The meeting presented a plan to establish storage and distribution infrastructure for hydrocarbons via pipeline, designed to complement the facilities of the Cameroonian Petroleum Deposits Company. The public operator currently manages a network of 13 deposits with a total capacity of 242,000 m3 for liquid fuels and nearly 4,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas. This initiative follows a working visit in January 2026 by the general management of the SCDP, accompanied by officials from Sonara and the Hydrocarbon Price Stabilization Fund, to the Lekki industrial site in Nigeria.


The initiative capitalizes on the operation of the giant Lekki refinery, which has a processing capacity of 650,000 barrels per day. Shipments of refined products to the Cameroonian market have intensified, as illustrated by the delivery of 60,000 tons of gasoline in December 2024 in partnership with Neptune Oil, and 40,000 tons of diesel in March 2025 received at the Cap Limboh petroleum terminal by operator JFF Oil. Deprived of its local refining capacity since the fire at Sonara in 2019, the state is seeking durable logistical alternatives to secure fuel distribution across the entire national territory.


The construction of high-capacity storage facilities coupled with a network of pipelines aims to reduce land transport costs while minimizing the environmental impact of road trucking. The geographical proximity of the Lekki complex provides the Cameroonian market with a shield against disruptions to international maritime circuits and the volatility of global prices. The materialization of the partnership guarantees the creation of a permanent national strategic reserve, capable of preserving the economic fabric against supply disruptions.


Ndjomo Carlos

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