Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company

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| name = Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company

| image = Taif Park.JPG

| image_caption = GNPOC Headquarters in Khartoum, Sudan also known as GNPOC Tower as seen from al-Taif Park in 2015

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| type = Joint venture

| foundation = {{start date|1997|06|18|df=y}}

| hq_location = {{coord|15|36|18|N|32|30|5|E|region:SD|display=inline,title}}

| location_city = Khartoum

| location_country = Sudan

| locations =

| key_people = Zhang Pinxian (President)
Fadul (VP)

| area_served =

| industry = Oil and gas industry

| products = Petroleum

| revenue =

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The Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC) is a petroleum exploration and production company operating in Sudan. It was incorporated on 18 June 1997 and undertook construction of the Greater Nile Oil Pipeline which links Sudan's inland oil fields with refineries at Khartoum and Port Sudan.

The GNPOC concession in the Western Upper Nile area includes the large Unity and Heglig oil fields plus smaller fields at El Toor, El Noor, Toma South, Bamboo, Munga and Diffra.GNPOC no date, [http://www.gnpoc.com/ProjectOverview.asp?glink=GL002&plink=PL010 'Project overview'] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216043603/http://www.gnpoc.com/ProjectOverview.asp?glink=GL002&plink=PL010 |date=2008-02-16 }}, www.gnpoc.com. Retrieved on 6 March 2008.

Headquarters

GNPOC Headquarters building is known the Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower or GNPOC Tower. The building is a high-rise building in Khartoum, Sudan. Construction of the {{convert|65.72|m|ft|abbr=on}},{{cite web |title=GNPOC Headquarters, Khartoum - Emporis.com |url=http://www.emporis.com/building/gnpocheadquarters-khartoum-sudan |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523225926/http://www.emporis.com/building/gnpocheadquarters-khartoum-sudan |archive-date=May 23, 2014 |access-date=2014-05-23 |publisher=Emporis}} 18-storey building was finished in 2010 and was designed by KEO International Consultants.{{cite web |title=GNPOC Tower, Khartoum - SkyscraperPage.com |url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=88111 |accessdate=2014-05-23 |publisher=skyscraperpage.com}} The {{convert|14000|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} building housed the headquarters of the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company and it was designed by KEO International Consultants.{{cite web |title=KEO International Consultants | Projects |url=http://www.keoic.com/projects/office/gnpoc/overview.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021013322/http://www.keoic.com/projects/office/gnpoc/overview.html |archive-date=2010-10-21 |accessdate=2014-05-23 |publisher=keoic.com}}

On 17 September 2023, the building suffered heavy fire damage amid the 2023 Sudan war during clashes between the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces.{{cite news |title=Sudan conflict: Landmark skyscraper in Khartoum engulfed in flames |date=17 September 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66837026 |accessdate=2023-09-17 |publisher=bbc.com}} The fire was severe, and the building was gutted and nearly destroyed, leading to questions if it would be rebuilt or demolished.{{Cite web |last=Monitor |first=Sudan War |title=Khartoum in Ruins: Scenes from Sudan's Capital After Two Years of War |url=https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/khartoum-in-ruins-scenes-from-sudans |access-date=2025-03-30 |website=sudanwarmonitor.com |language=en}}

Stakeholders

GNPOC is a joint operating company owned by:

China National Petroleum Corporation: 40%
Petronas Carigali Overseas of Malaysia: 30%
ONGC Videsh (the overseas arm of ONGC) of India: 25%
Sudapet (Sudan National Petroleum Corporation, the national oil company of Sudan): 5%

Both Gulf Petroleum and Al Thani Corporation formerly owned a 5% share each. Canadian company Talisman Energy (previously known as Arakis) was an original stakeholder. Its share was sold to ONGC Videsh in 2003.Anon 2005, [http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4595277/Focus-On-Diplomacy-Sudan.html 'Focus on diplomacy and Sudan'], APS Diplomat News Service, 15 August. Retrieved on 6 March 2008.APS Review Downstream Trends 2007, [http://www.entrepreneur.com/tradejournals/article/170592332.html 'SUDAN: The oil sector'], www.entrepreneur.com, 29 October. Retrieved on 5 March 2008.

The U.S. government imposed economic sanctions against Sudan in 1997, due to the Sudanese government's alleged sponsorship of international terrorism and poor human rights record. The sanctions prohibited trade between the United States and Sudan, as well as investment by U.S. businesses in Sudan. In February 2000, the U.S. government extended its sanctions to include Sudapet and GNPOC.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mbendi.com/indy/oilg/af/su/p0005.htm#10|title=Oil and Gas in Sudan - Overview|work=MBendi.com|access-date=2017-09-03|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110115058/https://www.mbendi.com/indy/oilg/af/su/p0005.htm#10|archive-date=2017-01-10|url-status=dead}} These sanctions were lifted after the Sudanese revolution of 2018/19 and ensuing negotiations between the two governments at the end of 2020.{{Cite web|title=US Government Removes Sudan from State Sponsor of Terrorism list – Sanctions & Export Controls Update|url=https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/us-government-removes-sudan-from-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-list/|access-date=2021-05-19|website=sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com|date=18 December 2020 }}