Vietnam

State-run PetroVietnam is apparently holding a second round of talks with Iraq's oil ministry over a US$300mn deal that the company signed with the Saddam Hussein regime in March... 2008-11-18

Production has started at the Su Tu Vang (Golden Lion) field on Block 15-1 offshore Vietnam. The news is positive for Vietnam, which has been struggling to reverse falling output... 2008-10-29

Two Vietnamese companies have agreed a deal to explore for oil and gas offshore Myanmar, in a move which marks Vietnam's first entry into the Myanmarese upstream segment.

Vietnamese state-run oil company PetroVietnam is seeking government approval to invest US$614mn in an oil exploration and production (E&P) joint venture (JV) with Russian oil... 2008-09-30

BMI View: The phasing out of fuel subsidies will have a beneficial effect on Vietnam's fiscal and trade accounts, but is also evidence of the continued economic reform agenda advocated... 2008-09-17

PetroVietnam has signed a co-operation deal with Uzbekistan's Uzbekneftegaz to acquire oil and gas assets in the Central Asian country as part of its broader strategy to meet... 2008-08-22

Vietsovpetro has announced that it expects daily output at its Bach Ho field in Vietnam to fall by 6.3% to an average 148,000 barrels per day (b/d) in August-December.

The Phuong Dong oil field in Vietnam is due to come onstream later in August 2008 and will produce between 2,000 and 3,000 barrels per day (b/d), according to a statement by PetroVietnam... 2008-08-06

Vietnam's Su Tu Vang (Golden Lion) oil field is expected to come onstream in September with initial output of around 10,000 barrels per day (b/d). Volumes are then set to increase... 2008-07-30

British explorer and producer SOCO International has announced the start of production from the Ca Ngu Vang (CNV) field offshore Vietnam.