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China National Petroleum Company, a main oil investor in South Sudan, is evacuating oil workers to the capital, Juba, amid continued fighting in the world’s newest country, a company official and state media said.
State news agency Xinhua said CNPC planned to fly out 32 workers.
“We are arranging the orderly evacuation of our workers, but the affected oilfield was not operated by CNPC,” said a CNPC media official, without commenting on whether the company’s oil production was affected.
Xinhua said an oilfield in the northern part of South Sudan, operated by a consortium of Indian, Malaysian and South Sudanese companies, was caught up in unrest that killed 14 South Sudanese oil workers.
China’s Foreign Ministry said that the embassy there would help evacuate Chinese nationals.
“The embassy will continue to urge the government of South Sudan to take measures to protect the safety of Chinese workers and organizations,” ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told a daily news briefing.
China has expressed concern about the unrest and urged a swift return to peace.
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