South Sudan oil and gas map, cropped

Petronas launches legal action against Juba, as Savannah tries to rescue deal for South Sudan assets


Issue 512 - 12 Sep 2024 - By James Gavin | 7 minute read

There has been renewed turbulence in South Sudan’s oil and gas sector, with the government stepping in to block a deal for London AIM-listed Savannah Energy to buy upstream assets from Malaysian national oil company Petronas for $1.25bn. It comes as South Sudan tries to resume pipeline exports of Dar Blend crude oil, which have been offline for more than six months.

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