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  • Vietnam is an important oil supplier to regional and domestic markets and may emerge as a significant natural gas supplier in the next decade. 
  • Vietnam’s oil production has declined overall since 2004, after several years of steady increases and became a net oil importer in 2011.
  • Vietnam’s natural gas production has risen rapidly since the late 1990s and is used entirely to supply the rapidly expanding domestic market.

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2008
2009
   
30 Year History
Vietnam
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
    
Vietnam
Total Oil Production 319.65 8,617 85,319 35   350.40
Crude Oil Production 299.65 7,536 73,575 34   328.40
Consumption 292.78 25,346 85,436 42   298.00 F
Net Export/Imports(-) 26.86 -16,729 -- 181   52.40
Total Oil Exports to U.S. 29 203 12,915 34   27
Refinery Capacity 0 22,214 85,460 111   0
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.60 34 1,330 39   0.60
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2009
2010
   
29 Year History
Vietnam
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Vietnam
Production 250 15,441 104,787 44   290
Consumption 250 18,405 105,225 51   290
Net Export/Imports(-) 0 -2,831 -- 61   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
7 430 6,289 41   7
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2009
2010
   
Vietnam
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Vietnam
Production 48.443 4,758 7,546 17   49.233
Consumption 25.042 4,637 7,318 25   25.719
Net Export/Imports(-) 26.653 -22 -- 102   23.513
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2008
2009
   
Vietnam
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Vietnam
Net Generation 69.97 6,726 19,104 38   79.71
Net Consumption 62.87 6,184 17,420 38   71.63
Installed Capacity (GWe) 14.52 1,638 4,635 43   15.19
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2008
2009
   
Vietnam
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Vietnam
Production 2.148 136 489 39   2.330
Consumption 1.625 172 491 40   1.699
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
7,323 7,937 7,457 64   7,260
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2008
2009
   
Vietnam
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Vietnam
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 103.45 12,313 30,400 39   98.34

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA, International Energy Statistics

Last Update: June 30, 2010 (All Fuels) | July 14, 2010 (Petroleum)
Next Update: August 1, 2010 (All Fuels)
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