Ca Mau Gas-Power-Fertilizer Complex
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Ca Mau Gas-Power-Fertilizer Complex is a complex of gas pipeline, urea
plant, thermal power plant in commune
of Khánh An
, U Minh District, Ca Mau Province
, southern Vietnam
. The complex was invested by Petrovietnam
and includes two thermal gas-fuelled power plants (total capacity of 1,500 MW, main equipment supplied by Siemens
), an 18 inches (457.2 mm) and 330 kilometres (205.1 mi) gas pipeline, a urea
plant (800,000 metric tons per annum). The 18-inch pipeline originates in PM3 gas field in the overlapping area between Malaysia and Vietnam
and runs on the seabed 298 kilometers, gets landfall at Mui Tram, runs onshore 27 km to the complex. Natural gas
transported through this pipeline is fed to the power plants and fertilizer plants. Total designed transportation capacity of this pipeline reaches 2 billion cubic meters per annum. The construction of this pipeline achieved completion in February 2007. Both power plants were put into operation on 27 December 2008.
The contractor of the pipeline was Vietsovpetro, of the power plants was LILAMA, main equipment of power plant was supplied by Siemens
.
The project is located by the junction of two rivers, near to Lower U Minh National Park
, a low wetland area.
Urea
Urea or carbamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO2. The molecule has two —NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl functional group....
plant, thermal power plant in commune
Communes of Vietnam
In Vietnam, there are three kinds of third-level administrative subdivisions: the rural commune , the commune-level town ，and the ward . In Vietnam a rural commune is referred to as a xã and urban communes are referred to as Thị trấn, urban townships...
of Khánh An
Khánh An, U Minh
Khánh An is a commune in U Minh District, Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam.The commune is 14 km by road northwest of the provincial capital, city of Ca Mau. The commune has an area of 155.98 km2, population 14,017 inhabitants . The commune contains 10 villages .The commune is adjacent to...
, U Minh District, Ca Mau Province
Ca Mau Province
Cà Mau is a province of Vietnam, named after its capital city. It is located in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam, and is the southernmost of Vietnam's 58 provinces...
, southern Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The complex was invested by Petrovietnam
Petrovietnam
PetroVietnam is the trading name of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group . PetroVietnam has developed rapidly since it was established in 1977, and its activities, through its various companies and wholly owned subsidiaries, now cover all the operations from oil and gas exploration and production to...
and includes two thermal gas-fuelled power plants (total capacity of 1,500 MW, main equipment supplied by Siemens
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
), an 18 inches (457.2 mm) and 330 kilometres (205.1 mi) gas pipeline, a urea
Urea
Urea or carbamide is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO2. The molecule has two —NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl functional group....
plant (800,000 metric tons per annum). The 18-inch pipeline originates in PM3 gas field in the overlapping area between Malaysia and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
and runs on the seabed 298 kilometers, gets landfall at Mui Tram, runs onshore 27 km to the complex. Natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
transported through this pipeline is fed to the power plants and fertilizer plants. Total designed transportation capacity of this pipeline reaches 2 billion cubic meters per annum. The construction of this pipeline achieved completion in February 2007. Both power plants were put into operation on 27 December 2008.
The contractor of the pipeline was Vietsovpetro, of the power plants was LILAMA, main equipment of power plant was supplied by Siemens
Siemens
Siemens may refer toSiemens, a German family name carried by generations of telecommunications industrialists, including:* Werner von Siemens , inventor, founder of Siemens AG...
.
The project is located by the junction of two rivers, near to Lower U Minh National Park
Lower U Minh National Park
Lower U Minh National Park is a national park of Vietnam. The park is located in Ca Mau Province Lower U Minh National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia U Minh Hạ) is a national park of Vietnam. The park is located in Ca Mau Province Lower U Minh National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn quốc gia U Minh Hạ)...
, a low wetland area.