Regulatory
Cameroon — oil import rules
3 product categories open to private trade, 0 restricted, 0 blocked. These are the same rules the OilFlow matching engine uses when screening listings destined for Cameroon.
Product-by-product
- Crude oil
- Allowed for private tradePerenco, Addax, Tower Resources operators. Kole Marine grade. Chad-Cameroon Pipeline (1,070 km) terminates at Kribi.
- Refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline, jet)
- Allowed for private tradeSONARA Limbe refinery — fire-damaged 2019, partial operations.
- LPG
- Allowed for private tradeStandard licensing applies. No special restrictions recorded.
Frequently asked
- Can private companies import crude oil into Cameroon?
- Perenco, Addax, Tower Resources operators. Kole Marine grade. Chad-Cameroon Pipeline (1,070 km) terminates at Kribi.
- Are refined products (diesel, fuel oil, gasoline) tradeable by private importers in Cameroon?
- SONARA Limbe refinery — fire-damaged 2019, partial operations.
- Does OilFlow screen listings against Cameroon regulations?
- Yes. The same rule table shown on this page drives the matching engine — buyer-side listings that can't legally clear in Cameroon are rejected before they reach a seller.