Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation builds up the full-time security and safety forces for protection of petroleum security

According to Article 25 of the Decree No. 03/2002/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation shall have the responsibility to:

- Build up mass movements to protect the Fatherland’s security at its agencies and enterprises; perform the work of protecting internal security in its agencies and enterprises; protect the State’s assets; prevent and combat crimes of all types, and prevent incidents, fires, explosions and accidents;

- Coordinate with the ministries, branches, local administrations where petroleum activities are carried out in educating citizens to participate in the protection of petroleum security and safety;

- Build up the full-time and part-time security and safety forces according to law provisions so as to provide timely aid and rescue when incidents occur, and equip them with adequate necessary means so that they can fulfill the tasks of protecting petroleum security and safety;

- Assume the prime responsibility and coordinate with the concerned ministries, branches and localities in summing up and drawing experiences from the work of protecting petroleum security and safety; propose solutions to raise the effectiveness of the petroleum security and safety protection work suited to the practical situation and conditions.

Besides, according to Article 23 of the Decree No. 03/2002/NĐ-CP, the Ministry of Aquatic Resources of Vietnam and the People’s Committees of the coastal provinces shall direct the provincial/municipal Aquatic Resource Services and the Aquatic Resource Protection Sub-Departments to coordinate with the border guard and the marine police forces in organizing propaganda and education for fishermen to understand the regulations on the petroleum security and safety protection, and disallow ships and boats having no responsibility to encroach upon the safety zones of the petroleum projects.

Moreover, according to Article 24 of the Decree No. 03/2002/NĐ-CP, the Ministry of Communications and Transport, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, the Ministry of Aquatic Resources, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, the National Committee for Search and Rescue and the provincial People’s Committees shall elaborate plans on mobilization of people, means and supplies for coordinated participation in providing aid and rescue, dealing with incidents, fires, explosions and accidents occurring in petroleum activities and on petroleum projects, means and equipment in the geographical areas under their respective management.

More details at the Decree No. 03/2002/NĐ-CP of the Government of Vietnam, effective from January 22, 2002.

Le Vy

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