VietNamNet Bridge – ConocoPhillips Vietnam has provided US$90,000 for construction of Tan Ha Primary School that was inaugurated Sunday in Tan Ha Commune in Binh Thuan Province's Ham Tan District.

ConocoPhillips Vietnam president Bobby Nolen (3rd, L) and VCF director Ram Russell (2nd, L) get a souvenir from Tan Ha Primary School's students during the inauguration of the school.

This is a much-needed educational facility in this poor region, which was built through the Vietnam Children's Fund (VCF), an American non-governmental organization in Vietnam.

ConocoPhillips Vietnam president Bobby Nolen said his company selected the Tan Ha Commune to build a new two-story school building comprising eight classrooms, a staff room and a library.

This is because the commune has only one primary school for 826 students who must attend school in shifts at four different locations.

"The new building will serve over 300 students and will significantly promote quality primary-school education in our district," said Ham Tan District's chairman Trinh Van Thu.

ConocoPhillips is an international integrated oil company operating in more than 45 countries. Except for the Nam Con Son pipeline, the company which celebrated the 10th anniversary of its partnership in Vietnam in May has business interests in five oil and gas properties in Vietnam.

(Source: SGT)