Vietnam
Industry
BMI View: We expect Vietnam to become a small net importer of oil by 2015 as consumption growth - driven by possitive macro fundamentals- outstrips higher production. This is a trend...
2012-01-26Industry
TNK-BP is unlikely to enter into a bidding war with PetroVietnam over ConocoPhillips' Vietnamese assets. The Anglo-Russian joint venture is much more likely to be focused on acquiring...
2011-12-06Industry
Russian players TNK-BP and Lukoil are likely to be in the running for new offshore acreage in Vietnam after they signalled their long-term commitment to the country. New exploration...
2011-11-21Industry
The delay to construction of the Nghi Son refinery is the latest downstream setback in Vietnam. It will slow PetroVietnam's strategy of diversifying refining feedstock away from domestically...
2011-11-02Industry
The sale of ConocoPhillips' Vietnamese acerage would complement the company's strategy and reduce its exposure to above and below-ground risks in the region. However, the main stumbling...
2011-10-13Industry
The White Bear discovery could help postpone Vietnam's national oil production decline until 2012-2013. BMI then forecasts net-import status from 2015 onwards, barring any major new...
2011-08-10Industry
Vietnam has launched its 2011 licensing round - the first such offering since 2007 and only the third since the country started holding international licensing rounds in 2004.
2011-08-04Industry
State-run PetroVietnam is considering a US$1.5bn bid for US major ConocoPhillips' Vietnamese South China Sea assets in a move that would increase the company's control of the Vietnamese...
2011-07-08
