11/03/2015
3/9/2015 SAIGON -- KrisEnergy, an independent upstream oil and gas company, has increased its working interest in Block 105 and is taking over operatorship of the production sharing contract. Earlier, KrisEnergy held 33.33% working interest in ..
10/03/2015
VietnamNet English The price of cooking gas in HCM City has risen by VND5,000 (25 US cents) per 12kg canister from March 1, the second price increase so far this year. The retail price of a 12kg cooking gas canister now ranges between V..
09/03/2015
The Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company (BSR) is targeting the production of 6.8 million tonnes of products this year, the deputy general director of the company, Nguyen Van Hoi, said. He noted that the Dung Quat oil refinery plant – o..
09/03/2015
VietnamNet English The manufacturing sector maintained its recent period of growth in February, with new orders and output both rising at faster rates than at the start of the year, HSBC's Purchasing Managers' Index reveals. The headl..
09/03/2015
VietNam News English The Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) reported total revenue of VND15.7 trillion (US$737 million) during the first two months of 2015, vietnamplus.vn said. During the period, the group produced 6...
09/03/2015
VietnamPlus English Construction work started on the first phase of the Tay Nguyen wind farm on March 6 in Dlie Yang Commune, Ea H'Leo District in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. Construction work started on the first phase of the Tay N..
09/03/2015
SaiGon GP English Because of 7.5 percent increase in electricity prices from March 16 Vietnam Electricity (EVN)’s profit is expected to hike VND1.5 trillion (US$70.19 million), accounting for about 1 percent of equity, however it is too low in..
09/03/2015
Offshore staff HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Hoang Long Joint Operating Co. (HLJOC) has contracted Honeywell Process Solutions to provide project management and engineering for a third production platform offshore Vietnam. The new contract cove..
09/03/2015
VietnamPlus English The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has been requested to continue implementing flexible monetary policies in close association with fiscal policy in order to ensure macro-economic stability, support production development, a..
09/03/2015
Business Monitor International (BMI) holds that growth in Vietnam’s power sector will present immense opportunities for power-related infrastructure construction, with the announcement of numerous power plant projects over the past quarters hav..
09/03/2015
By Nguyen Long, Thanh Nien News Ba Ria-Vung Tau authorities have requested central agencies to inspect tides of oil sludge that have soiled local beaches the past few years, with the latest case occurring on Monday. “The sludge has appeared o..
09/03/2015
The Rise of the CPV indicates Vietnam's current political power struggle. In recent years the power of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has increased dramatically. If this trend continues, it may bear important implicati..
09/03/2015
By N. Tran Tam, Thanh Nien News Foreign investors in Ho Chi Minh City have continued to complain about difficulties in buying parts and materials for production, urging the government to try harder to help its stagnant supporting industrie..
09/03/2015
3/5/2015 Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on google_plusone_shareShare on print HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- Honeywell Process Solutions (HPS) announced Thursday that it has been selected to handle critical project management..
09/03/2015
SaiGon GP English Electricity prices will be increased by 7.5 percent to an average of VND1,622.05 per kWh from March 16, as approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at a Government meeting in Hanoi on March 5. ..
08/03/2015
VietnamNet English Crude oil and coal output in January rose some 10 per cent over January 2014, despite falling petrol prices and unfavourable coal mining conditions, reported the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Speaking at a p..
08/03/2015
VietnamPlus English Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has decided to include the Victory-Nhon Hoi petrochemical and oil refinery project in the petrol sector’s plan. The 22 billion USD project is listed among those receiving priority from the ..
08/03/2015
Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) reported profit of a mere VND4.8 billion last year, a small fraction of the VND1.6 trillion recorded in the previous year. Its holding firm saw its profit tumbling to VND67 billion last year, or near..
08/03/2015
The Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company (BSR) is targeting the production of 6.8 million tonnes of products this year, the deputy general director of the company, Nguyen Van Hoi, sai He noted that the Dung Quat oil refinery plant &ndash..
08/03/2015
VietNam News English The Ministry of Industry and Trade has granted permission for importing at least 8.18 million tonnes of oil and petrol products this year to 19 petroleum trading companies. FacebookTwitter0 vote(s) CommentSave this new..
