(Business in Cameroon) - The storage capacity of Société camerounaise des dépôts pétroliers (SCDP), in the Cameroonian capital, just rose to 65,000 M3, compared to 52,000 m3 in the past. This represents a 12% increase based on what internal sources have revealed. For its part, SCDP’s domestic gas cylinder filling capacity has increased to 100 tonnes per day instead of the previous 50 tonnes.

The growth in oil product storage capacity by SCDP falls within the company’s overall operational capacity strengthening and safety improvements around the company’s various warehouses across the country. This programme was launched around 11 months ago.

The above-mentioned programme is a response to the country’s low storage capacity which, until now, was only four days according to reliable sources. This is a situation that always created tension in the market, particularly in the area of domestic gas. To resolve the issue after failed negotiations with Algerian company, Sonatrach in 2010, Cameroonian local authorities, with the Tradex Company’s acquiescence, in 2013, enabled a 20-tonne capacity cargo ship to be available to secure the supply.