ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv sˈoʊkoʊ bɪɡˈæn tʊ ɛksplˈoːɹ fɔːɹ ˈɔɪl ɪnðə vˈɜːɹʌŋɡə nˈæʃənəl pˈɑːɹk, dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌvðə kˈɑːŋɡoʊ, ɐ ʌnˈɛskoʊ wˈɜːld hˈɛɹɪɾɪdʒ sˈaɪt wˌɪtʃ ɪz hˈoʊm tə tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ʌvðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd mˈaʊntɪn ɡɚɹˈɪlə.
In 2012 SOCO began to explore for oil in the Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which is home to 200 of the remaining 700 endangered mountain gorilla.