[1] The predecessor of CGCOC Group was founded by the Ministry of Geology & Mineral Resources [zh] in 1983 as CGC Nigeria Ltd..
[2] CGCOC Group was founded by Sinopec Star Petroleum [zh] (a wholly owned subsidiary of Sinopec Group), China Geo-Engineering Corporation (CGC), and other shareholders in 2002.
In Cameroon, the company signed a deal in December 2007 to increase water production and distribution in Douala from 115,00 to 260,000 cubic meters in a year by constructing pipe networks, wells and a potable water treatment plant.
[4] One of the company's substantial businesses in Africa is road building in Ethiopia.
[5] These projects included the Dodola Junction-Goba and Dera-Gololcha Mechara roads located in Oromia.