First offshore oil field
Hubert Perrodo acquires his first offshore oil field from Amoco in Gabon and creates a business model which becomes the Perenco we know today.
New markets
Perenco builds a global portfolio with assets in Colombia, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, the North Sea, Turkey, Tunisia and Venezuela.
François Perrodo takes the helm
François Perrodo takes over the running of the company after the loss of his father.
New assets
Perenco continues to develop its oil and gas production. External growth is measured in Cameroon, Colombia, the Republic of Congo, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.
A new strategy
From 2017 onwards Perenco centres its new strategy on operations and projects through innovation. Reinventing the future of exploration-production in the countries where we operate. All the while we're expanding - with new assets in Brazil, Chad, Gabon, Mexico, the Republic of Congo and Trinidad & Tobago.
