas’s names in order to make them known.
Critic_Ngueny from Bor town
J.James
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Wow
Than drop Critic and used Dinka name like others foreigner.
God bless
Replace cowboy with Dr. Riak Machar or Kuol Manyang, my candidates.
Gatwech
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Dear readers,
We should show respect to this great woman, Mrs. Angelina Teny, the first and only wife of our Vice President Dr. Riek Machar Teny and as a mother of well brought up children two of whom have completed their University degrees and going for masters. She is also the first state minister of energy and mining in the Government of National Unity. Her comments are based on her experience in the industry of energy and mining. Don’t use primitive insults which are contrary to African cultures that respect mothers, fathers and elders in general for that matter.
Critic_Ngueny
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Please J.James,
You have to hold your useless tongue otherwise you will get into hot water.I am ready with heavy words which can deafen you.Never ever mention my name again.
Critic_Ngueny from Bor town
Critic_Ngueny
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Angelina has no any problem with the Southerners but a flag follow the direction of the wind.That is our worry now but let her just bark as much as she needs.
Critic_Ngueny from Bor town
Alem Peter
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Mrs Angelina Teny
Don,t behave like ur killer husband please, you must ve to apply Dinka talent in u for ur well success in politic.
Raan Chol
Thanks Ms Minister for your stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
MS Angelina thanks you,wish you think positive than your friend in the bed,I call you ms cause I’m not sure whether you got married to Trash Machar I only know Dr.Trash Machar like to stay with ladies with out get marriage to them.
Angelina your opinion was so nice if it had been vote and debate by SPLA members of parliament.Only one thing I know that can prevent your opinion not to happen is this,we are on the days that we always see human blood in every areas of South Sudan and dead of innocent South citizens and if not take drastic action on insecuring people and entire insecurity of Southern Sudan nothings will happened like your opinion of building oil refinery out of big stone we carrying in Sudan.
Rambang (Deng is Dinka spelling)(Dang is Nure spelling) So you hate dinka’s people and you like dinka names.Anyway Deng Rambang brother by name and colour, enemy of mine in side his heart your comment sound wally on this website cause you just wade in politic or sorry to blame your trash educators are like that relatively Drs,to ameliorate you have to believe in what ganuun Dinka boy said.And to let you know that I’m not politician,I can only sensible the reality for example:Angelina is smartest than Dr.Trash Riek Machar on thinking,observing,startegy and e.t.c positive writing statement intuition I have been reading Riek writing statement and observe his startegies long enough,I wish Angelina can educate Riek,white girl did and Riek still like that is not easy for that tribe to learn perspicacious.
So Rambang Dinkas aren’t asshole for example:Dinka plus some invincible tribes having strong heart as dinka heart achieve CPA were your tribe run out in Juba attack in 1991 out of anyanya one.
Please Nure tribe if any one of you have interest to write any comment on public website,please be cautious first cause no body need the wally of your culture!!!!!!!!!!
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Hillary B.M.L,M
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
I personally don’t appreciate unless tangible things take place because Southerners are like Priests who preach but they don’t practice what they are preaching.
Pardon me Please, this Woman i never heard any thing good from her either her voice was on the media, this is the first time, so let wait and see her capability in this Ministry.
But should avoid Corruption by employing a lot of her Relatives if really thing materialize.
Gatwech
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
To all the uncultured commentators,
Lying is not fame. Stop it. This great family of Teny is feeding the South. Both Dr. Machar Teny and Mrs. Angelina Teny are from Unity state where most of the South Sudan budget comes from. They have no any other access to the oil revenues than to avail it to you to survive on, steal it or develop your states with it. They are both educated and sweat to earn a living. Their first two children, Teny and Meer are both university graduates and pursuing their masters degrees. They are well off and ready to serve the South as politicians, fathers, mothers and professionals.
Time1
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Continue with your good work mrs Teny, do not shy away to serve your country, you have been educated in Britain and you have all the necessary knowledge,so use it now to benefit your people.
thieleling
Minister stresses on need to build less costly refinery in South Sudan
Guys,
The building of Refinery project in Kiir’s home-village of Akon, Warrap State is a cheap poliitcal shot from John Luk Joak. This is purely john Luk’s cheap polititcal play to gain Kiir’s political favor and provoke others.
Let uncle John Luk plays soccer with Dinka children at the backyard of Kiir’s Akon village for now. But everybody knows the feasibility of building a refinery economically there is nil. It is simply pure politics at best!!
Thanks mama Angelina Teny for her great economic aptitude on this issue. John Luk is not economist or energy expert etheir. He belongs to the court rooms as judge or Constitutional department if every one is given job according to the area of expertise!! But this is not the case in south sudan.