What does RSF capture of Heglig oilfield mean for Sudan’s war?
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 15 December 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have seized the Heglig oilfield, a critical site located on the border of Sudan and South Sudan. The capture of vital oil infrastructure is part of the RSF's latest push to dominate the country's Kordofan region. What will this takeover mean for the next stage of Sudan's war?
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- Hiba Morgan (@hiba_morgan), Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, Sarí el-Khalili, and Melanie Marich, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Diana Ferrero, Fatima Shafiq, Farhan Rafid, and our host Malika Bilal. It was edited by Kylene Kiang.
The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Spencer Cline, Sarí el-Khalili, Tamara Khandaker, Kylene Kiang, Diana Ferrero, Tracie Hunte, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K. Li, Melanie Marich, Haleema Shah, and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Farhan Rafid and Fatima Shafiq. Our host is Malika Bilal. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Andrew Greiner is lead of audience engagement.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Rick Rush mixed this episode. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Today, an oil field is a new front in Sudan's brutal war. |
| 0:15.0 | It's a major resource point for the Sudanese government. |
| 0:19.0 | It's a major source of income for the South Sudanese government, |
| 0:22.0 | and now it's under the control |
| 0:24.2 | of the rapid support forces. |
| 0:26.1 | The paramilitary RSF already controls |
| 0:28.6 | some of Sudan's gold mines |
| 0:30.0 | and has now captured the country's most |
| 0:32.1 | important oil field. |
| 0:33.7 | How does that shift the balance of power? |
| 0:37.3 | I'm Malika Bilalal and this is the take. |
| 0:44.5 | Before we continue with today's show, |
| 0:46.7 | remember to leave us a comment telling us what you think about this episode |
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| 1:04.0 | Thanks. |
| 1:07.6 | My name is HIPA Morgan. |
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