Oil Exploration activities in Sudan date back to the late fifties, when the Italian Agip was granted the first exploration permit in the Red Sea. However the major episode in the Exploration history in Sudan is that of Chevron Oil Company of Sudan (Mid seventies to late eighties) which started in the Red Sea and shifted to the interior Basins in Western and southern Sudan. The table below summarizes the major events in the Oil Exploration history in Sudan. It also shows the current Right holding situation in the various exploration blocks. ![]() |