9th mediterranean oil gas forum 2018

Hanoi (VNA) – PetroVietnam Power Corporation (PV Power) has said that a consortium of Citibank and Ingbank will arrange funds for the construction of its gas-fired power plants Nhon Trach 3 and 4 in the southern province of Dong Nai. Equipped with the mixed-flow gas turbine technology, the two thermal power plants will be the first in Vietnam using imported liquefied natural gas (LNG). They have a combined capacity of 1,500 megawatts and are being built at Ong Ke Industrial Park, Dong Nai’s Nhon Trach district. The plants are projected to help tackle power shortage in the southern region. PV Power is making every effort to start the work on the power plant chain in early 2021. PetroVietnam’s Nhon Trach 2 plant began commercial operation in 2011 with the capacity of 750 MW and productivity of 5.5 billion kWh per year. The 450KW Nhon Trach 1 plant, which began operation in 2008, generates 2.5 billion kWh per year./. … [Read more...] about Foreign banks to arrange funds for LNG-fired power plants

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has instructed his cabinet members to increase the availability of raw materials for the steel and iron industry so as to support infrastructure development while slashing imports. At the cabinet meeting on February 12, the President stated that steel and iron, the third-largest import products in the country, contributed the most to the trade deficit. Therefore, Indonesia needs to make the industry become more competitive and optimise its production, he added. Indonesia’s imports of iron and steel amounted to 10.39 billion USD in 2019, up 1.42 percent year on year, according to Statistics Indonesia. Despite recording relatively small growth, iron and steel products are the only Indonesian import commodities seeing an expansion during the period in the context that purchase of non-oil and gas products from foreign countries contracted 6.3 percent year on year. Widodo said the country should firstly boost raw material … [Read more...] about Indonesia strengthens local iron, steel industry to reduce imports

Addressing the forum, Mary Tarnowka, executive director of AmCham Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City chapter, said, "As Vietnam's population continues to surge, with rising income, purchasing power, and demand for new F&B markets, the issues of sustainability and food safety management standards are critical.” … [Read more...] about F&B enterprises in Vietnam reduce plastic for sustainable development

The showcase, co-organised by the gallery and the French Institute in Việt Nam, features drawings, animation, sculptures, costumes and masks as well as musical compositions commissioned from acclaimed composers Samir Odeh-Tamimi of Israel and Sergio Rodrigo of Brazil. … [Read more...] about French artists host art exhibition at Galerie Quynh

Before entering their felines in the competition, pet owners were asked to take good care of their cats by keeping them warm and preventing bacterial infections on winter days. Toys, food and diapers were also brought to the show to keep the animals calm among strangers. … [Read more...] about Catwalk has feline fashionistas purring