USE OF LAND ALLOCATED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF HYDROCARBONS IN CAMEROON
From the findings of the land enquiry referred to in Section 57 of the petroleum code, the State may decide to set aside portions of
Oil and Gas Blogs
The Oil and Gas industry in Cameroon is one of the key sectors of the Cameroon economy. This industry is regulated by Law No. 2019/008 of 25th April 2019 instituting the petroleum code of Cameroon, and Law No. 2012/006 of 19th April 2012 instituting the gas code of Cameroon.
Practice in this sector is quite complex and the multitude of legal and regulatory compliance involved is telling of this aspect.
This blog is aimed at providing investors, clients, and practitioners with the necessary information required to know about Oil and Gas law practice in Cameroon.
Oil and Gas law practice in Cameroon cuts across four stages to wit; the upstream, the midstream, the downstream and the oil field service stage.
Each stage has its own modus operandi when it comes to corporate registration, licensing, and regulatory compliance in Cameroon.
For a complete understanding of the Oil and Gas legal regime in Cameroon, the blogs below will provide the material required for investors in the sector.
CONDUCT OF PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN CAMEROON
Holders shall diligently and in accordance with the current standards and practices in the international petroleum industry, carry out the petroleum operations for which they
COMPULSORY INSURANCE AND CIVIL LIABILITY (PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN CAMEROON)
Holders and their sub-contractors shall be bound to take out insurance policies with local insurance companies to cover civil liability and damages resulting from the
LOCAL CONTENT
The development of national petroleum resources must help to assess local content. The local content referred to in Section 86 of the petroleum code shall
DOMESTIC TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION (PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN CAMEROON)
During the validity period of a petroleum contract, holders of an exploitation authorization shall at their request, be granted a domestic transportation authorization by decree
USE OF LAND ALLOCATED FOR PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN CAMEROON
To obtain the right to use the land referred to in Section 4 of the petroleum code, the holder of an authorization or a petroleum
EXPLOITATION AUTHORIZATION (PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN CAMEROON)
An exploitation authorization attached to a petroleum contract shall be either an exploitation concession, in the case of a concession contract, or an exclusive exploitation
ASSIGNMENT (PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN CAMEROON)
The rights and obligations under petroleum contracts. Exploration authorizations, provisional exploitation authorizations, exploitation authorizations and domestic transportation authorizations shall be assignable in whole or in
RELINQUISHMENT (PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN CAMEROON)
Without prejudice to the provisions of Section 8 of the petroleum code, where several co-holders enter into a petroleum contract, the withdrawal of one or
PROSPECTING AUTHORIZATION (PETROLEUM OPERATIONS IN CAMEROON)
Prospecting authorizations shall apply to areas not covered by a petroleum contract. They shall be granted to natural or Legal persons by decision of the