Trinh made the announcement in an official dispatch issued by the company yesterday.
Rumours began circulating that the fuel would be withdrawn from sale when E5 shops managed by the Materials - Petroleum Joint Stock Company (COMECO) were closed.
“Some of the E5 shops owned by COMECO have been closed for maintenance work and check-ups,” Trinh explained, “but they’ve re-opened from February 22nd.”
According to Trinh, PV Oil has supplied E5 fuel since August, 2010. “Although there have been numerous difficulties, the company is still producing the environmentally friendly bio fuel under the State Department for Standards, Metrology and Quality.
‘E5 petrol is being sold at over 140 stations nation-wide and the company will develop its distribution channels in the coming time,’ Trinh confirmed.
Responding to rumours that E5 may be among the causes of the recent spate in vehicle fires, PV Oil said there was no scientific basis for them.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has asked the Government to make the use of ethanol E5 and E10 fuel mixtures compulsory in Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, HCM City, and Can Tho from July 1, 2013, and the entire country by 2015.
PV Oil has also asked the Government to decide on whether E5 should be used throughout the country.
