Thar Jath is a community in Koch County

Koch County

Koch County is an administrative division of Unity State, South Sudan, covering an area in the center of the state.The administrative center is the town of Koch.Large villages include Dhor Wang, Thorial, Duar, Wath-Thier and Bieh....

, Unity 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...

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Thar Jath was chosen as a base by the consortium that developed the Block 5A, South Sudan

Block 5A, South Sudan

Block 5A is an oil concession in South Sudan.After oil field development began during the Second Sudanese Civil War, Block 5A was the scene of extensive fighting as rival militias struggled for control....

 concession, naming the oil field "Thar Jath" after the town.
In 1998 the consortium established a drilling site at Ryer, in Jagei Nuer territory, near the port of Thar Jath on the Nile. In 1998 they built an unpaved road 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 north via Duar and Guk to Ryer and Thar Jath.