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Foreign firms invited to invest in oil

    NAIROBI
    Sudan's Energy Minister Awad Elijaz on Tuesday invited foreign firms to invest in the development of the country's oil fields, news organisations reported. He reportedly told journalists that there are indications of oil in each of Sudan's 26 states. "These reserves could be large. The government has decided to exploit them," Reuters quoted him as saying. He said although it was premature to put a precise figure on the country's reserves, only 10 percent of the field from where the first 100,000 barrels had come was being exploited. "We are open to everyone who wants to invest in our country," he added.

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