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Dung Quất Oil Refinery becomes operational

VGP – The Việt Nam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) officially undertook the management over the Dung Quất Oil Refinery in the central province of Quảng Ngãi and put it into operation on May 30.

May 30, 2010 10:42 AM GMT+7

Dung Quất Oil Refinery
The Bình Sơn Refining and Petrochemical Company, an affiliate of PetroVietnam, is appointed to directly run the refinery.

According to the company’s General Director Nguyễn Hoài Giang, the refinery is operating at its full capacity, turning out quality products. The company’s key missions currently are to ensure the safe and stable operation of the refinery, and connect it with a polypropylene production project.

One hundred and forty one foreign engineers and experts are mobilized for the operation of the refinery in the first two years, Mr. Giang said.

The refinery will start churning out Jet A1 petroleum for aircraft in June, he added.

By Ngọc Vân