Korea National Oil Corporation

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Korea National Oil Corporation
한국석유공사 Hanguk Seogyu Gongsa
Type Public
Founded 1979
Headquarters Flag of South Korea Anyang, South Korea
Key people Doo-Yul Hwang, CEO
Industry Petroleum
Products Petroleum products, petrochemicals, microelectronics chemicals
Revenue KRW 1.1 trillion (2007)[1]
Employees 1,200 (2008)[2]
Website www.knoc.co.kr/eng/index.php

Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) is the national oil and gas company of South Korea and one of the most important industrial companies in the country. The company operates oil and gas fields in Vietnam, Libya, Peru, Indonesia, Nigeria, Yemen, Kazakhstan, Russia, Canada and South Korea.

The company has oil reserves of around 373 million barrels and gas reserves of 10 billion m3.

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  1. ^ KNOC
  2. ^ Edaily, Jun 12, 2008.

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