(Baonghean) - This morning, Nghe An Petroleum Company held a ceremony to celebrate the 55th anniversary of its establishment and received the Second Class Independence Medal. Attending the ceremony were comrades Thai Van Hang - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Tran Van Thinh - General Director of Vietnam National Petroleum Group.

On December 29, 1956, the Ministry of Commerce decided to establish in Vinh City the Petroleum Company and General Warehouse under the Vietnam Petroleum Corporation. The company was responsible for supplying petroleum and grease to the provinces of Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Vinh Linh special zone.

On behalf of the delegation, comrade Thai Van Hang presented the Independence Medal and a banner to Nghe An Petroleum Company.



Leaders of Vietnam National Petroleum Group presented money to support the Fund for the Poor of Nghe An province

Overcoming the difficulties and hardships of the war in the early days of its establishment, the Company's staff and workers have excellently completed their tasks. During the renovation period, as the first unit to implement equitization in Nghe An province, the Company is one of the leading units in improving management, reorganizing production and business; investing over 140 billion VND in new technical facilities, equipping and improving modern technology, diversifying products, improving management capacity and production and business efficiency.

In 2001, the Company was granted ISO 9001 certification. In 5 years (2006 to 2011), the Company invested over 100 billion VND to expand its production and business scale, enhancing its position in the locality and in the petroleum industry. In particular, the investment in developing the retail network is considered a strategic task and has achieved good results. Annual output has always reached and exceeded the plan. In the past 55 years, the Company has been honored twice as a Hero of the People's Armed Forces and a Hero of Labor in the Renewal Period.

At the ceremony, by order of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Thai Van Hang awarded the company's staff the Second Class Independence Medal. On this occasion, the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee and Provincial Fatherland Front Committee also presented the company with a banner bearing the inscription: "Nghe An Petroleum Company 55 years of construction and development"; Vietnam National Petroleum Group presented the Nghe An Provincial Fund for the Poor with 200 million VND.

Hoang Vinh