South Sudan Won't Let OPEC+ Stand In Way Of Increasing Oil Output

South Sudan has threatened to quit the OPEC group if it interferes with its ability to meet its ambitious oil production plans, first vice-president Riek Machar said on Tuesday. Speaking at an industry conference on September 13, Machar said that South Sudan's petroleum minister has had difficulties with OPEC+ over its crude oil targets. South Sudan has ambitious plans to increase crude oil production to 230,000 bpd by 2024. South Sudan's August production cap, agreed to by OPEC+, was significantly below that, at 130,000 bpd. Its actual production…