What does the public record confirm?
Public records confirm that South Sudan's Ministry of Petroleum introduced an electronic crude-oil accreditation process. They do not currently provide one publicly accessible signed instrument that resolves the conflicting rates reported for the charge. The Ministry remains the public authority responsible for crude-oil marketing and vessel-clearance functions; a technology provider does not set petroleum policy.
Which instruments are identified?
United Nations report A/HRC/60/CRP.5 identifies an implementation contract dated 4 November 2022, a Ministry of Petroleum directive dated 10 January 2023 and a later directive dated 29 August 2023. The report says the documents were on file but does not attach the signed records.
Radio Tamazuj separately reports that Council of Ministers Resolution No. 20/2023 established the e-Crude Oil Accreditation Permit requirement. A copy of that resolution was not available on the official public pages checked on 28 October 2026. The signed resolution, contract and current tariff therefore remain the records that should control any definitive statement about the legal basis and rate.
What rate is reported?
The United Nations report quotes the implementation contract as requiring a fee of 0.3% of the crude-oil cargo value, benchmarked to the international Brent price on the day of application. Radio Tamazuj reports 0.03% and gives a worked cargo example. The figures differ by a factor of ten. Until the responsible authority publishes the current signed instrument and tariff, the conflict should be reported rather than silently resolved in favour of either figure.
Which public authority is responsible?
The Ministry of Petroleum's Crude Oil Marketing Department states that it verifies crude-oil bidders, develops sales contracts, coordinates vessel nominations, clears vessel loads, calculates cargo values, prepares payment invoices and reconciles provisional invoices.
The Ministry of Finance and Planning's Petroleum Revenue Management Directorate states that it manages petroleum revenue, monitors transfers and withdrawals and supports compliance with petroleum-revenue law. These are public functions. A private technology supplier may implement a system or workflow only within the scope of the instrument that names it.
Which legal entities are named?
The United Nations report names Crawford Capital Ltd in connection with the implementation arrangement. It separately refers to a Capital Pay Client Trust Account. Crawford Capital and CapitalPay are unrelated, separate businesses. The appearance of a brand, account or interface in a payment record is not proof of ownership or control. The signed contract, invoice and bank instruction should be read using the exact entity named in each record.
Is the mechanism currently operating?
The Ministry of Petroleum eServices portal was publicly reachable on 28 October 2026 and described online applications, fee payments and permit downloads. Its unauthenticated landing page did not display the ECOAP service name, operative rate, current tariff or current collection totals. The portal's availability therefore confirms the continuing government eServices channel, not the present legal or financial status of this particular charge.
What would settle the public record?
A conclusive current answer requires Council of Ministers Resolution No. 20/2023; the signed 4 November 2022 implementation contract and amendments; the 10 January and 29 August 2023 Ministry directives; the current tariff; the exact contracting and payment entities; the responsible government account and reconciliation route; and a dated statement of current collection, suspension or termination status.