sˈoʊkoʊ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪn ˈiːstɚn dˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv kˈɑːŋɡoʊ ɪnðɪ ˈɑːnʃoːɹ nˈɔːɹθ kˈɑːŋɡoʊ bˈeɪsən kəmˈɛnst ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn wɪð ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt bˈæθaɪmətɹi stˈʌdi ʌv lˈeɪk ˈɛdwɚd ænd sˈiːst ɪn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, ɪn ɐkˈoːɹdəns wɪð ɪts dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn pˈʌblɪk kəmˈɪtmənt.
SOCO's operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the Onshore North Congo Basin commenced in 2013 with a short bathymetry study of Lake Edward and ceased in August 2014, in accordance with its June 2014 public commitment.