South Sudan: Juba offers blocks B1 and B2 after Total talks collapse

The Ministry of Petroleum has invited companies for direct negotiations on blocks B1 and B2 after talks broke down with Total, Tullow Oil and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (Kufpec). A government statement on 24 April said ministry officials had held talks with the companies in Kampala in the previous two weeks, but the negotiations had reached an impasse over the proposed exploration period and cost recovery limit.