Egypt, South Sudan to set up working group to direct oil sector cooperation

Egypt, South Sudan to set up working group to lead oil sector cooperation: Oil Minister Tarek El Molla and his South Sudanese counterpart Hamada Hato agreed during a meeting yesterday to form a joint working party of oil and gas experts to direct cooperation in the field in the near future, according to an Oil Ministry statement (pdf). The two also discussed providing concessions to state-owned Tharwa Petroleum Company in South Sudan, as well as exploration and production openings for other Egyptian companies.