The pipeline will have a total length of nearly 400 km – 246 km offshore and 152 km onshore – and a natural gas capacity of 16-18 MMcm/d.
The pipeline, also referred to as the Depot B – O Mon pipeline, will carry natural gas from Depot B on the south western continental shelf through the four Mekong Delta Provinces of Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang and Hau Giang, supplying industrial zones on its way to the Can Tho O Mon gas-electric power station.
Funded by the Vietnam Oil and Gas Finance Company, the project is expected to cost $US800 million and will be the country’s longest gas pipeline.