The prices of oil and petrol have climbed nearly VND1,000 (US$0.043) per litre folowing the latest adjustment by Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Saturday.
The country should revise Decree 83 on petrol trading, especially regulations related to the calculation of output prices to ensure a transparent petroleum market, said Do Hoang Anh Tuan, deputy minister of Finance Ministry.
Retail prices of RON 92 and E5 petrol ped by VND112 and VND105 per litre, respectively, at 4:55pm on Thursday, according to a joint decision of the ministries of industry and trade, and finance.
Viet Nam is expected to continue importing petroleum products for the next five years as production of major oil refineries is unable to meet the increasing local demand.
Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) will offer 103.5 million
ordinary shares, or eight per cent of its stake, to the Japanese JX
Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, officials said.
The retail prices of petroleum and biofuel E5 RON 92 increased by VND275
per litre to VND20,711 (US$0.95) and VND20,381 ($0.94) per litre,
respectively, from 3pm yesterday.
The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group inaugurated and handed over two units to PetroVietnam Domestic Exploration Production Operating Company Limited (PVEP POC) on March 26.
The ministries of Industry and Trade, and Finance have asked fuel enterprises to keep retail petrol prices stable during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays.
More support should be given to several key industries to help add value
and increase the localisation ratio of exports, the Industry and Trade
Department of HCM City has said in a new report.
Inter RAO Group from Russia will build the Quang Trach 2 thermopower
plant project on a build-operation-transfer basis in the central Quang
Binh province''s Quang Trach District.
The ministries of Industry and Trade and Finance released a joint
statement yesterday asking fuel wholesalers to reduce retail prices of
oil by VND136-174 (6-8 US cents) a litre starting from 5pm yesterday.