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PetroVietnam starts work on 462MW gas power plant, pipeline

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

State-owned oil giant PetroVietnam began construction Saturday of a 462 MW electricity plant near HCM City and a pipeline to bring gas to the plant from a storage depot.

J Power plans 1000MW electricity plant

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

One of Japan's leading power firms, J Power, is ready to pump up Vietnam's electricity sector once it gets a government green light to move ahead with two 1,000 megawatt projects.

REE joins US$99m power venture

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Co (REE), Vietnam's sixth-largest listed company, said on Friday March 23 it would join a US$99 million venture to build power plants and industrial zones.

Plan to expand Mekong waterway transport approved

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

The Vietnamese government has approved a major plan to expand waterway transport in the Mekong Delta region by dredging a canal and digging new ones to connect the region with the sea

Talisman continues exploration success in Vietnam

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:00:08 PST

Calgary-based Talisman Energy (TSX:TLM) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Talisman (Vietnam 15-2/01) Ltd has drilled a successful sidetrack well from its Hai Su Trang discovery offshore Vietnam.

Canadian joint venture well spuds

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

A new well in the Te Giac Trang oil deposit in the Cuu Long maritime basin, off the southern Vietnamese coast, could produce up to 5,000 barrels a day, Thang Long JOC joint venture reported on Thursday March 22

Minister maintains state-funded gas-power-urea project 'profitable

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

Minister of Industry Hoang Trung Hai told the National Assembly in Hanoi yesterday that mammoth gas-power-urea project started ten-years ago has proved to be highly efficient, benefiting the economy in various aspects

Premier Oil says full-year profit surged as acquisitions contribute to earnings

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

LONDON: Premier Oil PLC said Thursday March 22 that full-year profit surged 75% as newly acquired businesses contributed to earnings for the first time and the company reached gas sales agreements in Indonesia

Talisman Energy announces continuing exploration success in Vietnam

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

March 22, 2007) -Talisman (Vietnam 15-2/01) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc

Olympus finalises private share placement

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:00:04 PST

March 20, 2007 Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc. (the "Company") (TSX:OYM). David Seton, Chair and CEO of the Company, is pleased to announce that the Co has completed its non -brokered private placement, of 21,428,571 shares at a price of C$0.56 per share, for gross proceeds of C$12,000,000.

Vietnam to opt for nuclear power by 2022

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

Vietnam is considering adding nuclear power to its electricity generation mix, a top government official said Wednesday March 21.

Japan signs MoU on public-private partnership projects

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

A memorandum of understanding on promoting public-private partnership (PPP) in infrastructure development was signed by Japanese and Vietnamese partners at a conference in Hanoi Tuesday

Cavico Mining signs new US$4.7m contract to construct a headrace tunnel at the Nam Chien 2 Hydropower project

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

March 21, 2007—Cavico Corp (PINKSHEETS: CVCP), a Vietnamese company working in the fields of infrastructure development, including the construction of hydropower facilities, dams, bridges, roads, mines and urban buildings throughout Vietnam and the Pacific Rim, announced today that Cavico Mining.

More electricity cuts planned

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:00:06 PST

From March 23-26 Vietnam must reduce electricity consumption totalling 800 MW, the National Electricity Monitoring Centre has announced when a major power plant conducts routine maintenance.

DragonCapital increases holding in Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc to 39%

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

Vietnam Growth Fund Limited ("VGFL") and Vietnam Dragon Fund Limited ("VDFL") each subscribed (the "Subscriptions") for 4,285,714 common shares of Olympus Pacific Minerals Inc ("Olympus") on a private placement basis on March 19, 2007.

Construction starts on last China section of Trans-Asia railway

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

Construction began on the last section of the proposed Trans-Asia railway within China, connecting the southwest of the country with Burma, began on Tuesday March 20

Work starts on huge economic zone

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

A domestic consortium on March 18 began work on a mammoth project to develop an economic zone in Hai Ha District of the northern coast province of Quang Ninh.

Vinachem digs deep on US$300 million bauxite refinery

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

Vinachem, the nation�s largest chemical manufacturer, is one step closer to making its bauxite refinery project a reality, following permission to start studying bauxite reserves in the Central Highlands

British oil explorer makes profit in Vietnam

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

Vietnam-focused British oil explorer Soco International Plc posted a 43 percent rise in 2006 profit

Oil and gas targets US$38.7 billion in revenues

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:00:00 PST

The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PVN) targets an annual growth rate of 15 percent from now until 2015, as well as a revenue rising from 11 billion USD to 38