INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

摘要

Partners in a Sudanese block are preparing to step up exploration after a Comprehensive Peace Agreement is signed and the National Petroleum Commission formed,since the end of a 21-year civil war that left an estimated 2 million people dead.The northern part of the country,dominated by Muslims,was fighting the southern part,dominated by Christians and animists.Now that peace is tentatively established,the partners in Block 5B have approved a budget for field operations.Petronas operates Block 5B and holds a 39% interest;its partners are Lundin Petroleum,24.5%;ONGC Videsh,23.5%;and Sudapet,the national oil company,13%.The 20,119-square-kilometer block is in the Muglad Basin,the main oil-producing region in Sudan.