Sudan receives documents regarding oil transit fees

July 29,2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government announced that it has received documents regarding its financial dues from the transfer of South Sudan oil through Sudanese territory.

In September of last year, both Sudan and South Sudan signed a series of cooperation agreements, which covered oil, citizenship rights, security issues, banking, border trade among other issues.

In March this year the two countries signed an implementation matrix for these cooperation agreements allowing for resumption of South Sudan oil exports through its northern neighbor pipelines which were suspended for more than a year for disagreements over transit fees.

But in June, Bashir ordered the shutdown South Sudanese petroleum exports through Sudan’s oil installations, accusing Juba of providing shelter and support to Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) and Sudan People Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N).

Last week, Bashir agreed to a request made by Chinese and AU officials to postpone for at least two weeks the deadline by which Sudan will shut down the pipelines.

Sudan’s central bank said that it has received documents regarding Sudan’s share from South Sudan and oil companies’ transit fees amounting to $236 million.

The assistant governor of Sudan’s central bank, Azhari al-Tayeb al-Faki, said in press statements on Mondaypointed out that the total amount was $236 million including $150 million transit fees for South Sudan’s oil, and $86 million transit fees for the companies’ oil.

He stressed that the southern oil will continue to flow through Sudanese territory until August 22.

(ST)