Ministry of Petroleum and Mining

South Sudan
Ministry of Petroleum
Department overview
Formed2011
JurisdictionSouth Sudan
HeadquartersJuba
Minister responsible
  • Puot Kang Chol, Minister of Petroleum
Websitehttps://www.mop-rss.org

The Ministry of Petroleum is a ministry of the Government of South Sudan. The incumbent minister is Puot Kang Chol.,[1] the ministry of petroleum contributes more than 90% of South Sudan's total income through oil production and exportation via pipeline from the oil fields in South Sudan to Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The Government of Sudan taxes South Sudan heavily for using the pipeline and its associated infrastructure. The South Sudanese economy is sensitive to changes in global oil prices, with declines severely affecting the country's national income.[2] In June 2021, the ministry launched its first Oil licensing round in Juba.[3] According to new studies assigned by the ministry, approximately 90% of the country's Oil and gas reserves remain unexplored.[4]

  1. ^ AfricaNews (2021-08-12). "Industry Revitalization and Investment: South Sudan's Minister of Petroleum Hon. Puot Kang Chol Places South Sudan on Stage at African Energy Week in Cape Town". Africanews. Archived from the original on 2021-09-05. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
  2. ^ Government of South Sudan official Website: Ministry of Petroleum "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-01. Retrieved 2012-04-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "South Sudan launches 1st oil licensing round". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ^ "StackPath". www.ogj.com. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.