Petrochemical refinery wants to dump sludge into the sea

Aerial view of the Nghi Son Refinery in Thanh Hoa. Photo by VnExpress/Le Hoang

The Nghi Son Refinery in Thanh Hoa has sought the province's approval to dump around seven million cubic meters of dredged sludge at its port into the sea.

The dumping will happen until 2026, with 1.9 million m3 to be dumped this year. The dumping area would span 400 ha and have a depth of 25-26 meters, 22 km away from the Nghi Son fairway in the north central province.

The refinery said its port was designed to receive vessels with a capacity of over 40,000 tons and can receive 10 million tons of crude oil a year. Since the latest dredging in 2019, the fairway has received considerable amounts of alluvial soil, meaning the waters would not be deep enough to receive vessels as designed.

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