Ministry of Industry and Trade works with Quang Ngai province:
Focus on building the project of the National Oil Refinery and Energy Center in Dung Quat and handling the existing problems of DQS.
Overview of the working session between the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Quang Ngai province.
The delegation of the Ministry of Industry and Trade also included the Departments of Planning - Finance, Domestic Market, Oil and Gas and Coal; Department of Electricity and Renewable Energy, Industry, Local Industry and Trade, Import and Export, E-commerce and Digital Economy, General Department of Market Management, Office of the Ministry of Industry and Trade... On the side of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province, there were Ms. Bui Thi Quynh Van - Secretary of the Quang Ngai Provincial Party Committee; Mr. Nguyen Hoang Giang - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and representatives of local departments and branches. On the side of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam), there was Mr. Nguyen Van Tu - Deputy Head of the Gas Industry and Petrochemical Refinery Department. On the side of Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Joint Stock Company (BSR), there was Mr. Bui Ngoc Duong - General Director.
Industrial and commercial development situation in the first 7 months of Quang Ngai province
At the working session with the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Mr. Tran Phuoc Hien - Vice Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee reported on the development of industry and trade in the first 7 months of the year, key tasks in the last months of 2024 and the implementation of the national sector planning on energy and minerals in the province. Accordingly, the province's GRDP in the first 6 months of 2024 is estimated at 28,300 billion VND, an increase of 3.71% over the same period in 2023. Total state budget revenue in the province in the first 6 months of 2024 reached 15,279 billion VND. The industrial production index in the first 7 months of the year is estimated to decrease by 4.32% over the same period.
Vice Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee Tran Phuoc Hien reported on the industrial and commercial development situation in the first 7 months of 2024.
In addition, the average consumer price index (CPI) in the first 7 months of the year increased by 3.28% over the same period last year. Quang Ngai province also had total retail sales of goods and consumer service revenue in the first 7 months of the year estimated at VND 45,029 billion, reaching 58.6% of the 2024 plan and up 9.2% over the same period last year. Export turnover is estimated at 1,597 million USD, reaching 64% of the yearly plan and up 10.7% over the same period. Import turnover is estimated at 2,475 million USD, reaching 67% of the yearly plan and up 18.2% over the same period last year.
In the last months of 2024, Quang Ngai province will focus on coordinating with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (Department of Petroleum and Coal) in developing the National Refinery and Energy Center Project in Dung Quat Economic Zone. Along with that, it is necessary to organize the implementation and coordinate the implementation of the planning and implementation plans approved by the Prime Minister for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 and the guiding documents of the Provincial People's Committee, including: Planning of the North Central and Central Coast regions; National energy master plan; National electricity development plan (Power Plan VIII); Planning of mineral exploration, exploitation, processing and use; Planning of national petroleum and gas reserve and supply infrastructure development;... in accordance with and in sync with the Provincial Planning.
Research on the model of the National LHD&NL Center and handle the existing problems of DQS
Over the first 7 months of 2024, Quang Ngai province has actively coordinated with the Ministry of Industry and Trade in developing the National LHD&N Center Project in Dung Quat Economic Zone. Currently, the Provincial People's Committee is synthesizing comments on the draft Decision approving the National LHD&N Center Project in Dung Quat Economic Zone at the request of the consulting unit, the Vietnam Petroleum Institute.
Mr. Dao Duy Anh - Deputy Director of the Department of Oil, Gas and Coal spoke at the meeting.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Dao Duy Anh - Deputy Director of the Department of Oil, Gas and Coal said that the project of the National Center for Refinery and Energy in Dung Quat Economic Zone is one of three centers planned to be established in Vietnam. For the center in Dung Quat Economic Zone, this will be the first center in the country, so there will be certain difficulties and challenges in implementation. Recently, relevant levels have also drafted the project of building the National Center for Refinery and Energy in Dung Quat Economic Zone to submit to the Prime Minister. In addition, Mr. Dao Duy Anh called for the coordination and cooperation of Quang Ngai province in focusing on studying models in the world to build a model suitable for our country. At the same time, the province also needs to have appropriate mechanisms and policies to call for and attract investment in the project. Above all, Quang Ngai province needs to prepare human resources or consider training and attracting workers to serve the project. In particular, there needs to be appropriate infrastructure to meet the requirements for building the National Center for Energy and Natural Resources in Quang Ngai province.
“Hopefully, Quang Ngai province will resolutely focus on implementing the project to build the first LHD&NL Center in Vietnam; mobilize and call on scientists to give their comments and opinions on suitable models for the project,” emphasized Mr. Dao Duy Anh - Deputy Director of the Department of Oil, Gas and Coal.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien delivered concluding remarks at the meeting.
Also at the meeting, Quang Ngai province reported on the plan to handle and resolve the existing problems of Dung Quat Shipbuilding Industry Company (DQS). Accordingly, following the direction of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises (SCMC) and the report of Petrovietnam, Quang Ngai province has given written opinions agreeing to implement the DQS restructuring plan. This is to improve the financial situation, improve competitiveness, continue to create jobs for workers, and ensure the production capacity of the unit. Thereby, contributing to the restoration of Vietnam's shipbuilding industry, in line with the Dung Quat Economic Zone development plan and the strategy for sustainable development of Vietnam's marine economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045.
Quang Ngai province also proposed mechanisms and policies to support and promote the province's industrial development to the Ministry of Industry and Trade to promptly advise on the promulgation of mechanisms and policies to support and promote industrial development, and enhance the competitiveness of priority industries, such as: Law on Industry, key industries, Project on industry linkage in industrial production and energy in the North Central and Central Coast regions.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien congratulated the new Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hoang Giang.
At the end of the working session, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien stated that Quang Ngai province needs to promote the restructuring of the industrial sector towards modernization. In particular, it is necessary to increase the contribution of industrial production to local GRDP, focusing on developing key industries such as petrochemical refining, high-quality steelmaking, shipbuilding, etc. The province also needs to proactively promote the connection between Dung Quat Economic Zone and Chu Lai Open Economic Zone to form a key coastal industrial center of the Central Coast region and the whole country. At the same time, build Dung Quat into a national LHD&NL center.
"To carry out the tasks assigned by the Government, the Ministry of Industry and Trade will continue to closely coordinate with the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province to develop and implement the National Center for Industrial Production and Processing in Dung Quat Economic Zone," Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien emphasized.
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