Malaysia’s Petronas Group opens second liquefied petroleum gas bottling plant in Vietnam

(ĐN)- Late last week, Malaysia’s Petronas Group officially launched its second liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bottling plant in Go Dau Industrial Zone in Nhon Trach district, Dong Nai province. Presenting at the launch ceremony were Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Vo Van Mot, the Petronas’ Vice-President of Oil Business Datuk Anuar Ahmad and General Director of Petronas Vietnam Abu Hassan Burok. The plant marks its entry into the country’s southern LPG retail market.

The Petronas Group comprised more than 100 wholly-owned subsidiaries and associated companies in 30 countries around the world. It is engaged in a wide spectrum of petroleum activities, including upstream exploration and production of oil and gas to downstream oil refining, gas processing and liquefaction, petrochemical manufacturing, shipping, etc. Petronas entered Vietnams oil and gas industry in 1991 and it is now actively involved in both the upstream and downstream sectors of the industry.

The LPG plant is managed and operated by a newly established wholly owned subsidiary, Petronas Vietnam Company Limited. The plant is equipped with 21 filling machines and a 3,000-metric tonne storage tank. Its product is sold through a network of appointed local distributors throughout Vietnam.

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