A crucial bone of contention that might ignite a new war is the future of the country’s oil industry and the North-South border demarcation. So far, the good offices of the Norwegian government have failed to produce an agreement on the key question of the post-independence distribution of oil revenues between North and South.
事实上，若非国际社会的有力震慑，极难相信巴希尔会不发一枪一弹允许南部脱离苏丹。 可能导致战火重燃的关键争议焦点是北苏丹划界和苏丹石油工业的未来。 迄今为止，挪威政府主导的斡旋工作尚未就独立后石油收入在南北方之间分配的关键问题达成一致意见。