Southernpec

Southernpec (Southern Petrochemical) is a Chinese oil and shipping company. Sinopec is a minority shareholder.[1]

Souternpec transports and stores oil products using its ships. The company acquired its first VLCC in 2009.[2]

Its Wing Wah subsidiary developed and operates the Banga Kayo oil field in the Republic of Congo, with a production of 58,000 barrels per day in november 2025.[3] The Banga Kayo oil field is one of the projects credited with rejuvenating oil production in the Republic of Congo, which had been in decline before 2016.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Southernpec floats third tank". Tank Storage. October 19, 2010.
  2. ^ "Chinese eye VLs". TradeWinds. July 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "Hydrocarbures : le chef de l'Etat inaugure l'usine de valorisation du gaz associé | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  4. ^ "Congo Republic's Banga Kayo oilfield to produce 50,000 bpd by year end". Reuters. May 24, 2017. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019.
  5. ^ Smith, Elie (June 25, 2018). "OPEC's Newest Member May Boost Output as Much as 65% This Year". Bloomberg.
  6. ^ "Oil production stages unlikely comeback in Congo Republic". Reuters. June 9, 2017. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019.