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cessing Seismic data, is a joint venture with BGP
from China, the Blue Nile Geophysical Company
(BGC) for Seismic data acquisition and is a joint
venture with BGP. The company has set up also in
collaboration with The Khartoum Technology Center
for Special studies and Reservoir Characterization
Studies. A special division was set up for Exploration
and field Development Studies (EDSD) equipped
with a complete network of workstations and PCs
together with high tech latest software.
The Projects and Engineering Department is respon-
sible for provide technical decisions for the whole
organization in any technical issue and providing
Project Management Consultancy for all the Suda-
nese Oil Operating Companies. It is also in charge
of the operations and maintenance for several kinds
of plants and technical support for internal projects.
“Sudapet aspires to be Sudan’s leading oil & gas
company, and an important part of its mission is to
contribute to the protection and enhancement of the
national interest in the industries. Sudapet’s role is
also to build the capabilities and competencies of
Sudanese nationals to reach world class workforce,
in doing this Sudapet will contribute towards nation
development.”
Salah Hassan Wahbi
President & CEO
WHITE NILE PETROLEUM
OPERATING COMPANY LTD
Mohamed Sabri Zain
President
PETRONAS Complex Nile Avenue
PO Box 8207, Khartoum
Tel : + 249 187 091000 / Fax: + 249 183 790625
www.wnpoc.com.sd
Activity: exploration and production of oil
Date of Creation: 2001
Ownership: joint venture Petronas / Sudapet
White Nile (5B) Petroleum Operating Company Ltd
(WNPOC) was incorporated in 2001, and is a joint
operating company between PETRONAS of Malay-
sia and Sudapet of Sudan (50:50). WNPOC acts as
the operator on behalf of the Various Partners for
Block 5A , Block 5B and Block 8, of the Republic of
Sudan, and is engaged in the exploration, develop-
ment and production of hydrocarbon resources. WN-
POC started oil production from Block 5A Thar Jath
field in April 2006 followed by Mala main field in De-
cember 2006 and Mala Satellite field in April 2008.
The partners in the Blocks are as follows :
Block 5A: PETRONAS - ONGC Videsh - Sudapet
Block 5B: PETRONAS - Lundin - ONGC Videsh -
Sudapet(Relinquished the Block in May 2009)
Block 8: PETRONAS - Hi Tech Petroleum – Sudapet
WNPOC currently relies on hundreds of suppliers to
provide the equipment, supplies and services that
the oil fields facilities need to support the mission of
the company. The Procurement Department is the
first point of contact for suppliers and is responsible
for identifying and contracting with companies that
provide consistently high quality products and ser-
vices to the oil felids and support services. These
suppliers are required to meet high standards expec-
tations in terms of quality, savings, focus, innovation,
HSE…
WNPOC relies on many values and principles such
as Community participation, commitment to hu-
man development, sustainability, cultural sensitivity,
peace, friendship and safe environment, commit-
ment to team work, encourage Initiatives and inno-
vations, respect local authorities and regulations and
accountability and transparency.
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