Nghi Son Refinery & Petrochemical LLC (NSRP) is now producing diesel from its 200,000-b/d refinery and petrochemical complex in Thanh Hoa Province in Vietnam (OGJ Online, June 7, 2013).
After successfully producing RON 92 (MOGAS92) and RON95 (MOGAS95) in early May, NSRP produced 5,000 cu m of diesel meeting all required specifications for sale to Vietnam’s domestic market on May 23, the operator said.
The announcement of diesel production from the site follows the refinery’s achievement of ready for startup (RFSU) status on Feb. 28 after completion of construction and start of commissioning activities in early March (OGJ Online, Mar. 2, 2018).
Designed to process Kuwaiti crude oil into finished products to help meet Vietnam’s growing domestic demand for transportation fuels and petrochemicals, the $9-billion Nghi Son refinery is a joint venture of PetroVietnam 25.1%, Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. 35.1%, Kuwait Petroleum Europe BV 35.1%, and Mitsui Chemicals Inc. 4.7% (OGJ Online, Aug. 22, 2014).
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