Participants Chad–Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project




1 participants

1.1 chad
1.2 cameroon
1.3 world bank





participants
chad

since 1990, president idriss deby has been head of government in chad, presidential elections held every 5 years. chad s economy dependent on agriculture , livestock. heavily relies on foreign assistance , foreign capital, international investment projects. because of chad s landlocked borders, economy struggles lack of resources , instability between rebel groups. country serves host thousands of refugees neighboring sudan , central african republic, many victims of human trafficking. oil exploitation estimated @ potential 1.5 billion barrels, , chinese companies developing oil refinery , pipeline in country.


the tchad oil transportation company (totco) manages pipeline within chad owned country. totco incorporated in tchad, , joint venture between chad , upstream consortium.


cameroon

the republic of cameroon has been ruled president paul biya since november 6, 1982. relatively peaceful , stable nation, cameroon republic multiparty presidential regime. although there presidential elections every 7 years, there no term limits. climate of intense corruption has created unequal distribution of wealth , poor conditions domestic , international investments.


the portion of pipeline owned cameroon managed cameroon oil transportation company (cotco). company incorporated in cameroon, , joint venture between governments of cameroon , chad, , upstream consortium, independent monitoring institution.


world bank

the world bank s support important consortium of oil companies, believed needed support of bank in order project succeed.


while project s private sponsors, upstream consortium, provided 95% ($2.2 billion) of financing pipeline, world bank contributed through debt financing. international finance corporation (ifc) provided loan of $100 million, $85.8 million of went cotco , $14.2 million of went totco, , helped secure additional $300 million in private commercial lending. international bank reconstruction , development (ibrd) provided $92.9 million chad ($39.5 million) , cameroon ($53.4 million) finance joint-venture pipeline companies. last of world bank-provided financing given through european investment bank, provided $46.6 million finance cameroon , chad s equity in cotco , totco.


included in plans project revenue management law developed world bank. separated oil revenues given chad 4 required areas: future generations fund, health, education , other development projects, fund compensate doba region of chad oil extracted , government reserves. revenue management law created petroleum revenue oversight committee, oversees how oil revenues spent, , includes members of both chadian government , civil society.


on september 5, 2008, chad prepaid both ibrd , ida components of world bank loan totaling $65.7 million national coffers swollen more $1 billion year in oil revenues . ended involvement in project. world bank noted that, on years, chad failed comply key requirements of agreement , including devoting substantial portion of oil revenues poverty reduction programs, , concluded not continue support project under these circumstances .








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