exploring for oil & gas in bakassi uk-cameroon trade and investment forum london, 7 may 2014
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Exploring for Oil & Gas in Bakassi
UK-Cameroon Trade and Investment Forum
London, 7 May 2014
We’re a $3bn oil and gas exploration and production company. Formed in 1994, Dana is now part of the Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC).
Our ambition is to become a leading international oil and gas company operating in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
We aim to grow production significantly by investing up to $5 billion over the next five years.
Dana at a glance
Norway 1,500 barrelsWe have interests in 13 exploration licences and are operator of three
UK 33,000 barrelsOur UK portfolio consists of 28 operated and 47 non-operated licences
Netherlands 10,700 barrelsWe operate nine licenses including the De Ruyter, Hanze, Van Ghent and Van Nes fields, and have interests in 24 non-operated licences.
Egypt 10,000 barrelsWe have a balanced portfolio of operated and non-operated developments in the Gulf of Suez, the Nile Delta and the Western Desert. Mauritania We operate Block 7 where we have made 4 discoveries
Cameroon We operate a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in the Bakassi West block
GuineaWe have a 23% stake in a very large PSC located offshore Guinea.
Where we work
Production Sharing Contract for Bakassi West signed in June 2012
Co-venturers are Dana (55%), Madison (35%) and SoftRock (10%)
Currently acquiring 350km of 2D seismic data
Plan to drill first exploration well in late 2015 or early 2016
Will invest $50 to $80 million in Bakassi West in the period 2013 to 2016
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Bakassi Peninsula
Our activities in Cameroon
Our activities in Cameroon
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Reconnaissance Seismic Survey layout Mangrove Environment
Operations in Bakassi
Seismic base camps in Issobo fully operational
BGP (seismic contractor) employing around 350 Cameroonian nationals; around 30% of these from Bakassi itself
Completion of seismic acquisition expected August 2014
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Base Camp
Field Operations Field Operations
Dana’s concerns prior to investing in Cameroon
Security
Location and logistics
Environmental protection and social investment
Corruption
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1. Security
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Control Room Escort Boats
Field Protection Security Base
2. Location and logistics
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Mangrove with no Infrastructure
Working with the community leaders
Typical Habitation
Working with the community
3. Environmental protection and social investment
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Typical mangroves
Working alongside the local fishermen Investment in schools
Line clearance kept to a minimum
4. Corruption
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Dana’s Values
Integrity is one of Dana’s values – we do not pay bribes
UK Anti-Bribery and Corruption Law (UK Bribery Act)
Supporter of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) – Cameroon is EITI compliant since 2013
Supporter of the UN Global Compact
Business Coalition Against Corruption
The Business Coalition Against Corruption
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STRUCTURE
Public-private partnership, working with the German Development Agency “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit” (GIZ)
COMMITMENT
To support Cameroon Government's National Strategy for the fight against corruption; by "sensibly reducing the intensity of corrupt practices and similar acts in the Private Sector” in its Private Sector Development Pillar.
Current BCAC membership
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BCAC Contact
Mrs Rose-Patricia YONDO
Project Manager
Business Coalition Against Corruption in Cameroon
Business Council for Africa – Cameroon
Villa "les Cocotiers" - BAT Compound, Bastos
BP: 16558 Yaoundé
Tel: 50 04 67 67
E-mail: [email protected]
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Cameroon’s business environment - in summary
Strengths
Stable economically and politically
Very friendly
Generally safe
Excellent education system providing a well educated, hard working workforce
Government committed to assisting inward investment
Good external and internal air links
Great support in country from Brian Ollie and the British High Commission
Strong commitment to anti-corruption practices, led by the Prime Minister and supported by companies operating in Cameroon
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Weaknesses
Internal infrastructure, including road and rail network, is not well developed
‘Red tape’ could (and should) be reduced.
Thank you