Ba Ria-Vung Tau (VNA) – The PetroVietnam GasJoin Stock Corporation (PV Gas) on November 16 welcomed the first flow of gasfrom Field SV, part of a project on developing the offshore SV-DN gas field tothe Nam Con Son 2 pipeline on the mainland.
The project to develop the SV-DN gas field,located in the Nam Con Son Basin, is a prerequisite for the implementation ofthe Nam Con Son 2 project, which consists of the Nam Con Son 2 and the SV-DNgas pipeline sub-projects, invested in by PV Gas.
The SV-DN field generates about 1.5 billioncu.m. of gas and 2.8 million barrels of crude oil and gas condensate each year,expected to help ensure the firm’s gas supply for electricity production andconsuming facilities in the southeastern region.
PV Gas Deputy General Director Hoang Van Quangsaid aside from the implementation of the Nam Con Son 2 pipeline project, theone on building a pipeline for transporting gas from Field SV-DN has also beenpromptly carried out to collect and deliver about 2-3 billion cu.m. of gasevery year from the SV-DN and Thien Ung-Dai Hung fields to the mainland.
Despite the huge workload, unfavourable weatherconditions at sea like storms, and COVID-19 that has hampered thetransportation of equipment from abroad, contractors have still managed tocomplete the projects, according to him./.