South Sudan being a landlocked country without access to sea requires that most of the produced crude Oil be refined by erecting commercial refineries to supply the region. 100,000 bbl./day Commercial Refinery is required; for export and national supply of refined products, leads to establishment of petrochemical industries, promotes agriculture through use of fertilizers, production of furniture, prolongs petroleum production life span, acts as value addition

Pre-feasibility market studies was carried out Since 2008, Requires investors or on Public Private Partnership basis

The refinery in Bahr El Ghazal was proposed to produce initially 50,000 bbl./day and subject to expansion It was to refine crude oil from Unity Oil fields with a distance of over 300kms to the refining site Full Feasibility studies was undertaken by an Italian company known as APS that presented the project to the council of Ministers 2008-2009

The progress is now Halted pending resolution of all opinions against the refinery including having ultimate new discoveries in the area

Is a joint venture between the Government and the Russian shefnat company with initial proposed capacity of 5,000 bbl. Per day Currently the company is considered a topping plant that only produces 3% diesel and 7% heavy oil due to no planned cracking Units The Government share is 51% once the Russian Republic’s company shefnat recovers it cost

The company lacks evacuation routes of the products to the main urban consumption areas Some products are being consumed by the operating companies’ power demand

The refinery was proposed to be on a build, operate and Transfer (BOT) based contract and is also a topping plant like Bantiu refinery without cracking units The foundation was already started, but due to conflict in South Sudan, the refinery partners from the US stopped work

The refinery is pending re-negotiation with the early partners otherwise is deemed not in progress

The refinery is a BOT based contract, but of late some reports indicate that there are some studies being carried on for the refinery to proceed in-terms of proper feasibility studies

Quantities of crude oil remain a challenge given the ongoing serious challenge of oil production decline

To mitigate depletion of the forest by charcoal suppliers, this project will act as green energy facility, Reduces risk of Gas bottles’ explosion because of its automated well controlled system from the Centre, The project if successful will give the republic of south Sudan incentives from carbon cards as fees payments for using green energy payable to Government accounts with Finance

It remains a proposal from the Directorate of planning, Training and Research subject to approval by the authorities

The project was initially an offer from the Central Ministry of Petroleum of the Republic of Sudan before independence to the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining of south Sudan to be fully funded by the Sudan Petroleum corporation aimed at attracting unity The project faced hurdles in its takeoff due to difficulty in obtaining land in central equatorial, The storage facility project will ensure controlled prices by Government, because retailers can only obtain refined products from the storage facilities and sell at regulated margins MOP is expected to establish petrol stations and more storage facilities with every state expected to have a big storage facility for supply of refined products to counties The storage facilities shall also be strategic fuel security facilities because the entire country’s machinery shall operate with guaranteed supplies and the marketing of goods will also become affordable to the public due to no imports’ charges on fuel

Financing has remained an obstacle to the progress of the project

The project had started since before the independence of South Sudan and was supported by the Norwegian partners with full involvement of South Sudanese professionals who shuttled between Oslo and Juba It was to cover the whole country of which some progress was already achieved in Unity oil fields where research results showed that the then unity oil field including Heglig was having recoverable reserves of >800 million bbls of crude oil Through reserves estimates and exploration of new un-explored frontier areas; the Ministry of petroleum can increase production life span of the oil fields. Knowing a country’s reserves creates hope and ensures sustainable economic growth and development of the entire national infrastructures with adequate funding available With the establishment of the South Sudan Geophysical company, it’s possible to sign exploration contracts as joint ventures with the national company to discover more reserves

The project requires revitalization so it can be activated with partners in Norway and Initial funding from MOP is required

Is aimed at; Improving oil to water mobility ratio that will effect fast flow of crude oil from underground with less accompanying associated water, Increases the life span of the oil production which assures the Government of continuous flow of revenues from crude oil sales and finally fosters economic development There is need to undertake research on the properties of reservoirs of South Sudan Oil fields and finally run economic models of various oil fields for the use of chemicals to enhance the recovery

