Country Report
Chad upstream summary
*Please note that this report only includes an Excel data file if this is indicated in "What's included" below
Report summary
Chad is Sub-Saharan Africa's sixth largest producing country. The Doba Oil Project started production in 2003, reaching peak output of 183,000 b/d within a year. Production declined steeply over the following decade to 83,000 b/d in 2013. Three subsequent projects- Benoy, Block H and Badila and Mangara have since boosted Chad's production to 190,000 b/d in 2025. Production will plateau around current levels through 2027 before entering gradual decline without major new discoveries ...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
- Key companies
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Geology
- Introduction
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Central African Rift basin
- Source rocks
- Reservoir rocks
- Seal and trap
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Chad basin
- Source rocks
- Reservoir rocks
- Seal and trap
- Kufrah basin
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Exploration
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Licensing
- Recent licensing
- Doba and Chari blocks
- Block H licence
- Licensing in other basins
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Recent exploration
- Historical exploration
- Doba basin exploration
- Block H exploration
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Licensing
- Reserves and resources
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Production
- Liquids
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Infrastructure
- Introduction
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Oil infrastructure
- Chad-Cameroon Pipeline (CCP)
- Block H pipelines
- Mangara-Badila pipelines
- Benoy pipeline
- Refining
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Costs
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Capital costs
- Capital expenditure by location
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Operating costs
- Operating expenditure by location
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Capital costs
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Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
- Regulatory body
- State oil company
- State participation
- Licensing
- Duration
- Relinquishment
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Fiscal terms
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Overview
- Upstream
- Mid/Downstream
- Current fiscal terms
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Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs)
- State equity participation
- Bonuses, rental and fees
- Indirect taxes
- Royalty and other production taxes
- Domestic market obligation (DMO)
- Contractor revenue entitlement
- Product pricing
- PSC cost recovery
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Concessions
- State equity participation
- Bonuses, rentals and fees
- Production bonus
- Area rentals
- Training fees
- Other bonuses and fees
- Indirect taxes
- Royalty and other production taxes
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Overview
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
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Key facts: Table 1Country mapReserves and contingent resources at 01/01/2025
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ReservesContingent resourcesMap of Chad basinsGeology: Image 2Production: Table 1Production: Table 2Liquids productionChad oil infrastructureCurrent active blocks
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