A delegation from giant Russian oil and gas companies arrives in Sudan

Minister of Oil and Energy Mohieddin Naeem stressed the strength of Sudanese-Russian relations, particularly in the oil and gas industry.

 

The minister chaired the meeting of the joint technical committee today in the hall of the Ministry of Oil in Portsudan, in the presence of the Russian Federation Ambassador to Sudan Andrei Chernov, noting that this visit came in response and extension of the visit he paid to Moscow last November, which resulted in his agreement with giant Russian oil companies to work as strategic partners in the fields of prospects for extracting, discovering and transporting oil in the country.

 

The minister hoped that this meeting would result in the signing of a memorandum of understanding that would enhance and document the practical outcomes of this joint meeting.

 

For his part, the Head of the Russian delegation (Shamdanov Viktor Nikalevich) praised the strong relations and extended partnership between the two countries in several fields, top of which the oil sector.