LONDON (Dow Jones)--A long-awaited presidential decree in Congo-Kinshasa has confirmed rights to an oil block awarded to Soco International PLC (SIA.LN) and Dominion Petroleum Ltd. (DPL.LN), according to the country's official gazette. The decree, which was supplied to Dow Jones Newswires by non-governmental website "www.leganet.cd", was signed Friday by President Joseph Kabila but published in the gazette dated Tuesday. -By Benoit Faucon, Dow Jones Newswires; +44-20-7842-9266; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires June 24, 2010 07:49 ET (11:49 GMT)