06/03/2015
VietnamPlus English Although Vietnam saw its consumer price index slip in February due to plunging oil prices, purchasing power surged during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. According to the General Statistics Office (GSO), total retail sales o..
06/03/2015
Offshore staff NORTH SYDNEY, Australia – Pan Pacific Petroleum and its partners in block 121 offshore Vietnam will decide later this year whether to proceed to exploration Phase 3, which includes a one-well drilling commitment. They are seek..
06/03/2015
Offshore staff SINGAPORE – KrisEnergy has increased its presence offshore Vietnam in blocks 105 and 120 after Neon Energy withdrew from the Eni Vietnam-led consortium. Following an April 2014 agreement, an amended investment certif..
06/03/2015
HANOI: Vietnam's crude oil exports in the first two months of this year rose an estimated 37.2 percent from 2014 to 1.6 million tonnes, or 200,000 barrels per day (bpd), the government said on Thursday. Crude oil export value in the period, howe..
06/03/2015
HANOI–State-owned PetroVietnam said Thursday it is in talks with Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR) about the possibility of cooperating further on oil projects in Vietnam and in the Gulf of Mexico. In a statement on its website, PetroVietnam said it ..
11/12/2014
HANOI Wed Dec 10, 2014 8:28pm EST Dec 11 (Reuters) - Vietnam is expected to produce more than 17 million tonnes of crude oil this year (341,000 barrels per day), beating its annual target by at least 5 percent, state oil and gas group Petrovietnam..
27/11/2014
HOUSTON, Nov. 26 11/26/2014 By OGJ editors OAO Gazprom and PetroVietnam on Nov. 25 signed a framework agreement for the joint d..
14/10/2014
Vietnam PSC deal: Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi (left) with PetroVietnam president Do Van Hau (AGI) - Hanoi, Oct. 13 - On Monday, Eni's CEO Claudio Descalzi signed two Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) with PetroVietnam's president and CEO Do Van Hau. ..
14/10/2014
By Thanh Nien News A crewman from the Vietnamese coastguard ship 8003 looks out at sea as Chinese coastguard vessels give chase to Vietnamese ships that came close to the Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig in the East Sea, July 15, 2014. Photo credit: Reu..
14/10/2014
By Thanh Nien News Vietnamese fuel distributors reduced the retail prices of gasoline for the seventh time this year, following an order by two ministries. The Ministries of Finance and Industry and Trade ordered the decrease following a drop i..
14/10/2014
(AGI) Hanoi, Oct 13 - According to ENI CEO, Claudio Descalzi, the alliance between Eni and PetroVietnam is developing and will continue to do so outside Vietnam as well. Descalzi's statement came in the wake of the signature of two exploration contra..
14/10/2014
People riding motorbikes wait in a traffic jam in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA/LUONG THAI LINH by Le Phuong, Xinhua Vietnam is said to be a home for motorbikes as it is among the few countries in the world where ..
14/10/2014
Electronic waste has become a dangerous threat to the global environment. Photo credit: EPA/Vietnam News Agency Electronics producers and importers in Vietnam will have to set up disposal points, starting next January, to collect discarded ..
09/10/2014
Pirates released a Vietnamese oil tanker and its 18 crew members yesterday after siphoning part of its diesel cargo, according to the coast guard. The Sunrise 689, which left Singapore on Oct. 3 before vanishing from radar for five days, was about..
08/10/2014
A Vietnam-flagged tanker with 18 crew members on board has gone missing since leaving Singapore for a Vietnamese port last Thursday, raising fears that it has fallen into the hands of pirates. The vessel was carrying more than 5,200 tons of oil ..
07/10/2014
HANOI--A Vietnamese oil tanker with 18 crewmembers on board went missing en route to central Vietnam from Singapore, officials said Monday. The Sunrise 689 vessel, owned by Haiphong Fisheries Shipbuilding Joint Stock Co., went missing 40 minutes aft..
07/10/2014
The United States partially lifted the embargo. The next move will be Vietnam’s. On October 2, Secretary of State John Kerry finally met officially with his Vietnamese counterpart Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh in Washington. In May, ..
