07/03/2025
HAPPY 13TH YEAR SPOC!
On 7 March 2012, Sudd Petroleum Operating Co. Ltd. (SPOC) was incorporated in the Republic of Mauritius pursuant to the Block 5A Transition Agreement signed on 12 January 2012 between PETRONAS Carigali Nile Ltd., ONGC Videsh Ltd. and Nile Petroleum Corporation (the company's original shareholders) and the Government of the Republic of South Sudan to replace White Nile (5B) Petroleum Operating Co. (WNPOC) as the new Operator of South Sudan's Block 5A after South Sudan's independence.
SPOC's first set of Board of Directors was composed of Mr. Azman Aziz of PETRONAS Carigali Nile Ltd., Mr. Samarendra Roy Chaudhury of ONGC Videsh Ltd. and Eng. Paul Adong Beth Deng of Nile Petroleum Corporation.
SPOC's first ever management team was led by Datuk Bacho Pilong and Eng. Farouk Gatkuoth Kam as the company's first President and Vice President, respectively with Mr. Emi Suhardi Mohd Fadzil as General Manager for Production & Operations, Madam Sharifah Noorliza Syed Ismail as General Manager for Corporate Services and Mr. Harpal Singh as General Manager for Exploration and Development.