A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 24 to receive thefirst oil flow from the Su Tu Nau (Brown Lion) oil field in Block 15.1in the Cuu Long Basin offshore the southern region.
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai attended the ceremony andpresented the oil field’s operator – the Cuu Long Joint OperatingCompany with the Labour Order, second and third class. Severalindividuals of the PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation(PVEP) were also presented with the Friendship Order on the occasion.
The Deputy PM highlighted the significance of theevent, which he described as a new step forward of Vietnam’s oil andgas sector.
PVEP Director General Do Van Khanhsaid the success of the project has opened up new prospects for applyingthe technology to the exploration and exploitation of small near-shoreoil fields in the Cuu Long Basin as well as in other areas.
He said the Su Tu Nau is the 7th among the nine oil fields slated to be put into operation this year.-VNA
Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai attended the ceremony andpresented the oil field’s operator – the Cuu Long Joint OperatingCompany with the Labour Order, second and third class. Severalindividuals of the PetroVietnam Exploration and Production Corporation(PVEP) were also presented with the Friendship Order on the occasion.
The Deputy PM highlighted the significance of theevent, which he described as a new step forward of Vietnam’s oil andgas sector.
PVEP Director General Do Van Khanhsaid the success of the project has opened up new prospects for applyingthe technology to the exploration and exploitation of small near-shoreoil fields in the Cuu Long Basin as well as in other areas.
He said the Su Tu Nau is the 7th among the nine oil fields slated to be put into operation this year.-VNA
