| Palogue | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Sudan |
| Region | Melut Basin |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Operator | Dar Petroleum Operating Company DPOC |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 2003 |
| Start of production | 2003 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 160,000 barrels per day (~8.0×106 t/a) |
| Estimated oil in place | 389 million tonnes (~ 460×106 m3 or 2900 MMbbl) |
The Palogue oil field is an oil field located in Melut Basin near the settlement Palogue also known as Paloich. It was discovered in 2003 and developed by China National Petroleum Corporation. It began production in 2003 and produces oil. The total proven reserves of the Palogue oil field are around 2.9 billion barrels (389×106tonnes), and production is centered on 22,000 barrels per day (3,500 m3/d). [1]
The Melut Basin is a rift basin in South Sudan. It is situated in the states of Upper Nile and Jonglei, south of the capital Khartoum and east of the river Nile. The Basin contains several hydrocarbon accumulations, although oil exploration, as elsewhere in Sudan, has been hindered by conflict. The largest oil field in the Basin is the Great Palogue Field with estimated reserves of 900 million barrels. The Melut oil export pipeline travels 1,380 km from Palogue to Port Sudan on the Red Sea, and has been on stream since June 2006.
The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is a major national oil and gas corporation of China PR and one of the largest integrated energy groups in the world. Its headquarters are in Dongcheng District, Beijing. CNPC was ranked fourth in 2017 Fortune Global 500, a global ranking of the largest corporations by revenue.
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is a viscous liquid at ambient temperatures and is both hydrophobic and lipophilic. Oils have a high carbon and hydrogen content and are usually flammable and surface active.
Paloich Airport and Palouge Power Plant [2] are located in the area to serve oil production needs.
Paloich Airport, Heliport is the airport in Eastern Nile in South Sudan which provides transport operations for the adjacent Palogue oil field and the settlement Paloich.
In course of the South Sudanese Civil War, the oil installations at Palogue remained under government control but repeatedly came under attacks from SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Riek Machar. In course of the Pagak offensive in 2017, however, the SPLA claimed to have driven all insurgents from the oil fields and fully secured them. [3]
The South Sudanese Civil War is an ongoing conflict in South Sudan between forces of the government and opposition forces. In December 2013, President Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar and ten others of attempting a coup d'état. Machar denied trying to start a coup and fled to lead the SPLM – in opposition (SPLM-IO). Fighting broke out between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and SPLM-IO, igniting the civil war. Ugandan troops were deployed to fight alongside the South Sudanese government. The United Nations has peacekeepers in the country as part of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). In January 2014 the first ceasefire agreement was reached. Fighting continued and would be followed by several more ceasefire agreements. Negotiations were mediated by "IGAD +". A peace agreement known as the "Compromise Peace Agreement" was signed in August 2015. Machar returned to Juba in 2016 and was appointed vice president. Following a second breakout of fighting within Juba, the SPLM-IO fled to the surrounding and previously peaceful Equatoria region. Kiir replaced Machar as First Vice President with Taban Deng Gai, splitting the opposition, and rebel in-fighting has become of major part of the conflict. Rivalry among Dinka factions led by the President and Paul Malong Awan have also led to fighting. In August 2018, another power sharing agreement came into effect.
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition, also known as the anti-governmental forces (AGF), is a mainly South Sudanese political party and rebel group that split from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in 2013, due to political tensions between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar over leadership of the SPLM. Tensions grew between forces loyal to Kiir and Machar and South Sudan plunged into the South Sudanese Civil War.
Riek Machar is a South Sudanese politician who served as Vice President of South Sudan from its independence in 2011 to 2013, and then as First Vice President from April to July 2016. Prior to independence, he served as Vice President of the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region from 2005 to 2011.