07/10/2014
06 October 2014 A USA-Vietnam agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation has entered into force. The agreement establishes the terms for commercial nuclear trade, research and technology exchanges between the two countries as pr..
07/10/2014
Published 6 October 2014 Contents 0.1 Summary Vietnam’s GDP expanded 6.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2014, the fastest growth since 2012, while inflation fell further. Growth in the industrial and construction s..
01/10/2014
HO CHI MINH CITY, Sept. 30 -- Vietnam has unveiled a plan that maps out strategies to develop key industries to improve the country's production and service supply with assistance from Japan, according to local VietnamNet daily on Tuesday. Unde..
01/10/2014
Vietnamese fuel distributors reduced the retail prices of gasoline by around one percent 3 p.m. Tuesday, the sixth consecutive drop in gas prices in two months, following a request by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade...
25/09/2014
Territorial disputes with China have contributed to a shift in Vietnam's foreign policy. Hanoi is hoping that closer ties with Washington and a boost to its defense forces will deter Beijing, says analyst Gregory Poling. Sino-Vietnames..
25/09/2014
PRAGUE, Sept 24 (Bernama) -- Vietnamese Justice Minister Ha Hung Cuong and Czech counterpart Helena Valkova on Tuesday highlighted the need to restore direct links between the two ministries especially at the ministerial level after a 25-year gap..
25/09/2014
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25/09/2014
By Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen Sep 25, 2014 8:39 AM GMT+0700 Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg A worker enters a factory site at the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park in Thuan An,... Read More Do Thi Hien points to about two ..
25/09/2014
(Reuters) - Vietnam would welcome an end to the arms embargo clamped on it by the United States, the country's foreign minister said on Wednesday, as he played down the notion that the move would inflame Hanoi's maritime dispute..
25/09/2014
[HANOI] Foreign investors have ploughed an estimated US$8.9 billion in Vietnam-based projects during the first nine months of this year, up 3.2 per cent from a year ago, a government agency said on Thursday. But new investment pledges in th..
24/09/2014
Photograph by Vietnam Coast Guard via EPA A Chinese ship, right, clashes with a Vietnamese vessel near the location where China is stationing an oil drilling platform, on May 5, 2014 It might be time for Viet..
24/09/2014
HANOI--Russia's OAO Gazprom Neft is accelerating talks with Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, or PetroVietnam, to buy a stake in the Dung Quat oil refinery, PetroVietnam said Tuesday. The two companies are aiming to sign a contract on the stake sale by t..
23/09/2014
TN News Indirect subsidies for coal power means clean renewable energy sources cannot compete, experts say Workers repair an electric grid in Hanoi. Although Vietnam may shelve construction of its first nuclear p..
23/09/2014
HANOI: Vietnam is expected to show a $600-million trade deficit in September after a more-than $1 billion surplus recorded in August, a state-run newspaper said on Monday. Exports are estimated to rise 12.3 percent from the same month last year ..
23/09/2014
EBR Staff Writer Vietnam has delayed construction work on its first nuclear power plant, which was initially planned at the end of 2014, Vietnam Industry and Trade Ministry Deputy Minister Cao Quoc Hung said. Thanh Nien Daily cited..
18/09/2014
India's President Pranab Mukherjee (L) shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang before their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Sept. 15, 2014. Indian President..
18/09/2014
Press Trust of India Sep 17, 2014 at 10:03pm IST Vietnam has offered India oil and gas blocks outside the territory claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Wednesday. ..
18/09/2014
by PTI | September 17, 2014 , 9 : 55 pm GST ..
18/09/2014
India-based ONGC Videsh has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with PetroVietnam to participate in the exploration of oil and gas offshore Vietnam. Under the LOI, ONGC Videsh will expand its explorat..
18/09/2014
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who accompanied President Pranab Mukherjee to Vietnam, said oil blocks offered by Vietnam to ONGC Videsh Limited (OVL) “were within” the territorial limits of Vietnam and did not fall in the..
18/09/2014
Asked for his reaction to the a..
17/09/2014
President Pranab Mukherjee (left) shakes hands with his Vietnamese counterpart Truong Tan Sang at the presidential palace in Hanoi. (Reuters photo) RELATED BEIJING: On the eve of President Xi Jinping's trip to India, China on..