Cameroon Projects Make Progress

Cameroon’s state oil and gas producer Societe des Hydrocarbures du Cameroon has said that works to convert Golar LNG’s vessel Hilli to West Africa’s first floating liquefaction and export plant offshore Kribi, as part of a project led by French firm Perenco, “have attained an execution rate of 91.69%” and on course to enter service in 2017.

Golar said in August that conversion of FLNG Hilli remains on track for delivery next year, and that it may be run at a higher capacity than first forecast given the “suspension of Engie's proposed land-based LNG project” there.

SNH's statement from earlier this month said that its transfers to the state treasury in 2016 had been higher than forecast, despite a year of low oil prices, and equity gas production from January to October 2016 was 290.25mn m³, 9% less than a year ago; most of this (201.25 mn m³ ) was sold to the main power plant at Kribi.

On a smaller scale, UK-listed Victoria Oil & Gas (VOG) said December 23 that drilling of wells La-107 and La-108 on its Logbaba permit is continuing and that it is working with its contractors to make up for the delayed start to drilling primarily caused by ightning strikes during rig up. Both are partly drilled and cased; they are targeting a gas layer between 1,700-3,200 metres below the surface.

Douala - morning traffic (Photo credit: Guaka)

VOG subsidiary Gaz du Cameroon has laid both phases 2 and 3 of the Bonaberi gas pipeline extension in the port city of Douala, being 15km of new pipes to seven new customers: three already consuming, with the other four starting 1Q 2017. Estimated consumption of the seven new customers will be 0.6mn ft³/d; they are involved in food (including cocoa) processing, plastics, steel and car battery recycling.

Mark Smedley