In turn, CNPC is a Chinese government company and the largest shareholder (40%) in the Sudanese government's oil joint venture, the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC).

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The oilfield in Unity is run by the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company (GNPOC), of which 5% is owned by Sudan's state Sudapec, 25% by Canada's Talisman Energy Co TLM.

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The Order should be construed or amended to bar CNPC from access to U.S. capital markets so long as it continues to be a 40% partner in the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company project, and so long as that venture provides the regime with millions of dollars in annual oil revenue.

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