Once again there are clashes between Sudan central government on the north and recently independent South Sudan for controlling oil resources. It hasn´t ended looks like it. President Omar Bashir wont let South Sudan have control over its oil revenues. Situation reminds me of Irak/Kurdistan disputes over oil revenues, though so far there hasnt been any violent and bloody clash between both sides, given Kurdistan decission to go ahead for giving away contracts to Turkey for example for kurdish oil. President Obama announced he decided to send US forces to sudan territory, and this is very relevant given that China is a strong ally with Sudan and has huge interests in oil business in this african country. Even though Sudan has a small share in the overall African oil supply and exports, its position is very geostrategic, specially being a neighbour to Egypt, continously in a turmoil recently. So an escalation of violence on sudanese territory could spill and further destabilize Egypt. Besides, Sudan is an important country to all whats related to Al Qaeda and is under strong focus by US government for its alleged links with "islamic terrorism" and its close relationship with China. An important thing to remember it that independence and elections in South Sudan were induced and promoted by the UN and world powers as a very much strategy to diminish power of Sudanese central government lead by Omar al Bashir being this a rude separatist process all the way, and having South Sudan the most prominet oil fields and wells from which Mr Bashir had most of its revenues. So far from being over this cruel abd bloody conflict, its still on. And overall, it will be another field for the clash between USA and China for controlling access to energy resources globally.
