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Central African rifts: Muglad to the west
The Muglad Basin is a large rift basin in Northern Africa. The basin is situated within southern Sudan and covers an area of approximately 120,000 km2. It contains a number of hydrocarbon accumulations of various sizes, the largest of which are the Heglig and Unity oil fields.[1] During the 1960s and 1970s, Chevron made the first oil discoveries in the Basin near the towns of Bentiu, Malakal, and Muglad.[2] Taken together, the Muglad and Melut rift basins account for the majority of Sudan's known oil reserves.[3]
The oil fields of the Muglad Basin are connected to Port Sudan on the Red Sea by the Greater Nile Oil Pipeline which begins at the Unity oil field.[4] Oil extracted in Muglad is known as "Nile Blend" crude. It is refined at Khartoum for export and domestic consumption.[5] Further oil exploration in the Muglad Basin commenced in February 2008.[6]
See also
References
- ^ NPA Group 2008, 'Sudan - Muglad Basin', www.npagroup.co.uk, 27 February. Retrieved on 5 March 2008.
- ^ Anon 2005, 'Focus on diplomacy and Sudan', APS Diplomat News Service, 15 August. Retrieved on 6 March 2008. (See discussion page.)
- ^ Energy Information Administration 2007, 'Country analysis brief: Sudan', www.eia.doe.gov, April. Retrieved on 6 March 2008.
- ^ USAID 2001, 'Sudan: Oil and gas concession holders' (map), University of Texas Library. Retrieved on 5 March 2008. (See discussion page.)
- ^ APS Review Downstream Trends 2007, 'SUDAN: The oil sector', www.entrepreneur.com, 29 October. Retrieved on 5 March 2008.
- ^ IHS 2008, 'WNPOC starts Muglad Basin drilling campaign - Sudan', www.ihs.com, 21 February. Retrieved on 5 March 2008.
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Major African geological formations Tectonic plates Cratons and Shields Arabian-Nubian Shield · Congo craton · Kaapvaal craton · Kalahari craton · Saharan Metacraton · Tanzania craton · Tuareg Shield · West African craton · Zimbabwe cratonShear zones Aswa Dislocation · Broodkop Shear Zone · Central African Shear Zone · Chuan Shear Zones · Foumban Shear Zone · Mwembeshi Shear Zone · Todi Shear Zone · Western Meseta Shear ZoneRifts Afar Depression · Anza trough · Bahr el Arab rift · Benue Trough · Blue Nile rift · East African Rift · Gulf of Suez Rift · Lamu Embayment · Melut Basin · Muglad Basin · Red Sea Rift · Atbara rift · White Nile riftSedimentary basins Angola Basin · Blue Nile Basin · Chad Basin · Congo Basin · Douala Basin · Foreland Karoo Basin · Gabon Basin · Iullemmeden Basin · Kufra Basin · Murzuq Basin · Niger Delta Basin · Ogaden Basin · Orange River basin · Owambo Basin · Reggane Basin · Rio del Rey Basin · Sirte Basin · Somali Coastal Basin · Taoudeni basin · Tanzania Coastal Basin · Tindouf BasinMountain ranges Aïr Mountains · Atlas Mountains · Aurès Mountains · Bambouk Mountains · Blue Mountains · Cameroon line · Central Pangean Mountains · Chaillu Mountains · Drakensberg · Ethiopian highlands · East African mountains · Great Escarpment · Great Karas Mountains · Guinée forestière · Imatong Mountains · Jebel Uweinat · Loma Mountains · Mandara Mountains · Marrah Mountains · Mitumba Mountains · Nuba Mountains · Rwenzori Mountains · Sankwala Mountains · Serra da Leba · Serra da Chela · Teffedest Mountains · Tibesti MountainsCategories:- Oil fields of Sudan
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