"The Heglig field processes between 80,000 and 100,000 barrels per day for the benefit of Sudan and South Sudan, and the pipeline to Port Sudan passes through it. This means that its loss delivers a direct blow to what remains of the Port Sudan government's cash revenues including fees from the transit of South Sudanese oil. Heglig represents the last major strategic position for the army in West/South Kordofan after the fall of el-Fasher, the capital of Darfur, and Babnusa in West Kordofan."
"The Heglig field is highly sensitive as it is part of a shared oil network with South Sudan. And historically, it has been a point of dispute between Khartoum and Juba (the 2012 crisis being an example). Now, it has become the subject of a new contention between Sudan's army and the RSF, with a third harmed party being the government of Juba."
The Rapid Support Forces seized control of the Heglig oilfield, removing the facility from central government control and stopping production. Heglig processes roughly 80,000–100,000 barrels per day and sits on the pipeline to Port Sudan, so its loss directly reduces government cash revenues and fees from South Sudanese oil transit. The army's withdrawal marks a regional power shift after recent territorial losses and leaves Heglig as a contested, highly sensitive node in a shared network with South Sudan. The seizure raises wartime costs for the government and strengthens the RSF's strategic negotiating position.
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