Limbe Refinery

Summary Information

• Ownership: Sonara (Société Nationale de Raffinage)
• Government of Cameroon (66%)
• TOTAL (18%)
• ExxonMobil Corporation (8%)
• Shell International Ltd (8%)
• Website:
• Location: Cape Lemboh Limbe, Cameroon
• Capacity: 2.1 million tons/annum & 45,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:

Refining Units

• Crude unit 45,000
• Catalytic reformer 11,000
• Naphtha hydrotreater 12,000
• Distillate hydrotreater 3,500

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• light crude oil imported from Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea and Angola

Products Produced

napthta, butane, gas oil and fuel oil

Ongoing Projects

• For full details see Limbe Refinery Project
• Cameroon's state-owned oil SONARA oil refinery has signed a 45 billion CFA franc ($98.25 million) loan deal to raise production capacity from 2.1 to 3.5 million tonnes a year.
• The upgrade project will also enable Cameroon's sole refinery to process the heavy crude that Cameroon produces, not just light grades that it imports.
• Cegelec, an international group providing technological services to companies and public authorities, has signed a turnkey contract (EPCC) with Cameroon’s Société Nationale de Raffinage (Sonara) to upgrade the management system and replace the instrumentation and control systems at the country’s sole refinery.

History

• 1981 Refinery Commissioned

Relevant Links

• Sonara refinery upgrade in Cameroon
• Cameroon to upgrade oil refinery to run its own crude