The International oil companies operating now in Sudan includes: • Block 1, 2, 4, Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC). The shareholders are CNPC (40%), Petronas (30%), (ONGC) (25%) and Sudapet (5%). • Block 6, China National Petroleum Company CNPC (95%) AND SUDAPET (5%). • Block 5A, the shareholders Petronas (68.876%), OMV AG (26.125%) and Sudapet (5%). • Block 3&7, CNPC, 41%, PETRONAS 40%, THANI, 5%, GPC 6% and Sudapet 8%. • Block B, Total EXPLORATION - Sudan, the shareholders are Total Exploration (32.5%), Marathon Petroleum (32.5%), Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. (25%) and GPC (10%). • Block 5B, Petronas (41%), OMV (24.5%), IPC (24.5%) and Sudapet (10%). The Ministry of Energy and Mining has adopted the block system. Since 1992, accordingly the Sudan basins were divided into a number of blocks based on the amount of geophysical, geological and drilling works done Fig (5) and table (2&3). Most of these blocks are free for contracting with any company or a group of companies, which are capable financially and technically to do the work. All data for the free blocks are available in the Sudan route. Table (2) List of Sudanese blocks (March, 2003)
Fig (5) Sudan Oil and Gas concession map ![]() |