There is need to undertake research on the properties of reservoirs of South Sudan Oil fields Run an economic model for the use of chemicals to enhance the recovery

Establishment of a training Centre that will enable the Ministry to conduct all relevant courses to oil operations and management has already been approved by the authorities To ensure successful implementation of nationalization of the Petroleum Industry, training is paramount, It reduces massive payment of foreign experts’ salaries, promotes technological transfer to nationals and it mitigates Petroleum curtails that are practiced by foreign companies in collaboration with National opportunists Both the curriculum and the policy including the training calendar of the Centre, have been developed The old meeting hall has already been turned into an initial computer lab training Facility and now computers have been connected to kick-start the training as soon as possible

kick-starting training of staff

The ministry has already established a Geophysical company dedicated to map the remaining basins of the country An Airborne geophysical Aircraft Cessna 2008 including two other agricultural spray aircrafts have been purchased to cater for the Airborne geophysical surveys and spray agricultural schemes against insecticides Mapping of the remaining un-mapped is also aimed at owning data and to negotiate with up-coming new companies from the position of strengths. Knowing prospects is a must for a nation to program exploitation of petroleum resources based on available data

The project is pending availability of funds to pay both ground and air insurances of the three aircrafts

The project is already in place with the policy, act and regulations already ; Drilling, catering services, Power and water supplies, Roads’ constructions and many other services be rendered by local entrepreneurs so that they can share in cost Oil, while the Government on the other hand takes precedence of the taxes from the local companies. Or Else the government takes upon itself to establish through the ministry of petroleum many subsidiaries that can provide services with the accruing revenues getting to the national treasury.

The law and regulations have been draft

Development of Adok as a big port with huge port handling capacity, Reduces time consumed for ferries to travel from Adok to Juba, Preserves Shambe ecosystem from being disturbed by shipping activities, makes transport of goods from northern upper Nile and Sudan directly to both greater Bahr Elghazal and to Greater Equatoria respectively

It’s a proposal that requires action by Government

Petroleum prospects in the western Part of the Upper Nile require a bridge for crossing of both exploration and Drilling equipment to start conducting further exploration and drilling of two major prospects in the western part of the Nile

It’s an MOP proposal to the Government so an action is taken

The proposed Oil House shall provide various activities such as; Sailing along the Nile, catering for conferences, meetings and ceremonies including other social services

Base camps need be constructed in all over the Oil fields to cater for accommodation of non JOCs members particularly contractors who must pay money for residing in the camps

MOP shall construct on behalf of the whole country a national research Centre from its 3% budget allocation from the overall Oil revenues of Government In the absence of a full-fledged national research Centre in the country and given MOP access to funds such as the 3% and access to talking to partners to back-up, an important Centre to the nation can be kick-started by MOP

Communities living in the oil fields have the priority in provision of services through community Development and corporate social responsibility funds. In a similar approach to the re-settlement program of Botswana communities who leave in rain scarce areas, the populations that leave in South Sudan Oil fields need re-settlement program to group them in new settlement areas so that much of the bulk land is left for other land use such as Oil operations, agriculture, domestic animals grassing and wildlife habitat. Model villages’ project is a solution to pollution problems incurred by living close to the operations areas. In each model village services such as water, electricity, internal and linking roads, community centers, schools, dispensaries etc. The Botswana experience is so important in that its communities who live in low rain zones of the country with scarce rains have been salvaged by a huge water pipe brought from the north. Scattered settlements grouped into model villages with the least village having 500 House hold

The Botswana experience on model villages is so fantastic that, communities who were scattered leaving in low rain zone of south Botswana were re-organized into model villages and water and power got supplied into the villages. Required of MOP is to conduct a workshop for the project with stake holders

The Facilities are physically available in the ministry but require more space and other accessories for sustained use The plotter will significantly support the Geoscientists in production of Geological and other maps including production of field base maps for surveys as hand maps

Funding is required to support activation of the facilities

Though the petroleum act was passed by parliament, its implementation remains redundant due to the fact that the policy has not been passed. Policy draft is in place, but since the revitalized agreement requires that the petroleum law be amended and so it means the draft policy be reviewed such that the act can be referred to the policy for amendment.

