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The company was initially known as Esso Standard Libya Inc., the first company to discover commercial quantities of crude oil in the Zelten oil field. Offshore Technology asks industry experts for their insight into how technological advancements will shape the future of oil and gas. Offshore Technology asks industry experts for their insight into how technological advancements will shape the future of oil and gas.

Sirte Oil Company (SOC) (Arabic: شركة سرت للنفط‎) is an oil and gas company in Libya operating under the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC). The company is located in Brega[1] SOC’s operations include oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) and manufacturing.

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The company was initially known as Esso Standard Libya Inc., the first company to discover commercial quantities of crude oil in the Zelten oil field. In 1981, Exxon (parent company of Esso Standard) withdrew their Libyan operations, after which Sirte Oil Company was formed as a NOC subsidiary. In 1986, SOC took over the assets of Grace Petroleum, one of the five US companies forced by the U.S. government to leave Libya. In 1991, SOC merged with the National Petrochemical Company, creating the Sirte Oil Company for Production, Manufacturing of Oil and Gas. Activities included oil refining, liquefaction of natural gas and petrochemicals (methanol, ammonia and urea).

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