JUBA – South Sudan is set to construct an oil refinery and a depot storage facility to ease fuel supply for local consumption, the state oil entity (Nilpet) said on Wednesday.
Nilepet’s Managing Director, Bernard Amour Makeny met President Salva Kiir to unveil its strategic plan.
He said he briefed Kiir on a range of issues concerning the oil and gas industry.
“I was able to clearly outline the strategic plans of Nilepet going forward after the commissioning of the building,” Amour told reporters in Juba.
“The next target will obviously be to work on the refinery, work on storage facility, I will be able to build the right capacity in order for us to compete in the region and also to compete globally in terms of oil and gas industry”, he added.
Amour said he assured Kiir of efforts to tackle challenges in the oil and gas sector.
“In the oil and gas industry, such incidences are expected. It doesn’t mean it is a total shutdown, it means a period where engineers have to fix what has been damaged and hopefully the oil flow will be as normal in coming weeks,” he said.
Amour also briefed Kiir about the progress on pipelines and maintenance works.
The new headquarters of the oil and gas company will inaugurated on March 2, 2024, he said.