The story of Perenco started in 1975 with Hubert Perrodo. Since that date the company has known a constant evolution with a strong development policy. Today the growth of Perenco continues with François Perrodo.
1975
Foundation of Perenco by Hubert Perrodo (1944-2006)The Group started its operations in the oil and gas industry in 1975 in Singapore as a maritime service company.
A few years later the group already provided supply vessels, labour barges and tugs to exploration and production companies in South-East Asia and in the Persian Gulf. Perenco quickly diversified its activities in oil storage and service barges.
1980
Creation of TechforIn parallel with the acquisition of drilling company Techfor, the Group built a fleet of drilling and self-elevating platforms, submerged barges and onshore platforms.
1992
First Global AcquisitionsPerenco started to build a global portfolio of assets acquired in Gabon, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colombia, the Southern North Sea, Turkey, Tunisia, Venezuela and Guatemala… The Group also developed assets in Egypt and Peru…
2011
Perenco Wins Two Sustainable Development AwardsPerenco acquired assets from Wytch Farm in the Dorset region of the United Kingdom and completed its acquisition of Rio del Rey in Cameroon.
In parallel, the Social Project in Peru won the 2011 Sustainable Development Award. The agricultural and fallow land management scheme developed by Perenco Peru and the indigenous communities of San Rafael and Nuevo Libertad also received the same Prize, which was awarded by the National Society of Mining, Petroleum and Energy, as one of the most outstanding and innovative environmental projects of the year.
2012
Acquisitions continuePerenco acquires shares in three permits in Vietnam.
The same year, the Group acquires SGA assets in the United Kingdom. Entry of PVEP in block 67 in Peru.
2013
A Pioneer in Cameroon and PeruPerenco carried out the delivery of the first commercial gas from the Sanaga field in Cameroon. That same year Perenco produced the first oil in Bloc 67 in Peru.
2014
Perenco Acquires Mature FieldsAfter Bloc 67 in Peru the Group also produced the first oil from the fields of Su Tu Nau and Su Tu Vang South-West in Vietnam. In the same year Perenco acquired the onshore assets of Petrobras in Colombia.
2016
The Ascension of the Group ContinuesPerenco acquires Repsol’s offshore assets of Teak, Samaan and Poui in Trinidad and Tobago and the South of Pointe-Noire Grands Fonds in Congo. Still in 2016 the company re-launched drilling campaigns in the United Kingdom, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Turkey, Tunisia and Colombia.
