Limbe Refinery Project

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Sonara (Société Nationale de Raffinage)
  • Government of Cameroon (66%)
  • TOTAL (18%)
  • ExxonMobil Corporation (8%)
  • Shell International Ltd (8%)
• Website:
• Wiki Page: Limbe Refinery
• Location: Cape Lemboh Limbe, Cameroon
• Capacity: million tons/annum & bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: Contracts Awarded June 2010
• Expected Completion:
• Budget:

The Project

• Project Type: Expansion & Upgrade
• Project Summary:
  • Phase 1 includes the revamp of the existing crude distillation unit, addition of a new vacuum distillation unit, new catalytic reformer unit, and power generation and associated offsites and utilities facilities.
  • This project is of significant strategic importance for Cameroon, allowing the Limbé Refinery to process local crude and condensate while increasing processing capacity and improving overall refinery utilization.
• Main Contractors: Foster Wheeler

Refining Units

• Crude distillation unit, Revamp of existing unit
• Vacuum distillation unit,
• Catalytic reformer unit

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• Following the upgrade, the refinery will process local crude and condensate rather than imported crude

Products Produced

• -

Other Information

• Sonara oil refinery, will receive 75 billion CFA francs ($164 million) from eight banks to fund its expansion
• The lenders include U.K.-based Standard Chartered Plc (STAN), Societe Generale (GLE) SA’s unit in Cameroon, Lome-based Banque Atlantique and Commercial Bank Cameroon

Relevant Links

• Foster Wheeler Awarded Refinery Upgrade and Modernization Contract for SONARA, Cameroon
• Sonara refinery upgrade in Cameroon
• Cameroon to upgrade oil refinery to run its own crude
• Cameroon’s Sonara Refinery Gets $164 Million for Expansion

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