COTCO
Cameroon Oil Transportation Company
Former names : COTCO
COTCO operates the Cameroonian segment of the Chad-Cameroon export pipeline, linking the Doba oilfields (Chad) to a floating terminal off Kribi, in operation since 2003. Its capital combines Chadian and Cameroonian state entities (including SNH) with private shareholders; the exact breakdown has been actively disputed since Savannah Energy's 2022 purchase of ExxonMobil's stake.
- Sector
- Energy
- Ownership
- Mixed ownership
Key facts
- The 903 km pipeline, with a capacity of about 250,000 barrels/day, carries Chadian crude to a floating terminal off Kribi (source: NONE, savannah-energy.com, undated, read 2026-09-04).
- More than 15 billion FCFA in transit fees were collected by Cameroon between January and May 2026 (source: investir-au-cameroun, read 2026-09-04).
- Savannah Energy's 2022 purchase of ExxonMobil's stake opened a dispute over the exact capital split between Chad, Cameroon and Savannah (source: business-in-cameroon, read 2026-09-04).