Société Camerounaise de dépôts Pétroliers

The Société Camerounaise de dépôts Pétroliers (SCDP) is a Cameroonian mixed-economy company created on 1 July 1979 to address recurrent problems in the supply of petroleum products on Cameroonian soil. Its capital is held 51% by public capital and 49% by private capital, and it operates under the technical supervision of the Ministry of Water and Energy. According to French Wikipedia, the SCDP is to date the only company ensuring the storage and distribution of petroleum products across the entire Cameroonian territory. After its creation, the SCDP was tasked with managing installations and storing hydrocarbons for the petroleum distribution companies established in Cameroon. Its revenue is accordingly composed of shares from public shareholders at 51% and from the marketers at 49%. Initially based in Douala, in 2015 the SCDP inaugurated its new site in Yaoundé at Nsam. Following the fire at the Société Nationale de Raffinerie (SONARA) on 31 May 2019, the SCDP became the sole company in charge of petroleum products in Cameroon. Its principal mission, in accordance with its statutes, is to satisfy Cameroonian customers by making available to them, equitably and continuously, petroleum products of superior quality and in sufficient quantity. The SCDP is responsible for purchasing refined petroleum products abroad, storing them, and distributing them throughout the national triangle. It guarantees the quality and availability of petroleum products and secures supplies. It conserves the strategic reserves of the State of Cameroon while ensuring compliance with administrative, tax and customs procedures in the petroleum domain. It secures supplies and collects, on behalf of the State, the Special Tax on Petroleum Products (TSPP). The company's official website reports ongoing activity in 2026, including recruitment of forklift drivers, mobilization of the Bonabéri depot to guarantee national supply of domestic gas, a localized tension rather than a shortage in domestic gas, fundraising for the Kribi Petroleum Depot, the inauguration of three major infrastructures, the appointment of Patrice Etame Etame at the head of the Kribi Petroleum Depot (DPK), participation in Cabef 2026 in China, and outreach to university youth in Ebolowa. The SCDP thus remains a central public-private instrument of Cameroon's downstream petroleum logistics.

The Société camerounaise de dépôts pétroliers (SCDP) was created on 1 July 1979 to remedy the frequent problems of petroleum product supply on Cameroonian soil. It was established as a mixed-economy company whose capital is constituted 51% by public capital and 49% by private capital, placed under the technical supervision of the Ministry of Water and Energy. After its creation, the SCDP was charged with the management of installations and the storage of hydrocarbons for the petroleum distribution companies installed in Cameroon. Its revenue is accordingly composed of shares from public shareholders at 51% and from the marketers at 49%. Initially based in Douala, in 2015 the SCDP inaugurated its new site in Yaoundé at Nsam. Following the fire of the Société Nationale de Raffinerie (SONARA) on 31 May 2019, the SCDP became the sole company in charge of petroleum products in Cameroon. The company, a flourishing mixed enterprise with a turnover of several billion CFA francs, has experienced events that also mark its history, notably the Nsam catastrophe of 14 February 1998, following the collision of two of its wagons, which is said to have caused more than 300 victims. According to its statutes, the SCDP's main mission is to satisfy Cameroonian customers by making available to them, equitably and continuously, petroleum products of superior quality and in sufficient quantity. It is responsible for purchasing refined petroleum products abroad, storing them, and distributing them throughout the national triangle. It guarantees the quality and availability of petroleum products and secures supplies. It conserves the strategic reserves of the State of Cameroon while ensuring respect for administrative, tax and customs procedures in the petroleum domain. It secures supplies and collects, on behalf of the State, the Special Tax on Petroleum Products (TSPP). In 2026 the company's official website reports continued operational and institutional activity: recruitment of four forklift drivers for the 2026 financial year; mobilization of the Bonabéri depot to guarantee national supply of domestic gas; a clarification that domestic gas faced localized tension rather than a shortage; a search for funds for the Kribi Petroleum Depot; the inauguration of three major infrastructures; the appointment of Patrice Etame Etame at the head of the Kribi Petroleum Depot (DPK); preparation for participation in Cabef 2026 in China; and engagement with university youth in Ebolowa. These items illustrate the SCDP's continuing role as the central public-private instrument of Cameroon's downstream petroleum logistics.

• Creation of the Société camerounaise de dépôts pétroliers (SCDP) to address recurrent petroleum supply problems in Cameroon.

• Nsam catastrophe following the collision of two SCDP wagons, said to have caused more than 300 victims.

• SCDP inaugurates its new site in Yaoundé at Nsam.

• Fire at the Société Nationale de Raffinerie (SONARA); SCDP becomes the sole company in charge of petroleum products in Cameroon.

• Patrice Etame Etame appointed head of the Kribi Petroleum Depot (DPK).

• SCDP inaugurates three major infrastructures.

• SCDP launches recruitment of four forklift drivers for the 2026 financial year.

Cameroon's sole operator for storage and distribution of petroleum products across the national territory; a mixed-economy company under the technical supervision of the Ministry of Water and Energy.

• Petroleum product storage and distribution

  Storage and distribution of refined petroleum products across Cameroon.

• Domestic gas (LPG) supply logistics

  Logistics support for national domestic gas supply, including the Bonabéri depot.

• Strategic petroleum reserves

  Conservation of the strategic reserves of the State of Cameroon.

• TSPP collection

  Collection, on behalf of the State, of the Special Tax on Petroleum Products (TSPP).

1. 1Accueil - Société Camerounaise des Dépôts Pétroliers (SCDP)scdp.cm
2. 2Société Camerounaise de dépôts Pétroliers - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Société camerounaise de dépôts pétroliers - Wikipédiafr.wikipedia.org