The oil and gas supply for the next three months excludesthe amount from the Nghi Son Oil Refinery, he said at a Hanoi press conference on March 30, noting that the ministryhas assigned 10 major importers to push up their work.
The ministry will also hold working sessions withthe refinery to review its operation and supply capacity for the third quarter,the official added.
Earlier, Hoang Anh Tuan, deputy head of the MoIT’sDomestic Market Department, said Nghi Son, which makes up 35 percent of the totaloil and gas supply to the market, has failed to ensure the supply due to somereasons.
Although the refinery has made a report on its productionand supply restoration plan, there is no detailed plan for May and June.
Addressing a recent sitting of the NationalAssembly (NA) Standing Committee, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue also suggested theGovernment set out clear scenarios to ensure energy safety and security, aswell as fuel supply and demand in any circumstances.
He said such scenarios are crucial given ongoingtensions in the world, and the domestic supply crunch.
Hue ordered comprehensive solutions to quickly remove obstacles to the operation of the Nghi Son Oil Refinery, one of the twomajor local refineries.
The management of domestic fuel prices should keepup with developments of global prices to ensure harmony of interests of theState, people and businesses, he noted./.
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