Risky business adequate environmental assessment and mitigation, the involvement of ifc in this venture is highly questionable. The chadcameroon pipeline project working with the grain. Chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project b by benjamin c. In view of the absence of a functioning judicial framework in both chad and cameroon, the widespread corruption in the governments and the lack of. Access article in pdf the chad cameroon oil pipeline. Capece cotco cameroon oil transportation company fedec. Challenges and a way forward health impact assessment hia of projects, programmes and. Chad cameroon pipeline free download as powerpoint presentation. Chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project a. In their own assessment, world bank and ifc rate the. Chadcameroon development project, covers the period from january.
Chad and cameroon petroleum development and pipeline. In june 2000, in spite of a three years global opposition campaign, led by local population and international ngos, the world bank financed the chadcameroon oil pipeline, a 1,100 km 685 mile pipeline for crude oil from southern chad, through tropical forest, to cameroon s atlantic coast. The chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project is a controversial project to develop the production capacity of oilfields near doba in southern chad, and to create a 1,070kilometre 660 mi pipeline to transport the oil to a floating storage and offloading vessel fso, anchored off the coast of cameroon, near the city of kribi. The chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project aims, through environmentally and socially sound private investment in the petroleum sector, to increase chads expenditures on poverty alleviation activities. Cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project, project. Overview of the project the main actors involved financing structure of the project fairness of the deal pros and cons conclusion and aftermaths outline the main. In july 2003 exxon mobil corporation, along with its subsidiary esso exploration and production chad inc, began pipeline fill operations on the chad cameroon oil development and pipeline project. Fluor constructed a 30inch, 1,000mile pipeline to transport chad s oil across international boundaries to the west coast of cameroon. The world bank helped finance the pipeline by giving a loan to chad and cameroon, hoping.
The chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project. The chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project. Although the chadcameroon pipeline project is only a single case study from which to evaluate this proposition, it is a particularly important one as it remains the international communitys most significant attempt yet to ensure that resourceled development actually contributes to poverty alleviation. We also provide project management services to pipeline companies tchad oil transportation co. Pdf chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project. The project appraisal document pad is meant to be a detailed and honest assessment of a project on the basis of which executive directors decide whether a. The manual provides a stepbystep guide for smes in developing. The inspection panel investigation report chad cameroon petroleum and pipeline project. Chadcameroon oil and pipeline project by immediately mitigating. The pipeline route would cut through farmland and natural forests en route to an offshore terminal on the coast of kribi. Such has been the case in chad where, with the formal approval of the chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project in june 2000, that country took a major step toward joining the select company of the worlds petrostates. The chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project involves construction of a 1070 km pipeline to transport crude oil from three fields in south western chad to a floating facility 11 km off the cameroon coast, the floating storage and offloading vessel fso.
World bank cancels pipeline deal with chad after revenues misspent. Chad cameroon s community engagement in recent years the project has had little need for more land in or around the ofda and the pipeline corridor, resulting in a significant reduction in compensation being paid to individuals and communities. Community health outreach program of the chadcameroon. The chadcameroon pipeline financing is perhaps the premier example of project financing undertaken to mitigate political risk. The chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline. Using enhanced land use impact assessment tools, the project will be able to respond more. Chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project explained. The pipeline was completed and first oil was achieved in july 2003. The inspection panel investigation report chadcameroon petroleum and pipeline project. That trip prompted me to look further at the chadcameroon pipeline.
Lessons from the failure of chads oil revenue management. Second, this i s the first project based performance assessment which has been. Project muse innovations of the chadcameroon pipeline. The long history of the project it took some thirty years to commercialize oil found in the 1970. The environmental impact assessment covers both countries. However, according to the resource curse theory, natural resource abundance such as oil often leads to negative development outcomes. Chad cameroon was launched in 2000 to develop the production capacity of oilfields in chad, and to create a 1,070 km pipeline to transport the oil to facilities on the coast of cameroon. Chad and cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project.
At the outset of the project the roles and responsibilities of the government and the project operators in managing the environmental and social impacts. Chad petroleum development and oil pipeline project ifc a. Second, it will improve chad s economy, political environment, and the quality of life of the chadian people. Though the project presented negative effects to the environment, with the proposed mitigation strategies, many people saw it as a path to help improve their livelihoods. The chad cameroon oil and pipeline project was created to transport oil extracted in southern chad a country without access to the sea to the gulf of guinea and from there to european and north american ports. Chad cameroon pipeline project the chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project involved the construction of a 1070 km pipeline to transport crude oil from three fields in southwestern chad to a floating facility 11 km off the cameroon coast. The chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project is a controversial project to develop the production capacity of oilfields near doba in southern chad, and to create a 1070km 670miles pipeline to transport the oil to a floating storage and offloading vessel fso, anchored off the coast of cameroon, near the. First, it will be profitable for the three oil companies involved in the project. The chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project aims, through environmentally and socially sound private investment in the petroleum sector, to increase chad s expenditures on poverty alleviation activities. Overview of the project the main actors involved financing structure of the project fairness of the deal pros and cons conclusion and aftermaths outline the main actors involved overview of the project chad oppression poverty human rights abuse civil unrest cameroon decade long.
