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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hands over the decision to Tran Sy Thanh. Photo: VGP
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A teleconference ceremony for the
event was held on January 3 in Hanoi, connecting
with Ho Chi Minh City, the Northern port city of
Hai Phong, the Central coastal province of Quang Ngai,
Vung Tau city in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, and Soc Trang and Ca Mau provinces
in the South.
In December 2017, under a decision
issued by the Politburo, Thanh, member of the CPVCC, Secretary of the Lang Son
provincial Party Committee and head of the delegation of deputies of the 14th National Assembly
of Lang Son province, was relieved of his position in the Lang Son provincial Party
Committee during 2015-2020 to assume the post of Deputy Head of the CPVCC’s
Economic Commission and Chairman of the PetroVietnam Member Council.
He was then designated by the
Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Business Bloc as a member of
the Party Committee of PetroVietnam and its Standing Board, and Secretary of
the committee for the 2015-2020 term.
Addressing the ceremony, PM Phuc
asked the newly-appointed chief of PetroVietnam to well perform tasks assigned
by the Party and State.
He applauded efforts made by
PetroVietnam to surpass its assigned targets and ensure living conditions of
its staff despite wrongdoings in management
committed by several officials of the group, which he described “a very
costly price”, plus uncertainties in the East Sea (South China Sea) and dropping oil price for
many years.
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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc congratulates PetroVietnam on its efforts to surpass its assigned targets in 2017. Photo: VGP
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Stressing the important role played
by PetroVietnam in national construction and defense, the leader urged the
group to ensure effective production and contribute to protecting and affirming
national sovereignty, and guaranteeing national energy security at the same
time.
He also asked the group to implement
the Politburo’s Resolution No.41 on strategic orientations for the development
of Vietnam’s
oil and gas sector by 2025 with a vision towards 2035.
Underlining great contributions of
PetroVietnam to the national gross domestic product (GDP), PM Phuc said the group
should coordinate with relevant agencies to carry out offshore oil and gas
projects on Vietnam’s
continental shelf.
Besides, PetroVietnam needs to
restructure its human resources, implement equitization and capital divestment
during 2017-2020 as approved, and promptly submit to the PM the project on
comprehensive restructuring of the group during 2017-2020 and other
restructuring projects, looking towards a streamlined apparatus and sustainable
development, he said.
The leader requested PetroVietnam to
fast-track the implementation of key national projects and its leaders to
continue drastically handling loss-making projects.
PetroVietnam needs to further cut
expenditures and combat wastefulness and other bad deeds in a number of its
member units, and improve productivity as well as material and spiritual life
of its staff, he said.
In 2017, PetroVietnam’s total
turnover exceeded the set target by 13.8 percent and its contribution to the
State coffer also surpassed the target by 30.8 percent. The group’s post-tax
profit totaled VND 31.9 trillion (USD 1.4 billion).
Annually, the group contributes
20-25 percent of the State budget.
Source: VNA