Adok is a port on the White Nile

White Nile

The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile from Egypt, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers to the river formed at Lake No at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal rivers...

 in Jonglei State, South Sudan

South Sudan

South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...

.
In the early 1980's Chevron Corporation

Chevron Corporation

Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation headquartered in San Ramon, California, United States and active in more than 180 countries. It is engaged in every aspect of the oil, gas, and geothermal energy industries, including exploration and production; refining,...

 found oil in Adok.

Adok had strategic value during the Second Sudanese Civil War

Second Sudanese Civil War

The Second Sudanese Civil War started in 1983, although it was largely a continuation of the First Sudanese Civil War of 1955 to 1972. Although it originated in southern Sudan, the civil war spread to the Nuba mountains and Blue Nile by the end of the 1980s....

 (1983-2005).
Between October and December 1991 the town was the scene of fighting between the Nasir and Torit factions of the Sudan People's Liberation Army

Sudan People's Liberation Army

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement is a political party in South Sudan. It was initially founded as a rebel political movement with a military wing known as the Sudan People's Liberation Army estimated at 180,000 soldiers. The SPLM fought in the Second Sudanese Civil War against the Sudanese...

 (SPLA).
In the late 1990s the Austrian company OMV

OMV

OMV is Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas station operating company with important activities in other Central European countries...

 began explorations in the Leer

Leer, South Sudan

Leer is a small town in Unity State in South Sudan. It is the headquarters of Leer County.-Location:Leer is in Dok Nuer territory.It is located in Block 5A, an important oil-producing area in the north of South Sudan....

-Adok area.
Between December 2002 and early February 2003 the government made a renewed push to clear the road south from Bentiu

Bentiu

-Location:Bentiu is located in Rubkona County, Unity State, in northern South Sudan, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan. This location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Juba, the capital and largest city in the country. Bentiu sits on the southern banks of the Bahr...

to the port of Adok.

Sources

|journal=AFRICA Briefing
|date=10 February 2003
|publisher=International Crisis Group
|url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/1E1A1C8BABA48DABC1256CC9004880ED-icg-sud-10feb.pdf
|title=Sudan's Oilfields Burn Again: Brinkmanship Endangers the Peace Process
|accessdate =2011-09-12}}