Monday 12 June 2017

Petroleum sector:



Oil production drops, as gas production climbs
By Numh Rogers
The National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH) has reported a 20.8% drop in oil production for the first four months of 2017. The report was presented to board members on Tuesday 6 June 2017.
                Oil production for this year up until April 30 stood at 9.74 million barrels.
                This fall is in line with a calculated move by OPEC countries to scale down on production in order to increase the price of crude oil which has fallen sharply in past recent years, affecting their economies negatively. Their goal has been achieved, with a steady rise in oil prices.
                The ripples of this decision in Cameroon have been a reduction in the production budget of SNH. Another reason for the fall in production is the progressive drying up of oil wells which are presently being exploited.
                Meanwhile, gas production is up by 1.29 % compared to same period last year. First quarter production stands at 4341.7 cubic feet.

                These figures only stand to get better with the near-completion of the Floating Liquefied Natural Gas project (FLNG) which aims at installing a gas factory off the shores of Kribi. SNH reports that works to transform the vessel HilliEpiseyo into this gas plant are at 97%. Construction works at the Bipaga gas treatment center are also at 91% completion.
                In addition, the envisaged exploitation of an estimated 47 billion cubic meters of natural gas found in Douala/Kribi-Campo basin in the south of the country is bound to boost production.
                Hydrocarbons are an important source of revenue to the government of Cameroon. SNH reports that sales have provided the sum of 108.46 billion CFA Francs for the first quarter of 2017. This translates into an increase by 31.56% compared to the same period last year.
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Adolphe MOUDIKI, DG SNH

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