Moanda city is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean & is located 10 km from the mouth of the Congo River & less than two km from a marine park with mangrove.
PERENCO, is a Franco-British group which exploits oil through its Congolese subsidiary PERENCO REP since 1969. They have wells on and off shore. Their operational base is close to the naval military base, Banana. This prevents local people from going to complain against the environmental abuses caused by flaring of which they are victims.