Viet Nam, once isolated, poised for significant role in oil and gas

Journal Article · Mon Jul 15 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5785387

This paper reports that Viet Nam is on its way up in the petroleum world. After years of international isolation, the country is poised for a flurry of exploration by international oil companies in the early 1990s. Viet Nam has joined the Soviet Union as the only members of the now dissolved, formerly Moscow dominated, 10 nation Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) that are self-sufficient in oil production. Moreover, Viet Nam has far outstripped neighboring China, which was not a CMEA member, in offshore oil flow even though China has a much larger Outer Continental Shelf. Prospects are that Viet Nam will continue to lead China in offshore oil production until 1995 at least.

• OSTI ID: 5785387
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 89:28; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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