Apart from bus enterprises switching from petrol, oil vehicles to compressed natural gas (CNG) powered buses for environmental protection and cost savings as reported by Saigon Liberation Newspaper, interesting news has come. That is many enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City, with nothing to do with transportation business but still actively switch to using CNG-powered vehicles.

2011 is the year of so much significance to PETROVIETNAM GAS CORPORATION (PV Gas). Simultaneously, in line with the assurance of completing Business Plan, this is the first year the Corporation transferred to run under a Joint Stock Company model, and also the first year of implementing five year plan for 2011-2015, Speed-up Strategy for development of PVN to 2015 and orientations to 2025, conducting the Master plan on Vietnamese Gas industry development for 2015 period and orientations to 2025.

Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), Tien Phong Newspaper and PetroVietnam Gas (PV Gas) have made announcements about Vietnamese Award of Super Cup. Accordingly, PV Gas becomes the exclusive sponsor for the Football Award in 2011 and its official name is Vietnamese Super Cup – Cup PV Gas 2011.

On 12/06/2011, at PetroVietnam Gas Jointstock Corporation(PV Gas)’s office a ceremony was held for signing of contracts and agreements regarding the Project of Associated Gas of Chim Sao Field, Block 12W Vietnamese offshore, including the Associated Gas Gathering Agreement (AGGA) (between PV Gas and gas owners: PREMIER OIL VIETNAM OFFSHORE B.V., PREMIER OIL VIETNAM LIMITED, SANTOS PETROLEUM VENTURES B.V., Vietnam Oil and Gas Group - PVN and PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation - PVEP), and the Agreement on Transportation, handling and redelivery of Associated Gas (TA) (between PV Gas and owners of Nam Con Son Gas Pipeline: PV Gas, BP Pipeline Vietnam and ConocoPhillips Vietnam).