Cameroon is on the verge of becoming a liquefied natural gas exporter after earlier false dawns as French explorer Perenco's Kribi floating liquefaction development closes in on first production, writes Barry Morgan.

State oil company SNH predicts LNG production could hit 1.2 million tonnes per annum before the end of next year, heralded by the arrival last month in Cameroon waters of Golar LNG’s Hilli Episeyo floater, which set set sail in October from Keppel Shipyard in Singapore.