The Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company ( GNPOC ) is a petroleum exploration and production company operating in Sudan . It was incorporated on 18 June 1997 and undertook construction of the Greater Nile Oil Pipeline which links Sudan's inland oil fields with refineries at Khartoum and Port Sudan .
8-640: The GNPOC concession in the Western Upper Nile area includes the large Unity and Heglig oil fields plus smaller fields at El Toor, El Noor, Toma South, Bamboo, Munga and Diffra. GNPOC Headquarters building is known the Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower or GNPOC Tower . The building is a high-rise building in Khartoum , Sudan . Construction of the 65.72 m (215.6 ft), 18-storey building
16-536: Is a joint operating company owned by: Both Gulf Petroleum and Al Thani Corporation formerly owned a 5% share each. Canadian company Talisman Energy (previously known as Arakis) was an original stakeholder. Its share was sold to ONGC Videsh in 2003. The U.S. government imposed economic sanctions against Sudan in 1997, due to the Sudanese government's alleged sponsorship of international terrorism and poor human rights record. The sanctions prohibited trade between
24-628: Is a state in South Sudan . Unity State is in the Greater Upper Nile region. Unity is inhabited predominantly by two ethnic groups: the Nuer majority, and the Dinka minority. In 2015, a presidential decree established a new system of 28 states, replacing the previously established 10. Unity State was replaced by the states of Ruweng , Northern Liech and Southern Liech . Unity State
32-459: Is the state's primary economic activity. Many people of the state are nomadic agro-pastoralists who engage in both agriculture and rearing of livestock, especially cattle. Farming is primarily conducted during the rainy season, although some cultivation also occurs during summer. Vegetables are not widely cultivated, as most farmers are rural rather than urban, and therefore lack access to markets for their produce. Some NGOs have introduced farmers to
40-569: The United States and Sudan, as well as investment by U.S. businesses in Sudan. In February 2000, the U.S. government extended its sanctions to include Sudapet and GNPOC. These sanctions were lifted after the Sudanese revolution of 2018/19 and ensuing negotiations between the two governments at the end of 2020. Western Upper Nile Unity State , also known as Western Upper Nile ,
48-455: The practice of cultivation for market. Southern Sudan's first oil reserves were discovered in the area during the 1970s. The international oil companies which engaged in oil exploration contributed to massive displacement of the indigenous population. Oilfields in the state include the Unity oilfield and most of Block 5A . The Unity oilfield is within the largest hydrocarbon accumulation in
56-601: Was finished in 2010 and was designed by KEO International Consultants . The 14,000 m (150,000 sq ft) building housed the headquarters of the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company and it was designed by KEO International Consultants. On 17 September 2023, the building suffered heavy fire damage amid the 2023 Sudan war during clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces . GNPOC
64-743: Was re-established by a peace agreement signed on 22 February 2020 with smaller boundaries as the northern part of the former state became the Ruweng Administrative Area . The capital of Unity state is Bentiu . Before an administrative reorganization in 1994, Unity was part of a much larger province of Upper Nile, and the state was sometimes called Western Upper Nile. The counties of Unity are: Large towns in Unity include Bentiu , Mayom , Rubkona and Leer . Other towns include Riangnom , Rub-Koni , Yoahnyang , Tam , Mankien , Wang-Kay , Koch , Nyal and Ganyliel . Agriculture
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