Juba-based South Sudan Minister of Mines&Energy Albino Akol Akol said White Nile can no longer claim title to the block, in which it was granted a 60% operating stake under a contract with the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM), signed by the late Colonel John Garang.
The decision to ask White Nile to withdraw was made by the Sudanese National Petroleum Commission (NPC), which has the authority to assign oil contracts under a north-south
peace deal.
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