On December 23, the People's Committee of Dong Thap province issued Report No. 373 on the reception and explanation of the opinions of the Provincial People's Council (PPC) delegates, discussing the 7th Session of the 10th Provincial People's Council ( supplements).
According to the report, the Soai Rap Petroleum Service Industrial Park has been slow to implement for a long time, causing waste of land resources and frustration among the people.
Although the Government has a policy of handing over the project to the locality, along with inspection conclusions, specific instructions and guidance from ministries and branches, the project has not yet been handed over and implemented.
Explaining this issue, the People's Committee of Dong Thap province said that the main reason is that the land lease contract between Vietnam Oil and Gas Construction Corporation (PVC) and Vietnam Oil and Gas Steel Pipe Production Joint Stock Company (PVPIPE) has not been specified, and the two sides have not yet agreed on a handling plan. After actual measurement, part of the industrial park's land area is located in the dyke protection corridor, so it is necessary to locally adjust the planning.
According to the People's Committee of Dong Thap province, in the coming time, the province will continue to direct relevant departments and branches to coordinate in advising and speeding up the implementation of procedures to invite investors to do business in infrastructure of Soaihap Oil and Gas Industrial Park, with the following specific contents: Complete handling of PVPIPE's land lease at Soaihap Oil and Gas Industrial Park and review the land lease plan of this enterprise in the industrial park. Up to now, the Department of Agriculture and Environment has advised the Provincial People's Committee in Official Dispatch No. 6124/SNN&MT-QLDD dated November 5, 2025; currently the Provincial People's Committee is considering and deciding.
Complete and submit for approval the local adjustment of the 1/2000 scale construction zoning plan of Soai Trao Petroleum Industrial Service Area. Up to now, the adjustment dossier has been completed according to the assessment of the Appraisal Council; it is expected that the Management Board will approve in December 2025.
Complete and approve the decision approving the investment policy for the Soai Trao Petroleum Service Industrial Park project after the decision to locally adjust the 1/2000 scale construction zoning plan. On that basis, the province will develop an auction plan and invite investment in industrial park infrastructure according to regulations.
According to the records, Soai Rap Petroleum Service Industrial Park has an area of 285.3 hectares, currently has a secondary project, the Steel Pipe Manufacturing Factory project invested by Vietnam Oil and Gas Pipe Manufacturing Joint Stock Company (PVPIPE), with a registered investment capital of VND 2,175.6 billion. This industrial park was formerly the Soai Rap Shipbuilding Industrial Park invested by the Vietnam Shipbuilding Group (Vinashin) since 2003. After nearly 7 years of implementation, Vinashin has only cleared the land, leveled 220 hectares/285.3 hectares and did not ensure financial capacity to implement the project.
In Decision 926/QD-TTg dated June 18, 2010 of the Prime Minister on Vinashin restructuring, the Prime Minister decided to assign this project to the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) to receive and continue implementing.
After receiving the project, PVN assigned Vietnam Oil and Gas Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC) as the investor in Decision No. 7089/QD-DKVN dated August 12, 2010. At the same time, the Management Board of Tien Giang Industrial Parks issued investment certificate No. 532210.00012 on March 25, 2011. In which, the investor implementing the project is PVC.
On June 28, 2011, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 1689/QD-UBND to establish Soai Rap Petroleum Service Industrial Park (in Gia Thuan commune and Vam Lang commune, Go Cong district), with an area of 285.3 hectares, the infrastructure investor is Vietnam Oil and Gas Construction and Installation Corporation (PVC).
From 2010 to 2013, PVC implemented the project very slowly, not ensuring the registration progress. Therefore, the Management Board issued Decision No. 01/QD-BQL dated January 8, 2014 on terminating operations and revoking the issued investment certificate and the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 2668/QD-UBND dated September 24, 2018 on land recovery and the Land Use Rights Certificate of the land granted to the project with the reason of PVC returning the land.
