9/1/2009 8:44:26 AM

A technical problem leading to a temporary shutdown of Dung Quat oil refinery will be identified and fixed in the next few days, the project management said.

The project management also said the refinery is slated for completion at the end of October and it is normal for the plant to have technical problems during its test run.

The refinery’s fluid catalytic cracker, which makes gasoline and other products, broke down on August 18 due to technical problems, according to Vietnam Oil & Gas Group.

The group said in July that Dung Quat, based in the central province of Quang Ngai, was expected to run at full capacity by August 25.

The 148,000 barrel-a-day refinery, which started commercial operations in February, aims to meet a third of Vietnam’s fuel demand by

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