PM Nguyen Tan Dzung today ordered to start the construction of a 400-km gas pipe Lot B-O Mon, invested by the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam – PVN) with about US $1 billion, in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
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PM Nguyen Tan Dzung (center) presses the button to start the construction of the gas pipe, Can Tho City, November 28, 2009
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The gas pipe, the biggest of its kind ever built in Vietnam, has a socio-economic significance not only in the Mekong Delta but also the whole country, said PM Nguyen Tan Dzung at the groundbreaking ceremony.
The pipe is supposed to guarantee energy security, save a large sum of foreign currencies spent on importing petroleum products, and generate more jobs.
The Government chief required local authorities of five cities and provinces (Can Tho, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Bac Lieu, and Ca Mau) where the pipe runs through to create best conditions for investors and contractors to complete the project on schedule.
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At the groundbreaking ceremony of the gas pipe, PM Nguyen Tan Dzungrequires authorities of five cities and provinces where the pipe runs through to create best conditions for investors and contractors to complete the project on schedule, Can Tho City, November 28, 2009
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The gas pipe Lot B-O Mon runs nearly 400 km, including 246 km in the sea and 152 km inland, and can carry 18.3 million cubic meters of gas per day to fuel several power plants and an industrial park as well as serve consumers in the western part of South Vietnam.
According to PVN, the pipe can be connected to the gas pipe network of Southeast Asia.