Before and after satellite pictures apparently show an oil installation has been badly damaged at the Heglig oil field
Satellite Tracks Sudan Oil Damage -- BBC
Satellite pictures of the disputed border area occupied by South Sudan for 10 days suggest key oil installations have been badly damaged.
The pictures appear to show significant parts of the Heglig oilfield in Sudan are no longer operating.
They were analysed by the US-funded Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP), which says it is impossible to know who was responsible for the damage.
Sudan and South Sudan have accused each other of attacking oil facilities.
Access to the disputed border region around Heglig is limited, making it difficult to verify what is happening in the area.
The pictures provided by SSP suggest that the oil industry has been deliberately targeted.
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Update: S. Sudan completes withdrawal from flashpoint oil field -- AFP
My Comment: Earlier reports indicated that the oil installations in Sudan had been destroyed. These satellite photos all but confirm those stories. The destruction of these oil installations will now cut off much of Sudan's revenues, and with no other sources for income, the government is Khartoum will probably be facing a financial emergency soon.
It makes you wonder if that was the intent of South Sudan in the first place.
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