With a 26.5% stake, TotalEnergies is the main operator of the $20B LNG project, making it Africa’s largest private investment. “Once operational, the two-train LNG project will boost our upstream presence and support the energy transition. However, whereas this smaller project is active, larger, land-based LNG projects, including TotalEnergies' giant project in Cabo Delgado, remain suspended due to security concerns. In effect, Sudan receives ~$18 million from South Sudan’s oil every day. South Sudan's gross domestic product (GDP) fell from ~12 billion in 2011 when the country gained independence, to just $5.4 billion in 2024.