All pending review and passing by the legislature

The system was one rational during one Sudan, however, when south became independent, the system was disconnected with the feeling that it could be used for monitoring our country’s intelligence activities. There is need now to re-negotiate with the concerned authorities on whether the SCADA can be reconnected or any other necessary action be taken to meet the concerns of parties

Pending negotiation and re-connection including funding

The current production decline can only be addressed by reviewing the Field Development plan FDP that was carried out by the companies under one Sudan.

Requires approval by Hon. Minister and Finally negotiation with the partners

Current EPSAs are mare transitional agreements with clauses that are not in line with the countries interest in terms of legal system

Go ahead is required from the Hon. Minister of Petroleum

The laboratory equipment for testing various fuels and crude oils are currently available in the ministry The Installation centers have been identified to be both in the main cities such as Juba and also at the entry points in the borders with the neighboring countries

Action is required

In the recent years the ministry has experienced hurdles in accessing strong Internet Licensing has been a very tedious issue with contracting a strong internet facility for the Ministry Increased in the number of employment and computers in the ministry has affected the fixed internet capacity available in the ministry

An expert solution required for MOP to address the issue

Is established and operationalized Not outputs are yet realized in-terms of revenue flow

Manager to report hurdles

Is established and operationalized Not outputs are yet realized in-terms of revenue flow

Manager to report hurdles

The company is established however no activities are yet realized It’s expected to established supply storage and products sales’ Centre facilities

Constrained with lack of funding

The establishment is in place with the Centre already constructed Though the Director is appointed but the establishment structure appears not in place

Pending Furnishing and moving in Data

In line with the council of Ministers’ resolution on establishment of statistical units in all the Government intuitions, MOP is to comply with the resolution by ensuring all Directorates send required data to the statistical unit under the Directorate of planning, Training and Research The project is supported by the world Bank aimed at providing Government with informed decisions in the whole country. Two Desktop computers have been issued by the national Bureau of statistics to cater for the data reception

Requires discussion and approval by Hon. Undersecretary to effect the communication smoothly

MOP needs to back up the establishment of the Geological survey There is already an initiative to establish

Is an idea and requires back-up by the ministry of Petroleum with financial resources

There is need after MOP has serious fought to have the and realized realizing the Human Resource Manual approval for the Oil companies national employees that MOP should also be looked into

Proposal

The system can be very useful for MOP for managing licensing of the petroleum blocks in the whole country

Arkangelo to contact the ministry of Mining for a presentation of the system

In the interest of the country, blocks whose period has expired and due for relinquishment be handed over to Government

MOP knows and needs only to take action

The Assets due to be recovered are huge and their recovery can lead to huge financial gains for the country

MOP acknowledges that there are Assets to be recovered but only a matter of time to take action

Exploration in swampy areas within the country can cause major risks to the Aqua life and requires caution

An idea and requires sharing

The project can add value to the Government of South Sudan, because the scrap material will every year be removed from the aging petroleum Facilities

The committee has already been constituted and is on standby to travel to countries where recycling has matured

There are a number of roads to the new ministry on Yei road; through the original Yei road and a road from Gudele to the new ministry

It’s in the plan and requires funding allocation

The ministry of petroleum as one of the biggest ministries in the country, requires investment projects that can support the ministries’ ambitions

Some companies have already been created

Instead of losing much repair money to private workshops, the ministry of petroleum needs to create its own mechanical workshop, at same time, the workshop can also generate money by extending repair to the public

It’s in the plan and only requiring action

The ministry of Petroleum has been supporting students in foreign countries who are studying petroleum related courses. As a system, the graduates are expected to be employed with the ministry for at least three years

Plan requires to be shared

The need for core shared Facility is important for Geological data storage, because all researchers need to obtain data from the Hangar.

The Geological survey of south Sudan will be responsible, however, for the time being, the ministry of petroleum can still handle the responsibility