South Sudan to Take Over Oil Fields Managed by China’s CNPC

  • State-owned Nilepet plans to become operator in two blocks
  • Other African nations also aiming to take over more production

    

Photographer: Trevor Snapp/Bloomberg

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South Sudan will let China National Petroleum Corp.’s contract as operator in some oilfields expire, allowing state-owned Nile Petroleum Corp. to take over the role.