Mr. Turki Alajmi - CEO of Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC (NSRP)

Nghi Sơn Refinery and Petrochemical LLC (NSRP) in Thanh Hoa Province’s Nghi Sơn Economic Zone successfully produced 5,000cu.m of diesel oil on Tuesday.

This move will help NSRP better meet the domestic demand.

“We are very proud of this achievement, which can be attributed to the tremendous support and hardwork of all employees of NSRP,” the company’s CEO Turki Alajmi said.

Earlier this month, NSRP successfully produced RON92 and RON95 petroleum products..

The first shipment of Diesel oil (DO) product of NSRP

NSRP is the second refinery in Viet Nam with a total investment capital of more than US$9 billion. It has the capacity to produce 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day in the first phase, equivalent to 10 million tonnes of crude oil per year.

NSRP, the country’s largest-scale refinery and petrochemical project,is financed by Viet Nam Oil and Gas Group, Kuwait Petroleum Europe BV, Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd and Mitsui Chemicals Inc from Japan.

Overview of NSRP Refinery by night

The project started in October 2013 and was completed in April 2017, using the world’s most modern refinery technologies.

When operating at the maximum designed capacity, NSRP will meet approximately 40 per cent of the domestic petrol and oil demand and contribute to ensuring a significant growth of petroleum consumption in Việt Nam in the coming years. — VNS