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Vietnam city says approves LNG project to be developed by Exxon Mobil

Vietnam city says approves LNG project to be developed by Exxon Mobil

Saturday, October 03, 2020, 07:03 GMT+7
Vietnam city says approves LNG project to be developed by Exxon Mobil
A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. Photo: Reuters

HANOI — Vietnam's port city of Hai Phong said authorities had approved a $5.09 billion liquefied natural gas power and terminal project due to be developed by Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N and to start power generation in 2026-27. 

In a statement issued late on Thursday, the city’s People’s Committee said the power plant would have an initial capacity of 2.25 gigawatts (GW) and that would be expanded to 4.5 GW by 2029-2030.

It said the project would also include a terminal with a capacity of six million tonnes of LNG per year.

Exxon Mobil did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In June, Vietnam’s government said it welcomed Exxon Mobil’s move to invest in the country following a phone call between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Irtiza Sayyed, President of ExxonMobil LNG Market Development Inc.

The government said in a statement at the time that a power project in Hai Phong could use LNG imported from the United States or other countries.

The Institute of Energy of Vietnam is drafting a new master power development plan and has compiled a list of 22 LNG power plants with a combined potential capacity of up to 108.5 GW, the first of which will be operational by 2023.

The Hai Phong committee said on Thursday the city had also approved another $1.9 billion LNG power project with a capacity of 1.6 GW.

It said the first phase of the plant would be operational from 2025 and the entire plant from 2028, but did not specify a potential developer or investor.

Reuters

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