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

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  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.