On the afternoon of October 15, at the Party Central Committee Headquarters, General Secretary To Lam received Mr. Eric Hambly, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Murphy Oil Group.
General Secretary To Lam welcomed the visit to Vietnam by the leaders of Murphy Oil Group in the year of the 30th anniversary of the normalization of Vietnam-US relations. Highly appreciating the group's long-term investment and business in Vietnam with positive results, General Secretary To Lam welcomed the group's policy of expanding and increasing investment in oil and gas exploitation in Vietnam in the coming time.
General Secretary To Lam affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to its relationship with the US, and hopes that the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two sides will continue to develop, in which energy cooperation is one of the focuses of bilateral relations, for the benefit of businesses and people of the two countries, for peace, stability and development in the region and the world.
Sharing the vision and development strategy for Vietnam's energy sector to achieve development goals by 2030 and 2045, with requirements on ensuring solid energy security, resource efficiency, environmental protection and climate change response, General Secretary To Lam expressed optimism about Vietnam's development potential, including the oil and gas industry in the coming years.
The General Secretary affirmed that Vietnam will continue to create favorable conditions for investment and business activities of foreign enterprises in Vietnam in the energy sector, including the US; suggested that Murphy Oil Group continue to closely coordinate with ministries, branches and Vietnamese partners to accelerate the implementation of oil and gas projects in Vietnam, transfer technology, knowledge and increase training of high-quality human resources, thereby continuing to actively contribute to the development of Vietnam and the Vietnam - US relationship.
Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Murphy Oil Group Eric Hambly expressed his honor to have General Secretary To Lam spend time visiting the delegation. Mr. Eric Hambly shared about the group's business strategy in the world, in which Vietnam continues to be an important partner.
The leaders of Murphil Oil sincerely thanked the Vietnamese side for creating favorable conditions and close and effective coordination between the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the National Industry - Energy Group in the group's oil and gas exploration and exploitation activities in recent years.
With the achieved results and confidence in Vietnam's strong growth potential in the coming years, Mr. Eric Hambly affirmed that Murphil Oil Group is committed to increasing investment in Vietnam, accompanying Vietnam in developing the oil and gas industry, transferring technology, and training high-quality human resources as directed by General Secretary To Lam.
