The Chad/Cameroon Development Project is developing oilfields in southern Chad, west Africa, and building a 1,070 kilometer (663 miles) underground pipeline to a marine terminal off the coast of Cameroon. The pipeline is needed to export Chad's oil to world markets. As much as one billion barrels of crude will be produced over the 25- to 30-year life of the project.

Since Chad does not have the financial capacity or the oil industry expertise to develop its energy resources by itself, the country sought international private sector assistance in undertaking the project.

A consortium comprised of affiliates of ExxonMobil, Petronas and ChevronTexaco agreed to sponsor the project , with ExxonMobil affiliate, EssoChad, serving as the operator.

Construction costs are estimated at US$3.5 billion.

IMI’s scope of work is an Agency Personnel Services Contract that includes

	Providing 2200 technicians to the different departments of the Chad Cameroon Development Project,
	The field of services of these technicians included the engineering, planning, procurement control, material control, cost control, construction, fabshop, pre-commissioning & commissioning, start up, transportation, maintenance, QAQC, and all support work to the administration as well as for the supervision and safety.
	IMI’s responsibility also covered In-Country documentations such as Work Visas, Residential Cards, Entry Authorizations and other logistical matters.
	IMI was and still is properly represented by its staff that is assigned on site to implement discipline, organization and management as well as the rules and regulations of the project and the country as a whole.