越南舉辦石油業招商会優先招待日本

Recently the NHK News on-line reported the following:

経済成長が続くベトナムで、製油所や発電所などの新規事業を日本企業に紹介して参入を促す説明会が行われ、エネルギー分野での日本からの投資や技術協力にベトナム側から大きな期待が示されました。

この説明会は、ベトナムの国営石油ガス公社、ペトロベトナムがＪＥＴＲＯ＝日本貿易振興機構と協力し、他国に先駆けて日本企業を対象に３日、首都ハノイで開いたもので、建設会社や金融機関など１００社以上が参加しました。
説明会では、ペトロベトナムから、製油所などの石油関連事業や、火力や風力発電所をはじめとする発電事業など２３件、合わせて２兆円規模のプロジェクトが紹介され、参入を検討する日本企業からは、ベトナム政府からの支援や事業の将来性などについて質問が相次ぎました。
ペトロベトナムは、日本企業に限定した説明会を開いた理由について、「日本企業の実績と技術力を高く評価しており、大きな期待を寄せている」と述べ、エネルギー分野での日本からの投資や技術協力に期待を示しました。
ＪＥＴＲＯハノイ事務所の山岡寛和所長は、「日本はベトナムで、ＯＤＡ＝政府開発援助も民間投資も、最大の支援をしている。官民の投資が両輪となって、ベトナムの経済成長を支えているといえ、優先的に投資機会が与えられる動きにつながっている」と話しています。

(試譯文)

A briefing session was held to introduce new business to Japanese companies such as the oil refinery and the electricity generating plants and to urge their entry into Vietnam where economic growth was continuing; great expectation was shown from the side of Vietnam in the investment and technical cooperation from Japan in the field of energy.

The briefing session was held by the national petroleum gas public corporation in Vietnam, the PetroVietnam in cooperation with the JETRO the Japanese business recovering organization; it was opened to Japanese companies on the 3rd prior to other foreign countries in the capital Hanoi with 100 or more companies participating, such as construction firms and financial institutions.

At the briefing session, 23 project items which were oil business related were introduced by PetroVietnam, such as the oil refinery, fire power, and power generation enterprises including wind plants. The projects had a scale of 2 trillion-yen; succeeding questions one after another concerning the support from the Vietnam government and the future of the enterprise etc. were raised by the Japanese companies which were considering entry

PetroVietnam described the reasons for having held the briefing session limited to Japanese companies as "Japanese companies have the track record and technical capabilities and are evaluated highly for that, a great hope is put on them", and was showing expectation towards the investment and technical cooperation from Japan in the energy field.

Director Hirokazu Yamaoka of the JETRO Hanoi office said that "in Japan the ODA: Official Development Assistance and private investments are offering the greatest support to Vietnam. Investment of the government and the people became two wheels, and we could say that they support the economic growth of Vietnam, and have led to a motion which gives them preference in investment opportunities".

Against the background of growing tension between Vietnam and China over the South China Sea petroleum exploration, the close business ties between Japan and Vietnam could have special political meanings.