Sudan is the largest country in Africa with a total area of 2.5 Million Sq. Kms. It has a very unique and strategic location. With common border to nine countries and the Red Sea coast in the East it is considered an important gate to Africa (Fig.1).Oil Exploration activities in Sudan started in the late fifties. To date huge amount of hydrocarbon reserves have been discovered both offshore and onshore by several operating companies. Daily production is currently at 250,000 BOPD. Several new fields are now under development and expected to commence production in the near future. A 1600.00 km crude export pipeline was built from the fields in Western Sudan to the export terminal of Bashayer in the Red Sea. One other parallel line is under construction and a third one is under negotiation and design. The Government of Sudan offers excellent term for interested companies and the country has seen an ever-growing interest by foreign investors ranging from Major Multinational oil companies, to major National oil companies and individual investors. (Fig. 1) The location map of Sudan in the east
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