{"id":30678,"date":"2023-01-16T16:57:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T16:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/amuor-takes-over-at-nilepet-after-chols-exit"},"modified":"2023-01-16T16:57:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T16:57:37","slug":"amuor-takes-over-at-nilepet-after-chols-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-sudan\/all-news\/amuor-takes-over-at-nilepet-after-chols-exit","title":{"rendered":"Amuor takes over at Nilepet after Chol\u2019s exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>President Salva Kiir fired Dr Chol Deng Thon as managing director of the state-owned Nile Petroleum and Gas Corporation (NilePet) for the second time on Friday evening, ending his more than 12-month tenure.<\/p>\n

The presidential decree made no mention of Dr Chol, who has led the state parastatal since 2021 when he succeeded Bol Ring Muorwel, who resigned in a similar manner.<\/p>\n

Dr Chol initially served in the position between 2017 and 2020.<\/p>\n

Kiir in another Republican Decree appointed Eng. Bernard Amuor Makeny as the new managing director.<\/p>\n

Makeny has worked in the oil sector for 11 years. He holds a Master\u2019s Degree in Oil and Gas management from the University of Liverpool.<\/p>\n

He also has an advanced diploma in network security, a postgraduate diploma in econometrics, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Econometrics and Certificate in Applied Technology.<\/p>\n

Makeny\u2019s other qualifications include a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Statistics and Applied Statistics among others.<\/p>\n

He is expected to assume office today, Monday, 16 January 2023.<\/p>\n

He takes over as CEO of the state-owned enterprise at a time when his predecessor announced plans to take over oil exploration from contracted consortiums by 2027.<\/p>\n

Dr Chol reportedly asked the Revitalized Transitional National Assembly to releiase close to a billion pounds to acquire drilling equipment form China.<\/p>\n

But according to the invoice seen by City Review, the machines, that were sent through Nairobi, costed just slightly over $15 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur team is ready, and they are also working with the service companies to realise the vision of 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere will be a dedicated and designated company that will be the operator; not the current Nile Pet, per se, but a subsidiary and a company of Nile Pet. Vision 2027 is therefore realizable,\u201d he once told parliament.<\/p>\n

According to the peace agreement, Nilepet should be under the ministry of petroleum.<\/p>\n

Source: The City Review<\/b><\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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