ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn sˈoʊkoʊ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɐ pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl dᵻkɹˈiː fɹʌmðə dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv kˈɑːŋɡoʊ dˌiːˌɑːɹsˈiː tʊ ɛksplˈoːɹ fɔːɹ hˈaɪdɹəkˌɑːɹbənz ɪn blˈɑːk vˈiː, ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn ælbˈɜːtiːn ɡɹˈeɪbən, ˈɑːnʃoːɹ ˈiːstɚn dˌiːˌɑːɹsˈiː.
In 2010 SOCO received a Presidential decree from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to explore for hydrocarbons in Block V, in the southern Albertine Graben, onshore eastern DRC.