BB Energy swoops on South Sudan oil cargo to help recover US$100mn debt
BB Energy has won a last-minute court judgment to prevent the government of South Sudan from selling an oil cargo worth at least US$20mn, due to be shipped next week, as it seeks repayment of a US$100mn loan it granted to one of the world’s poorest countries. London High Court judge Christopher Butcher said in a November 18 hearing that he would grant an urgent…

