Gas price in HCM City and the southern provinces has been increased by VND15,000 per 12kg cooking gas canister since October 1.
Gas supplier Saigon Petro provides consumers with regular products, now at a price higher by US$0.67 per 12 kilogramme canister. – Photo dantri.com.vn |
HA NOI (Biz Hub) – Gas price in HCM City and the southern provinces has been increased by VND15,000 per 12kg cooking gas canister since October 1.
The retail price of a 12kg cooking gas canister now ranges from VND274,000 ($12.2) to VND280,000.
Saigon Petro's Head of Sales, Tran Van Phuc, acknowledged that the recently announced increase in October world gas price of $47.5 per tonne, making it a total of $355 per tonne, was the reason behind Viet Nam's gas price hike. The hike required domestic gas companies to adjust accordingly. – VNS