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Exxon's Vietnam plans clash with LNG import ambitions

The Blue Whale gas-to-power development will boost Vietnam’s generation capacity by 10% but may make financing more difficult for the country's LNG import projects The Blue Whale gas-to-power development will boost Vietnam’s generation capacity by 10% but may make financing more difficult for the country's LNG import projects.
By Andrew Walker 1 February 2019 0 33897
Drilling offshore Vietnam. (Gazprom)

ExxonMobil’s plan to take an FID in 2020 on a multi-billion-dollar integrated gas-to-power project in Vietnam could make it more difficult for the country to realise its LNG import ambitions. The country is seeking to import LNG from the early 2020s, but project developers may struggle to find investment if new domestic sources of gas become available.

Exxon's project, for which it has awarded a FEED contract, will see the company lead development on the Ca Voi Xanh (Blue Whale) gas field,...