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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Victoria Oil & Gas Plc (VOG) saw the first three thermal gas connections completed on the Bonaberi shore of Douala and two customers are online. The pipeline PRMS unit to the third customer has been completed and commissioned. The connections have been completed by VOG’s wholly owned subsidiary Gaz du Cameroun (GDC) within five weeks of the gas supply network being extended under the Wouri River to the Bonaberi shore.
The customers in Bonaberi are located close to the Wouri River crossing and have been linked to the main gas line via 3.5 km of pipe that was laid during the main river crossing activities. The Bonaberi customers are all businesses involved in food production and will use gas for thermal purposes.
In addition to the Bonaberi customers, SOTEX, a textile manufacturer, has been connected to the Douala city network and gas supply has also commenced.
All four customers were previously using heavy fuel oil (HFO) for boilers driving mechanical plant and processes. The GDC marketing and engineering teams worked with the senior management of these businesses to demonstrate the cost savings expected to occur following conversion to gas from HFO and then implemented individual engineering solutions that ensured an efficient conversion.
Commenting Chairman Kevin Foo said: “These first gas connections in Bonaberi, whilst relatively small in volume are an important milestone for GDC as the network expansion under the Wouri River now becomes a reality. Bonaberi is an important new market for our gas and we shall be updating the market on our production rates in due course. Despite the recent decline in the oil price, our gas remains the most economic and cleanest energy solution to industry in Douala.”
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