Vietnam and Singapore recently discussed a plan whereby Vietnam will export offshore wind power to the island nation, according to the outcomes of talks on Tuesday between Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan.

[HANOI] Vietnam’s state-run Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Co (BSR) has inked an agreement with Azeri state energy company SOCAR to buy five million barrels of crude in 2020, BSR said late on Friday. SOCAR Trading will provide five million barrels of Azeri Light crude to BSR’s Dung Quat refinery during the first half of […]

Vietnam will auction 100 million litres (26.4 million gallons) of gasoline from its national reserves, state media had reported, as a supply shortage enters its second month. The South-East Asian country has had to tap into its fuel reserves since its largest refinery cut production last month due to a disagreement between shareholders over financing […]

Vietnam has decided to import an additional 200 MW of electricity from Laos next year amid possible power shortages. The country’s decision comes amid concerns that it may suffer energy shortages from 2020. Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade estimated that the country would experience a shortage of 3.7 billion kWh in 2021, which will […]

Vietnam has gained yet another ally for its energy sector in the form of Sweden as the European country pledged assistance in clean energy development and energy-saving strategies. According to Nhan Dan News, Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade Ann Linde said during a conference on Wednesday that her country will offer assistance to Vietnam’s energy […]

Vienna (VNA) – Vietnam wishes to promote cooperation with Austria in the field of energy, especially renewable energy and sustainable development, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien told State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology Magnus Brunner on September 7.

A workshop themed “Vietnam as your Green business opportunities destination” was held by the Belgian Vietnamese Alliance (BVA) and the Flanders International Technical Agency (FITA) in Brussels on June 22 to introduce Vietnam’s potential in renewable energy and sustainable port development.

Ottawa (VNA) – A workshop on cooperation opportunities in clean and renewable energy development between Vietnam and Quebec of Canada took place on October 21 in both online and face-to-face forms, attracting the participation of Canadian scholars and  representatives from  bus

Vietnamese and French partners have signed 29 agreements worth billions of dollars during PM Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to France.

Berlin (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government gives high priority to sustainable energy development, aiming to ensure national energy security and greenhouse gas emission reduction, Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Nguyen Minh Vu told a meeting between the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany and Germany’s Großmann Ingenieur Consult GmbH (GICON) and the Vietnam Petroleum Institute (VPI) on August 4.