Oil firm Perenco eyes new blocks in DRC amid criticism of its track record

Mongabay
Oct 24, 2023, 5:27 am209 pts
In the two decades since the Franco-British multinational Perenco established operations at Muanda, at the mouth of the Congo River, surrounding communities have suffered the loss of the natural resources they depend on for a living. Now, the company is bidding on two new oil blocks in the Democratic Republic…

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