Vietnam's petrol import surges in first 2 months of 2018

By：Xinhua Net Update：2018-03-05

HANOI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Between January and February, Vietnam imported over 2.2 million tons of various kinds of oil and petroleum products totaling 1.4 billion U.S. dollars, posting respective surges of 35 percent and 50.8 percent, and 226,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas worth 136 million U.S. dollars, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Friday.

In 2017, Vietnam exported nearly 6.9 million tons of crude oil worth 2.9 billion U.S. dollars, mainly to China, Thailand, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and the United States.

Meanwhile, the country imported over 12.8 million tons of oil and petroleum products valued at 7 billion U.S. dollars, and roughly 1.4 million tons of liquefied petroleum gas worth 732 million U.S. dollars, said the office.