South Sudan eyes Kenya export pipeline link
The pipeline link would provide an alternative to the transit fee currently paid by South Sudan
South Sudan is once again considering building an export pipeline through Kenya, saying such a link would be “more economical” than the $32 a barrel transit fee Khartoum is demanding it pay for access to its trunkline and export facilities in Port Sudan. Pagan Amum, secretary general of South Sudan’s ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), told reporters at a mining industry conference in Perth: "We are having conversations. We are looking to the alternatives." He acknowledged that any East African pipeline was some years away. Industry experts believe it could take between three to five years at best before a pipeline from South Sudan to the Kenyan coast would be operational. Sout
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