Heglig

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Location of Heglig in Sudan
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Location of Heglig in Sudan

Heglig (also spelled Heglieg) is a small town in the West Kurdufan state in central Sudan, near the border to Southern Sudan.

[edit] History

The area was contested during the Sudanese Civil War. The South Sudanese Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) rebels attacked the oil rigs of Heglig to damage this important revenue source of the Sudanese government.

[edit] Economy

There are large oil resources around Heglig that are exploited by the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company. There are oil rigs in Heglig by which the Heglig oil field is exploited. The central pipeline via Khartoum to Port Sudan at the Red Sea starts in Heglig.

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