Petrovietnam and Equinor promote clean energy development in Vietnam

DNHN - Petrovietnam and Equinor promote the construction and implementation of investment cooperation in the field of energy and offshore wind power development through a meeting between representatives of the two sides on August 18.

On August 18, 2022, at the Headquarters of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam), General Director of Petrovietnam Le Manh Hung had a meeting and worked with Ms. Anita H. Holgersen – Director of Equinor in Vietnam.

Equinor Vietnam Director Anita H. Holgersen introduced about the capabilities, experience, and how Equinor transformed from a state-owned oil and gas group into an energy group. Ms. Anita H. Holgersen said that Petrovietnam and Equinor have many similarities, having the same starting point as oil and gas companies. "We highly appreciate Petrovietnam with its role and position as the leading energy enterprise in Vietnam, as well as the leading capacity and experience unit in Southeast Asia in the field of processing, manufacturing, assembling, transportation and construction of offshore construction items".

Especially in the current global energy transition trend, Ms. Anita H. Holgersen hopes that the cooperation relationship between Equinor and Petrovietnam will grow more and more and achieve more practical results in the construction and deploying investment cooperation in the field of energy, offshore wind power development, production of hydrogen, ammonia, CCS/CCUS.

On behalf of Petrovietnam's leaders, Petrovietnam General Director Le Manh Hung highly appreciated the cooperation activities between Petrovietnam and Equinor recently in the field of offshore wind power.

Especially, with Equinor's extensive experience in clean energy, General Director Le Manh Hung hopes that Equinor will expand cooperation with Petrovietnam in the field of clean energy, especially hydrogen production from offshore wind power. At the same time, General Director Le Manh Hung also hoped that Equinor would work with member units of the Group such as PTSC, VSP..., support Petrovietnam's member units to participate in Equinor's projects not only in Vietnam market but in international markets.

In the coming time, in the field of offshore wind power, General Director Le Manh Hung hopes that the two sides will continue to work together with the Government, ministries/sectors, localities... to develop a roadmap for the implementation of wind power projects. specific offshore in Vietnam.

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