Vietnam

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January 08, 2025
Murphy Oil announced that its subsidiary has drilled an oil discovery at the Hai Su Vang-1X exploration well in Block 15-2/17 in the Cuu Long Basin, located 40 miles offshore Vietnam.
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April 29, 2024
The Bunga Aster-1 well encountered approximately 17.5 m of oil-bearing sandstone with up to 46 m of potential oil column. Initial assessments indicate good reservoir characteristics.
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April 01, 2024
Production capacity is estimated to be 490 MMcfd, with production scheduled to begin by the end of 2026. In addition to the development of the upstream gas field, the Block B Project will also include a midstream development for gas transportation.
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December 08, 2023
The contract involves deploying the Shelf Drilling Perseverance jack-up rig to Southeast Asia, specifically Vietnam.
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November 15, 2023
(WO) — Petronas has signed an agreement with Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to explore potential collaboration opportunities in the upstream, renewable energy, gas, and downstream sectors in Vietnam.
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October 31, 2023
The consortium will provide EPCI and HUC services for a central production platform, living quarters platform, flare tower, and bridges for the Block B natural gas development project offshore Vietnam.
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August 10, 2023
Harbour Energy has entered into Sale and Purchase Agreements to sell its business in Vietnam, which includes its 53.125% interest in the Chim Sao and Dua producing offshore fields, to Big Energy Joint Stock Company for a consideration of $84 million.
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September 23, 2019
An Exxon Mobil oil and gas project off the coast of Vietnam is becoming a test of Beijing’s growing power in the South China Sea.
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September 13, 2019
The foreign ministry in Hanoi on Thursday called on China to immediately order a state-owned survey vessel along with several Coast Guard escorts to leave Vietnamese-claimed waters in its exclusive economic zone, which stretches 200 nautical miles from its coast.
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July 24, 2019
Eni's Vietnam exploration well, located in offshore block 114, Song Hong Basin, has proven the presence of significant gas and condensate accumulation in the Ken Bau prospect.
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March 21, 2019
Vietnam’s latest plans for $7.8 billion in gas-fired power projects may see the nation become one of the world’s newest LNG importers and cut its coal use.
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July 06, 2018
A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Tran Sy Thanh, chairman of the board of directors of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), took place in Moscow.
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May 15, 2018
Rosneft Vietnam B.V. has started drillling of LD-3P (Lan Do field) production well as part of Block 06.1 development.
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May 2018
On April 3, Vietnamese state firm, PetroVietnam, issued the following and unusually blunt statement on its website: “The East Sea is forecast to continue to have uncertainty this year...affecting the company’s efforts to attract foreign investors to invest in its open offshore fields.”
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April 03, 2018
Vietnam’s state-owned oil company said South China Sea tensions will hurt oil and gas exploration and efforts to attract foreign investment to offshore fields.
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March 13, 2018
PTSC Mechanical & Construction Ltd. has commissioned MAN Diesel & Turbo to supply a total of two compressor trains for the Sao Vang and Dai Nguyet gas fields’ development project in Vietnam.
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November 2017
Big E&P projects advance in Vietnam and Indonesia; Chinese intimidation continues
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October 30, 2017
SOCO has announced that a Production Sharing Agreement (PSC) for Blocks 125 & 126, offshore central Vietnam, between PetroVietnam, SOVICO Holdings and SOCO was formally signed on Oct. 27, 2017, awarding SOCO a 70% operated interest over the two blocks.
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October 03, 2017
eDrilling, a provider of drilling and well performance solutions, and Petrovietnam University, the special public University with the mission to carry out high-quality research and training for the development of human resources of Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a long-term engagement to drive the digitalization of drilling operations in Vietnam.
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August 02, 2017
Rosneft celebrates 15 years of safe offshore operations in Vietnam Rosneft Vietnam B.V., a Rosneft subsidiary operating Block 06.1 on Vietnam shelf celebrates 15 years of safe offshore operations.
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