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Figure 5: Viet Nam Domestic Tanker Loading Cargo on the Bassac River (Song Hau), Viet Nam
In the Upper Mekong, exports of petroleum products from Thailand to the People's Republic of China
and Myanmar are increasing. Keawalee Terminal in Chiang Saen is a privately-operated terminal used
to discharge petroleum products to tanker barges from the People's Republic of China and Myanmar.
Diesel and gasoline exports from Chiang Saen to these two countries reached 17 million litres in 2011
and are projected to climb to 100 million litres a year after Chiang Saen Port II starts operating in 2012.
Figure 6: Chinese Tanker Barge Loading Cargo at Keawalee Terminal, Thailand.
Ferry crossings are also used to carry dangerous goods between Thailand and Lao PDR with basic
refuelling facilities located along the Mekong River (Figure 7). Within Lao PDR, there is limited storage
and transport of dangerous goods, although Km 4 State Port has underground fuel tanks. The expansion
of the Lao mining industry will require close monitoring to ensure dangerous goods are not carried on
the Mekong River in the future.