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Charles Metouck
sales manager (oil sector) , sonara oil company (Owner)
Limbe, Cameroon
Business owner, Freelancer, Investor
Member since: August 28, 2009
sales manager (oil sector) , sonara oil company (Owner)
Limbe, Cameroon
Business owner, Freelancer, Investor
Member since: August 28, 2009
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About Charles
Bio
SoNaRa was established in 1976. The refinery was built in Limbe, in the English-speaking region of Cameroon, about 100km from Douala. Construction by Procofrance began in 1979, and the refinery opened in May 1981. A major improvement project involving the replacement of the crude oil SBM with a wharf for loading/discharging, and an increase in tankage capacity, was undertaken in 1996.In 2001 a project to improve the distillation yields (deep distillation), and to further increase tankage capacity, was completed.
Crude feed is mainly light Nigerian, although some Cameroon Kole is processed in a blend with Equatorial Guinean Alba condensate. Camships (the National shipping line) charter a 90,000dwt vessel, currently the ANTARTICA, for SoNaRa to use for the crude transport.
The refinery is mainly focussed on the domestic market, but also sells to neighbouring countries (CEMAC), and exports around 500,000mt/yr to international markets by sea.
Investor
| Accredited | Yes |
| Areas of Interest | Aerospace, Biotech/Life Sciences, Business to Business, Business to Consumer, Education, Electronics/Appliances, Energy/Green Technologies, Entertainment and Digital Media, Financial and Legal, Health and Medical, Internet Search, Internet Social Media, Internet Video, Internet Web 2.0, Lifestyle and Travel, Marketing/Advertising, Mobile services, Online Retail, Software, Software as a Service, Telecommunications/Wireless |
| Investment Partners | Chevron Texaco, Shell cameroon, Total cameroon. |
Freelancer
The Sonara refinery has the following units (capacities in barrels per day):
| Refinery Units | Capacity (bpd) |
| Crude unit | 45,000 |
| Catalytic reformer | 11,000 |
| Naphtha hydrotreater | 12,000 |
| Distillate hydrotreater | 3,500 |
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| has shareholder: | Government of Cameroon (66%) | |
| has shareholder: | Shell International Ltd (8%) | |
| has shareholder: | TOTAL (18%) |
| Freelance keyword | CRUDE FOR SALE!! |
