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Block 5A, South Sudan

Block 5A is an oil concession in South Sudan. After oil field development began during the Second Sudanese Civil War, Block 5A was the scene of extensive fighting as rival militias struggled for control. Out of an original population of 240,000, an estimated 12,000 were killed or died of starvation and 160,000 were displaced by force. Production started…

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Block
5A
Country
South Sudan
Discovery
.
Offshore/onshore
Onshore
Operators
Petronas, ONGC Videsh, Nilepet
Producing formations
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Location

Struggle for control

Oil field development and production

Human impact

Environmental impact

Controversy

Impact of secession of South Sudan

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Block 5A, South Sudan

Top relations

Block · 1
Block 5A, South Sudan → 5A
Coordinates · 1
Block 5A, South Sudan → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Country · 1
Block 5A, South Sudan → South Sudan
Discovery · 1
Block 5A, South Sudan → .
Offshore/onshore · 1
Block 5A, South Sudan → Onshore
Operators · 1
Block 5A, South Sudan → Petronas, ONGC Videsh, Nilepet
Producing formations · 1
Block 5A, South Sudan → .
Region · 1
Block 5A, South Sudan → Unity State

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block 5a sudan oil lundin government south field nile petronas 1998 1999 state said 2003 report unity leer area forces

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Block 5A, South SudanBlock5A1.00infobox
Block 5A, South SudanCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Block 5A, South SudanCountrySouth Sudan1.00infobox
Block 5A, South SudanDiscovery.1.00infobox
Block 5A, South SudanOffshore/onshoreOnshore1.00infobox
Block 5A, South SudanOperatorsPetronas, ONGC Videsh, Nilepet1.00infobox
Block 5A, South SudanProducing formations.1.00infobox
Block 5A, South SudanRegionUnity State1.00infobox
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    Block 5A, South Sudan

    Nodes76
    Edges75
    Triples16
    Avg. degree1.97
    Density0.026316
    Components1
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