CFAF 853 billion: What Cameroon really earned from gas

The Hilli Episeyo floating liquefied natural gas plant permanently left Cameroonian waters on August 4, after eight years of operations off Kribi. In a report published on October 23, 2026, operator Golar LNG said the project generated more than $1.5 billion, or about CFAF 853 billion, in financial flows benefiting interests linked to the Cameroonian state between 2018 and 2026. The article questions whether that headline figure represents what Cameroon actually received and raises concerns about the project’s financial record and the future of the country’s gas sector. The vessel is heading to Singapore and then Argentina.