HANOI -- PetroVietnam Power, a unit of state-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, has announced plans to build an oil refinery and petrochemical complex in the country. The total investment is expected to be up to $18.5 billion.
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PetroVietnam operates the Dung Quat refinery in the northern part of Vietnam. The country currently has no refinery in the south near Ho Chi Minh City, which accounts for 45 percent of domestic demand. © VNA
HANOI -- PetroVietnam Power, a unit of state-run Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, has announced plans to build an oil refinery and petrochemical complex in the country. The total investment is expected to be up to $18.5 billion.