Oil exploitation in the southern Doba region began in June 2000, with World Bank Board approval to finance a small portion of a project, the Chad-Cameroon Petroleum Development Project, aimed at transport of Chadian crude through a 1000-km buried pipeline through Cameroon to the Gulf of Guinea.
Olieudvinding i den sydlige region Doba begynte i juni 2000, og hvor Verdensbanken delvis finansierede et fællesprojekt mellem Tchad og Kamerun for en petroleumsrørledning, en 1000 km lang nedgravet rørledning som gik gennem Kamerun til Guineabugten.