The state-owned News Agency of Nigeria has reported that Sudan will soon become a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
OPEC President Edmund Daukoru was quoted as saying Sudan was interested in joining the OPEC. Daukoru, who is Nigerian minister of state for petroleum resources, said, "We held fruitful discussions with Sudanese authorities in that regard, but we will be silent to avoid being misinterpreted."