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Nghi Son refinery in Nghi Son Economic Zone in Thanh Hoa Province. — Photo courtesy of NSRP |
So Hasegawa, NSRP’s General Director, affirmed this was a milestone marking the efforts of the staff as well as domestic and foreign contractors.
This maintenance, initiated from August 25, is carried out after the factory has officially operated for four years to clean and inspect crucial technological equipment.
More than 5,000 engineers, specialists and workers from contractor units as well as 1,000 NSRP employees have been mobilized to achieve the tight construction schedule while ensuring safety and efficient maintenance.
Regarding the export plan for the purchasing units and intermediary consumers units for petroleum products, depending on the receiving schedule of these units, NSRP will resume exporting petroleum products from the plant's reserve warehouse starting from September 20. Over 9,000 cubic meters of gasoline and 75,000 cubic meters of diesel are currently being stored at the factory.
It is anticipated that the plant's technical workshops will be gradually restarted from October 7 to October 9. After this turnaround, NSRP will resume normal operations and continue supplying essential petroleum products to the Vietnam market.”
NSRP is a joint venture among the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam), Kuwait Petroleum Europe, Idemistu Kosan and Mitsui Chemicals. It is located in Nghi Son Economic Zone in Thanh Hoa Province. The refinery has a production capacity of 200,000 barrels of crude oi per day (equivalent to 10 million tons per year).
