Vietnam turns net oil importer in 2008 Q1

摘要

Singapore—A fast-growing appetite for refined products to fuel its economic boom coupled with steadily declining crude production has turned Vietnam into a net oil importer. The country exported about 3.49 million mt of crude and imported some 3.66 million mt of refined products in the first quarter of this year, government statistics showed, translating to a net inflow of 170,000 mt of oil into the southeast Asian country over the period.