China National Petroleum Corporation-operated Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company, comprising Petronas and India’s Oil& Natural Gas Corporation confirmed the attack. South Sudan President Salva Kiir said aerial attacks on Jau and Pan Akuach had been followed by ground assaults against nearby Teshwin — a crossroads linking the Heglig oilfields to Pariang County.
Sudanese President Omer el-Bashir has cancelled his planned summit with Kiir in Juba planned for 3 April.
