Sudan Blocks South Sudanese Oil Exports Via Its Pipelines

Sudan blocked oil exports from South Sudan via its pipelines and will only allow them to resume once a bilateral agreement has been reached on payment for the shipments, Sudanese Oil Minister Ali Ahmed Osman said.

Exports were stopped on Nov. 17, Osman told reporters today in Khartoum, the capital. Last month, Sudan threatened to block shipments unless an accord on transit fees and revenue sharing was agreed. South Sudan owes its northern neighbour $727 million for the August to November period, according to Osman.