Vietnam

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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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April 20, 2017
A working meeting between Alexey Miller, chairman of the Gazprom management committee, and Nguyen Vu Truong Son, CEO and member of the board of directors of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), took place in Moscow on April 19th.
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March 08, 2017
PetroVietnam Oil Corp., Vietnam’s sole crude exporter, said it’s in talks to sell as much as 40% to strategic investors and expects to narrow down to a list of about five potential bidders for the government this month.
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February 17, 2017
SOCO, an international oil and gas E&P company, announces that the Hoang Long Joint Operating Company has received from the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the formal approval of the updated Full Field Development Plan (FFDP) for the Te Giac Trang (TGT) field, offshore southern Vietnam.
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February 2017
With a dense population and, therefore, a growing energy demand, Southeast Asia relies heavily on the oil and gas industry. This urgency has given rise to the region’s E&P efforts during an industry downturn, as producers have been forced to contend with low prices and aging fields.
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