By:Pipelinejournal

South Sudan has resumed exporting oil through Sudan following repairs to a pipeline damaged by the ongoing conflict in its northern neighbor.

According to a report by the Sudan Tribune last week, the resumption of the oil shipments through the Sudan is critical for the South Sudanese economy, which largely relies on the oil exports.

The flow of oil, which accounts for approximately 98% of South Sudan's government revenue, was halted after a rupture in the pipeline in Sudan. The damage, which occurred amid the conflict that erupted in April 2023, forced Sudan to declare force majeure on its oil exports in March 2024.

South Sudan's state broadcaster SSBC, reported Monday, April 28, 2025, that the damaged section of the pipeline had been repaired, allowing for the resumption of operations in oil Blocks 3 and 7. This allowed the oil flows to restart on Jan. 8, 2025.

According to an earlier report by Pipeline Technology Journal, the repair work on the damaged pipeline concluded in October 2024, paving the way for the resumption of oil exports from the landlocked South Sudan.

The repair followed extensive negotiations facilitated by China National Petroleum Corp, Sinopec, and South Sudan's Tri Ocean. The talks involved the Sudanese government, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North, which controls the territory through which the pipeline passes.

Mohamed Lino, a technical adviser at South Sudan’s Ministry of Petroleum, welcomed the development, terming it “good news.”

"This is good news because we in South Sudan have faced difficulties since last year because of the loss of the flow of crude oil," Lino said in remarks from Port Sudan.

Lino praised the Bashayer Pipeline Company (BAPCO), the operator of the pipeline infrastructure in Sudan, for their work in ensuring the safe arrival of crude oil at the marine terminal for export.

Sudan's acting Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mohyeldin Naeem, had previously attributed the March 2024 problem to a "gelling incident" in the pipeline, occurring after BAPCO pump stations ran out of fuel due to nearby military operations.