Soekor, noun

/ˈsukɔː/
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Acronym formed on Afrikaans Suidelike Olie Eksplorasiekorporasie ‘Southern Oil Exploration Corporation’ (a play on Afrikaans soek seek, search for).
A parastatal corporation established in 1965 to prospect for oil. Also attributive.
1971 S. Afr. Panorama July 43The search by the Southern Oil Exploration Corporation (Soekor) is going on without interruption.
1973 Weekend Post 19 May (Mag. Sect.) 1Since the South African Government established the Southern Oil Exploration Corporation (Soekor) in 1965, the search for oil within the Republic has gone on relentlessly.
1985 E. Prov. Herald 1 Mar. 1The first major crude oil strike in more than a decade of oil exploration in South Africa has been made off Mossel Bay, the South African Oil Exploration Corporation, Soekor, announced yesterday.
1986 Sunday Star 13 July (Review) 26Soekor comes of age this year, but the R600 million its 21-year oil search has cost will be recouped from just one year of the Mossel Bay gas flow.
1989 Weekend Post 14 Oct. (Leisure) 7A Soekor oil/gas rig on the Agulhas Bank near Mossel Bay.
A parastatal corporation established in 1965 to prospect for oil. Also attributive.
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soek, verb intransitivev.soetdoring, nounn.
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