Nineteen '19' year old woman committed suicide in Lakes State, Rumbek East County

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  The local police of Lakes State confirmed that a 19 year old woman committed suicide in the County of Rumbek East in the village of Meen-Wal and the police withheld the deceased name for unknown reason.  This is not the first time for the young girls to commit suicide in the State, the first case was reported to the authorities  two days ago after a young girl committed suicide in Wulu County.  While speaking to the Media, Police Spokesperson Maj. Elijah Mabor Makwach said that, the police are conducting thorough investigation on why there is a rampant rise of suicide amongst girls in Lakes State.  “We have recorded several cases of suicide with the most recent being a 19-year-old girl who committed a suicide in Meen-wal village in Rumbek East County and the investigation is still ongoing to identify the cause of the suicide because the cases are rising. Last week alone, two suicide cases were reported,” Maj. Mabor said.  Lakes State Police Spokesperson further said that, they have b
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South Sudan National Petroleum Minister on Five (5) Days To Beijing China.

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South Sudan National Minister Of petroleum is on a five days visit in Beijing China.  He was accompanied by High Level Delegation from South Sudan.  Below is the full report from the office of the Minister Of Petroleum.

Friday, March 1, 2019

Honorable Minister's Visit to China National Petroleum Corporation Headquarters, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Today, Honorable Ambassador Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, Minister of Petroleum of the Republic of South Sudan accompanied by high level delegation from the Minisry of Petroleum is on five days visit to People's Republic of China, Beijing to meet with the leadership of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and its subsidiaries.

Today, Honorable Ambassador Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth, Minister of Petroleum met with Mr. Vice Chairman of CNPC, President of China Petroleum Technology and Development Corporation (CPTDC) and Vice President of China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Corporation (CNODC).

Honorable Minister Gatkuoth discussed wide ranges of issues ranging form resumption of Oil production at block 1/2/4, increase of Oil Production at block 3/7, management of produced water to protect the environment, Exploration of new blocks, community Developmental Projects, Scholarships and capacity building program to develop the capacity of the staff of the Ministry of Petroleum  and Nilepet.

On top of the agenda is management of the produced water and optimisation of the production at block 3/7.

Honorable Minister Gatkuoth during series of his meetings with CNPC, CPTDC and CNODC made it abundantly clear that Management of produced water to protect the environment is top priority for the Ministry of Petroleum to increase oil production.

Honorable Minister Gatkuoth urged CNPC the largest shareholder in block 3/7  and block 1/2/4 to explore new fields to add more crude oil to the producing fields.

Honorable Minister Gatkuoth assured the leadership of CNPC and all its subsidiaries that the Ministry of Petroleum and the entire government of the Republic of South Sudan will support the CNPC operations in South Sudan and provide full protection to the CNPC oil workers and all the partners operating in South Sudan. This close cooperation, partnership and collaboration between the two sisterly Countries will continue to flourish for the benefit of the People of South Sudan and the People of China.

Office of the Minister
Ministry of Petroleum

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