China to Search for Oil in Sudan – BBC News

From BBC News:

China’s biggest oil company CNPC has reached a deal with Sudan to search for oil and gas in the north of the country on the coast of the Red Sea. The exploration will be carried out jointly with the Indonesian state oil and gas company PT Pertamina.

China has been under pressure from Western countries to reduce its investment in Sudan because of the humanitarian crisis there….[Full Text]

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