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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)
2011
2012
   
30 Year History
Vietnam
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
    
Vietnam
Total Oil Production 318.12 8,756 87,110 34  
Crude Oil Production 309.12 7,635 74,126 32  
Consumption 364.95 27,902 87,421 34   F
Net Export/Imports(-) -46.83 -19,146 -- 66   NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 140 24,875 88,097 72   140
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.60 40 NA 41   4.40
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
29 Year History
Vietnam
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Vietnam
Production 290 16,996 111,845 44   NA
Consumption 290 20,466 112,607 51   NA
Net Export/Imports(-) 0 -3,366 -- 62   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
7 539 NA 42   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 7,933 7,454 64   7,260
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2009
2010
   
Vietnam
Asia & Oceania
World
Rank
 
Vietnam
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 105.79 12,800 29,778 38   112.80

-- = 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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