- Heglig
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footnotes =Heglig (also spelled Heglieg) is a small town in
South Kurdufan state in centralSudan , near the border withSouthern Sudan . The area was contested during theSudanese Civil War . The South SudaneseSudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) rebels attacked the oil rigs of Heglig to damage this important source of revenue for the Sudanese government.Fact|date=March 2008Heglig oil field
Heglig is situated within the
Muglad Basin , arift basin which contains much of Sudan's proven oil reserves. The Heglig oil field was first developed in 1996 byArakis Energy (now part ofTalisman Energy ). [APS Review Downstream Trends 2007, [http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/170592332.html 'SUDAN: The oil sector'] , "www.entrepreneur.com", 29 October. Retrieved on 5 March 2008.] Today it is operated by theGreater Nile Petroleum Operating Company . [GNPOC no date, [http://www.gnpoc.com/ProjectOverview.asp?glink=GL002&plink=PL010 'Project overview'] , "www.gnpoc.com". Retrieved on 6 March 2008.] Production at Heglig is reported to have peaked in 2006 and is now in decline. [European Coalition on Oil in Sudan 2007, [http://www.ecosonline.org/back/pdf_reports/2007/Oil/ECOS%20factsheetII%20October%202007.pdf 'ECOS Fact Sheet'] , "www.ecosonline.org", October, p. 6. Retrieved on 6 March 2007.] The Heglig oil field is connected toKhartoum andPort Sudan via theGreater Nile Oil Pipeline .See also
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Economy of Sudan
*Greater Nile Oil Pipeline
*Muglad Basin References
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