DFID has not had any discussions with White Nile Limited, and has made no specific assessment of the impact of White Nile’s oil exploration activities on stability and development in Sudan.
DFID has not had any discussions with White Nile Limited in relation to their oil exploration activities in Southern Sudan and the need for them to adhere to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) guidelines. However, we have had discussions with the Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) on EITI and both the GOSS and the Federal Government in Sudan have declared an interest in EITI. We intend to take forward these initial discussions in coordination with the International Monetary Fund and the Norwegian Government in order to encourage both Governments and oil companies operating in Sudan to adopt the EITI principles.