Sudan announces new partnership with China

Sudan announced a new partnership with China to enter into new oil exploration projects and natural gas production at fields in eastern, central and western Sudan, official SUNA news agency reported.

"China has agreed to enter into new oil exploration projects and expand its oil operations in the country," the agency quoted Sudan's Petroleum and Gas Minister Mohamed Zayed Awad as saying.

The Sudanese minister further explained that China has also agreed to introduce the natural gas processing technology to increase the production.