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Volume 36 Number 3
  • ISSN: 0263-5046
  • E-ISSN: 1365-2397

Abstract

Abstract

The recently announced Cameroon licence round running until 29 June 2018 provides oil companies with a significant opportunity to acquire large swathes of acreage in the Douala/Kribi-Campo (DKC) and Rio Del Rey (RDR) Basins. The DKC Basin is divided into two sub-basins, the Douala Sub-basin in the north and the Kribi-Campo Sub-basin in the south. The RDR basin, situated at the toe of the Niger Delta (Figure 1), is a mature basin with significant infrastructure and production. In contrast, the DKC Basin, which is the focus of this paper, is relatively underexplored, yet there are marked grounds for optimism in its petroleum potential. The DKC Basin is separated from the RDR Basin by the Cameroon Volcanic Line (Figure 1) and is the northernmost basin formed during rifting and separation of the South Atlantic conjugate margins, a province harbouring prolific hydrocarbon accumulations.

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