Sudan signs news pipeline deal with the Indian ONGC

KHARTOUM, July 1 (SUNA) –Agreement for establishment of pipeline for transporting petroleum materials from Khartoum Refinery to Al-Khair port in Port Sudan and purchase of crude oil was signed Thursday between the Ministry of Energy and Mining and the Indian ONGC Company.

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Dr. Omer Mohamed Khair, signed for the Ministry, while Dr. Lamba signed for the Indian company, in the presence of Minister of Energy and Mining, Dr. Awad Ahmed Al-Jaz, the Minster of Investment, Al-Sharif Ahmed Omer Badr, and the Minister of Justice Ali Mohamed Osman Yasin, as well as the Indian Ambassador to Sudan.

Dr. Al-Jaz affirmed that the new 741 kilometer-long pipeline with 12 inches in diameter is a real addition to exportation of oil products to international market.

He pointed out that another agreement for establishing a third pipeline with 32 inches in diameter will be signed soon.

The Indian Ambassador expressed pleasure of the signing of the agreement, pointing out that it would boost the bilateral relations, especially in the oil industry.