Soco International has provided the best recent returns recently, although its share price is effectively flat over the last seven years.

The Marine XI partners have agreed to accelerate the drilling of the Lideka Marine East 1 well (SOCO 40.39%, Operator). The Transocean Falcon 100 drilling rig has been secured and this well is expected to spud before the end of the second quarter.

SOCO is pleased to announce that following the agreement of the owner and operator of the Floating Production Storage and Operating (�FPSO�) vessel, and approval from the relevant Vietnamese authorities, the Hoang Long Joint Operating Company ...

In accordance with Rule 5.2 of the Prospectus Rules, SOCO submits its annual information update. The following information has been published or made available to the public between 17 April 2012 and 30 April 2013.

SOCO is pleased to announce that following the agreement of the owner and operator of the Floating Production Storage and Operating ("FPSO") vessel, and approval from the relevant Vietnamese authorities, the Hoang Long Joint Operating Company ...

SOCO International plc is an international oil and gas exploration and production company. The Company has oil and gas interests in Vietnam, which includes Block 9-2 and Block 16-1; Republic of Congo (LON: SIA), which includes Marine XI Block and ...

We urge British oil exploration company Soco International PLC immediately to stop all activities in the park and to make a similar commitment,� said Lasse Gustavsson, Executive Director of Conservation at WWF International.

The same day, I invested the proceeds in SOCO International at 340p before selling for 385p in February this year. I then ploughed all of this into Barclays at the end of March.

Congo is considering opening up parts of the park to oil exploration. Both Soco International Plc (SIA) and Total SA (FP) have licenses that overlap with the park.

This is the first M&A conducted by the group outside of the Indonesian territory. British group bought Soco Vietnam In March 2012, Soco International PLC from the UK spent $95 million to buy 20 percent of stakes of Soco Vietnam from Lizeroux Oil & Gas Ltd.