Ministry of Petroleum and Mining

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South Sudan
Ministry of Petroleum
Department overview
Formed2011
Jurisdiction South Sudan
Headquarters Juba
Minister responsible
  • Puot Kang Chol, Minister of Petroleum
Website https://www.mop-rss.org

The Ministry of Petroleum is a ministry of the Government of South Sudan. The incumbent minister is Puot Kang Chol., [1] the ministry of petroleum contributes more than 90% of South Sudan's total income through oil production and exportation via pipeline from the oil fields in South Sudan to Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The Government of Sudan taxes South Sudan heavily for using the pipeline and its associated infrastructure. The South Sudanese economy is sensitive to changes in global oil prices, with declines severely affecting the country's national income. [2] In June 2021, the ministry launched its first Oil licensing round in Juba. [3] According to new studies assigned by the ministry, approximately 90% of the country's Oil and gas reserves remain unexplored. [4]

List of ministers of petroleum

In officeMinisterPartyPresidentNote(s)
July 2011–April 2016 Stephen Dhieu Dau Sudan People's Liberation Movement Salva Kiir Mayardit relieved
August 2016-June 2019 [5] Ezekiel Lol GatkuothSPLM-IOSalva Kiir Mayarditrelieved
June 2019-March 2020Awow Daniel Chuang [6] SPLMSalva Kiir Mayarditrelieved
March 2020-? [7] Puot Kang CholSPLM-IO [8] Salva Kiir Mayarditrelieved
?-December 2021Henry Odwar?Salva Kiir Mayarditresigned
2021–present Martin Abucha SPLM-IOSalva Kiir Mayarditin post

Major companies in South Sudan petroleum [9]

  1. Nile Petroleum cooperation
  2. Petroleum Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
  3. Akon Refinery company Ltd.
  4. China National Petroleum cooperation

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