Founded in 1975, PETROCI Holding, with a capital of 20,000,000,000 FCFA, aims to make Ivory Coast the hub for the trade of petroleum products for all countries in the sub-region, and even for the whole of Africa.

PETROCI Holding's main objective is to: "Build an integrated and diversified oil economy by optimizing research efforts and the development of hydrocarbon resources."

Initially Directorate of Hydrocarbons (DH) , it became Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) by Decree No. 2008-155 of April 28, 2008 organizing the Ministry of Mines and Energy. Its organization took place in several stages during its evolution linked to that of the oil sector in Côte d'Ivoire.