Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo

Société nationale des pétroles du Congo

Industry	oil and gas industry
Founded	1998
Headquarters	Republic of the Congo
Key people	Jerome Koko
Products	petroleum
Owner	Government of the Republic of the Congo
Subsidiaries	Congolaise de Raffinage

Société nationale des pétroles du Congo (the National Petroleum Company of the Congo, SNPC) is a national oil company of the Republic of the Congo. The company was established in 1998 after the dissolution of the public company Hydro-Congo.^[1] The company manages government-owned shares of production on oil field in the country.^[2] The company has stakes in Moho-Bilondo (15%), Nkossa (15%), M'Boundi (8.8%), Kitina (35%), Sendji (15%), Yanga (15%), Djambala (35%), Foukanda (35%), Mwafi (35%), Emeraude (49%), Yombo (49%), Tilapia (35%), Azurite (15%), and Turquoise Marine-1 (15%) fields.^[3][4][5] It owns refinery company Congolaise de Raffinage (CORAF).^[3]

References

1. "Case Study: SNPC Integrates Seismic and Well Data Sources for Fast, Secure Access". Schlumberger. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
2. Ford, Neil (June 2005). "Congo-Brazzaville waits on new fields: Congo-Brazzaville's fortunes have been in decline over the past decade with falling oil output and an economy still limping from the impact of a series of civil wars. But several new oilfields which should come on stream later this year are expected to halt the decline". African Business (CBS). Retrieved 2011-01-09.
3. "The Mineral Industry of Congo (Brazzaville) in 2008". 2008 Minerals Yearbook (PDF). United States Geological Survey. April 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
4. "Murphy Oil Begins Oil Flow at Azurite Field". Rigzone. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2011-01-09.
5. "Murphy Strikes Black Gold at Turquoise Marine-1 Offshore Congo". Rigzone. 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2011-01-09.