The project, led by a consortium comprising esso, chevron and petronas the. Feasibility study on the development of the chad cameroon railway line. The thesis is a single case study of the world banks oil extraction project in chad called the chad cameroon pipeline project ccpp. Joint session iegurgewaldrelufa world bankimf spring meetings april 22,2010. Exxonmobil and the chadcameroon pipeline a by andrew wicks. Ifc launches lessons of experience on btc and chadcameroon. The chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project is a controversial project to develop the production capacity of oilfields near doba in southern chad, and to create a 1,070kilometre 660 mi pipeline to transport the oil to a floating storage and offloading vessel fso, anchored off the coast of cameroon, near the city of kribi.
Exxonmobil is committed to investing in the countries in which we operate, and in chad and cameroon, we support a variety of initiatives. The chad cameroon project involved the opening of 300 oil wells in southern chad and the. Pdf chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline. Sep 26, 2002 africas largest development project, a 650mile. The requesters alleged that the chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project and its complementary bankfinanced projects, described in table 1, constituted a threat to local communities, their cultural property and the environment and that people in the oil. The active participation of the world bank raised the policy and institutional stakes. Request pdf community health outreach program of the chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project a critical appraisal has been presented of the chop for a largescale energy. Oct 29, 2001 chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project b case solution, chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project b case analysis, chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project b case study solution, additive a case.
The inspection panel investigation report chadcameroon. Amnesty international is calling on the governments, international financial institutions and companies involved in the chad cameroon pipeline project to revise the project. The chad cameroon pipeline is intended to accomplish two main objectives. The pipeline was owned by the oil consortium of exxon, chevron, and petronas, with the governments of chad and cameroon maintaining a combined stake of 3% in the project. The pipeline has been completed and first oil was achieved in july 2003, several months. Committee for monitoring and evaluation of the pipeline project cotco cameroon oil transportation company, s.
The chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project was received with great expectations. The project was launched for chad to export their oil. Sep 11, 2008 world bank cancels pipeline deal with chad after revenues misspent. Chad oil pipeline under attack for harming the poor. Pdf chadcameroon was launched in 2000 to develop the production.
Both the initial project appraisal document april 2000. World bank cancels pipeline deal with chad after revenues. An agreement was signed that year between the government of chad and a consortium of shell, elf. Pdf the chadcameroon oilfield development and pipeline project was a major attempt by the. Chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project. Project muse the chadcameroon oil pipelinehope for.
Fluor constructed a 30inch, 1,000mile pipeline to transport chads oil across international boundaries to the west coast of cameroon. In order to understand the context of the chad cameroon oil development project, it is useful to recall that chad is a landlocked country with a population of approximately 7 million in the central african region. Request pdf assessing health impacts of the chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project. Chad, cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project. Each host country owns shares of its respective pipeline company. The publications provide key environmental and social lessons and good practices for the benefit of staff. The chadcameroon oil pipeline hope for poverty reduction. The chad cameroon pipeline project provides a powerful illustration of the opportunities, challenges and controversies surrounding a multistakeholder approach to. Chad cameroon pipelineprojectujjwal kumar joshi1 2. Chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project b.
The chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project involved the construction of a 1070 km pipeline to transport crude oil from three fields in southwestern chad to a floating facility 11 km off the cameroon coast. In june 2000, in spite of a three years global opposition campaign, led by local population and international ngos, the world bank financed the chadcameroon oil pipeline, a 1,100 km 685 mile pipeline for crude oil from southern chad, through tropical forest, to cameroons atlantic coast. Chadcameroon pipeline case study columbia university. Assessing health impacts of the chadcameroon petroleum. Project appraisal document chad and cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project program performance assessment report small and medium enterprise technical assistance united nations development program united states agency for international development world bank group cameroon. Ratings for the chad and cameroon petroleum development project were as follows. Project ownership is comprised of a threecompany oil consortium exxonmobil 40%, petronas malaysia 35% and chevron 25% and the governments of chad and cameroon, which hold a combined 3% stake in the pipeline portion of the project. Chad cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project. Chadcameroon petroleum development and pipeline project report of mission to chad and cameroon november 11 to december 1, 2007 january 14, 2008 international advisory group mamadou lamine loum, chair jane i. Pipeline development projects for chad and cameroon substantially the. Chad and cameroon petroleum development and pipeline project english abstract. The chadcameroon pipeline project amnesty international uk.
The petroleum development and pipeline project includes the oil field development in chad, and a pipeline transportation system originating in chad that traverses cameroon. Fluor worked with exxonmobil as part of an integrated management team to implement a successful strategy for this complex project, which was supported by the governments of chad and cameroon. The contributio onf oil t o deb ant d underdevelopment in. Pipeline activities in chad are conducted by the tchad oil transportation. The chad cameroon pipeline project would involve drilling 300 oil wells in chad, extracting 225,000 barrels of oil per day peak production, and constructing a 650mile long pipeline through chad and neighboring cameroon.