November 19, 2025 (JUBA) – Deng Lol Wol, South Sudan’s Undersecretary at the Ministry of Petroleum, stated on Wednesday that the nation has fully restarted its crude oil exports to Port Sudan in eastern Sudan, after a several-day halt.
Oil shipments were disrupted following a drone strike on the Juba oil processing plant in Al Jailyin, White Nile State, on November 15, two days after the central processing site in Heglig was hit by a comparable attack.
Deng Lol Wol mentioned in a press statement that there was a “complete resumption of transportation and crude oil exports, after a temporary stop caused by a drone attack on key infrastructure in Heglig, Al Jailyin.”
He mentioned that oil is currently being exported regularly from South Sudan via specialized pipelines to the export terminal located on the Red Sea coastline. The official reiterated Juba’s dedication to safeguarding its crucial oil assets, ensuring the stability of its oil production, which serves as a fundamental pillar of the nation’s economy.
South Sudan’s economic structure is largely dependent on oil income, which flows through pipelines that traverse Sudan in return for transportation charges, with Chinese firms overseeing the oil reserves.
An assault on Heglig in West Kordofan State on November 13 caused the death of three employees and damaged the laboratory at the central processing facility, leading to a halt in operations. A drone strike that occurred on Saturday at the Al Jailyin oil refining station in White Nile State resulted in one engineer’s death and injuries to others. The operating company quickly initiated emergency protocols, shut down systems, and evacuated staff.
The Heglig field, situated in South Kordofan State, consists of 75 oil wells and features a central processing facility capable of handling 130,000 barrels of oil from South Sudan, which is extracted in the Southern Unity State and transported through Sudanese territory.
The suspension of activities results in a significant reduction of South Sudan’s foreign currency earnings, since oil accounts for 90% of its revenue, and leads to a loss of around 21,000 barrels of crude oil for Sudan along with transit and export fees valued at more than $1 million per day.
South Sudan restarted oil exports via Sudanese territory in May following almost a year-long suspension caused by security issues and military activities in the Kordofan and Darfur regions.
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