The White Lion oilfield off the coast of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Scientists,businesspeople and policymakers from more than 20 countries are gathering inHanoi for the Vietnam Symposium on Advances in Offshore Engineering (VSOE 2018).
The VSOE 2018, themed Energy andGeotechnics, is designed as a platform for researchers, policy makers andentrepreneurs to discuss and promote technology and policy changes towardrenewable energy as well as generate business opportunities in oil and gas andoffshore renewable energy.
Addressing the event, Ministerof Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha said Vietnam has just adopteda strategy on sustainable development of maritime economy to 2030 and a visionto 2045, which envisions the restructuring of the maritime economic sector withthe top target being developing towards tourism in connection with conservationand development of the natural ecology.
As part of the target, renewableenergy is a factor of decisive significance to Vietnam’s sustainabledevelopment, Ha said, noting that many countries in the world have been successfulin using advances in science and technologies to develop renewable energy.
The minister went on to say thathowever, fossil energy is still widely used, generating large volume ofemissions. Therefore, seeking ways to ensure a balanced and sustainabledevelopment for the world is the shared responsibility of all, he said.
The VSOE is an initiative of theAssociation of Vietnamese Scientists and Experts (AVSE Global), which will beheld every two years in collaboration with universities and research bodies inVietnam.
This year’s event, hosted by theNational University of Civil Engineering, seeks to gather knowledge andexperienced gained recently in offshore engineering and technology innovations,cost-effective and safer foundation and structural solutions, environmentalprotection, and risk management in the related fields.
The symposium will run through November3.-VNA
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