Ministry of Petroleum and Mining explained

Agency Name:	South Sudan Ministry of Petroleum
Type:	Department
Formed:	2011
Jurisdiction:	South Sudan
Headquarters:	Juba
Minister1 Name:	Puot Kang Chol
Minister1 Pfo:	Minister of Petroleum
Website:	https://www.mop-rss.org

The Ministry of Petroleum is a ministry of the Government of South Sudan. The incumbent minister is Puot Kang Chol.,^[1] the ministry of petroleum contributes more than 90% of South Sudan's total income through oil production and exportation via pipeline from the oil fields in South Sudan to Port Sudan on the Red Sea. The Government of Sudan taxes South Sudan heavily for using the pipeline and its associated infrastructure. The South Sudanese economy is sensitive to changes in global oil prices, with declines severely affecting the country's national income.^[2] In June 2021, the ministry launched its first Oil licensing round in Juba.^[3] According to new studies assigned by the ministry, approximately 90% of the country's Oil and gas reserves remain unexplored.^[4]

List of ministers of petroleum

In office	Minister	Party	President	Note(s)
July 2011–April 2016	Stephen Dhieu Dau	Sudan People's Liberation Movement	Salva Kiir Mayardit	relieved
August 2016-June 2019^[5]	Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth	SPLM-IO	Salva Kiir Mayardit	relieved
June 2019-March 2020	Awow Daniel Chuang^[6]	SPLM	Salva Kiir Mayardit	relieved
March 2020-?^[7]	Puot Kang Chol	SPLM-IO^[8]	Salva Kiir Mayardit	relieved
?-December 2021	Henry Odwar	?	Salva Kiir Mayardit	resigned
2021–present	Martin Abucha	SPLM-IO	Salva Kiir Mayardit	in post

Major companies in South Sudan petroleum^[9]

Nile Petroleum cooperation
Petroleum Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
Akon Refinery company Ltd.
China National Petroleum cooperation

Notes and References

Web site: AfricaNews. 2021-08-12. Industry Revitalization and Investment: South Sudan's Minister of Petroleum Hon. Puot Kang Chol Places South Sudan on Stage at African Energy Week in Cape Town. live. 2021-09-05. Africanews. en. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905114153/https://www.africanews.com/2021/08/12/industry-revitalization-and-investment-south-sudan-s-minister-of-petroleum-hon-puot-kang-chol-places-south-sudan-on-stage-at-african-energy-week-in-cape-town/.
Government of South Sudan official Website: Ministry of Petroleum Web site: Archived copy . 2012-04-10 . dead . https://swap.stanford.edu/20110901155620/http://www.goss-online.org/magnoliaPublic/en/ministries/Petroleum-and-Mining.html . 2011-09-01 .
Web site: South Sudan launches 1st oil licensing round. 2021-09-09. www.aa.com.tr.
Web site: StackPath. 2021-09-09. www.ogj.com. 2021-09-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909121518/https://www.ogj.com/general-interest/article/14205698/ministry-of-petroleum-launches-south-sudans-first-oil-licensing-round. live.
News: Dumo. Denis. 2019-06-12. South Sudanese president appoints new oil minister. en. Reuters. 2021-09-05. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905155804/https://www.reuters.com/article/southsudan-oil-idINKCN1TD2J1. live.
News: Dumo. Denis. 2019-06-12. South Sudanese president appoints new oil minister. en. Reuters. 2021-09-05. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905155807/https://www.reuters.com/article/southsudan-oil-idUSL4N23J3PX. live.
Web site: Hon. Puot Kang Chol Info & Biography Oil & Gas Conference Speaker. 2021-09-05. energycapitalpower.com. en-US. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905155807/https://energycapitalpower.com/speaker/hon-puot-kang-chol/. live.
Web site: UNMISS expresses concern at division within the SPLM-IO - South Sudan. 2021-09-05. ReliefWeb. en. 2021-09-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20210905155806/https://reliefweb.int/report/south-sudan/unmiss-expresses-concern-division-within-splm-io. live.
Web site: South Sudan Oil and Gas Market 2021 - 26 Industry Share, Size, Growth - Mordor Intelligence. 2021-09-06. www.mordorintelligence.com. en. 2021-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20210906151634/https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/south-sudan-oil-and-gas-market. live.