Vietnam’s coal, natural gas, LPG output rise; crude oil down in Q1

A Vietnam's oil rig in the East Sea. Photo: VnExpress

The country produced an estimated 10.03 million tons of coal, up 1% year on year; about 2.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas, increasing 5.2% year on year; and some 210,000 tons of LPG, rising 16% from the same period last year. But the expected production of crude oil decreased 3.7% year on year to 4 million mt in the quarter, according to the GSO.

Part of the country’s crude oil production is consumed by its sole refinery at Dung Quat, with the remainder for exports.