Vietnam September crude exports drop below August

摘要

Hanoi-Vietnam's crude exports in September slumped 41.7% month on month to 531,116 mt, and were also down 3.8% on the same month last year, according to data released by Vietnam customs October 21. The sharp month-on-month drop was due to the restart of the country's sole 6.5 million mt/ year (130,000 b/d) Dung Quat refinery after a planned maintenance shutdown, an official from state-owned PetroVietnam said. He added that the plant largely consumes domestic crude. The refinery was restarted on August 26, after shutting in mid-July.