Vietnam’s fuel imports surge in Jan
HCMC – Vietnam imported 1.03 million tons of fuels worth US$879 million last month, rocketing 70% in volume and 92.6% in value year-on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. The country also imported one million tons of crude oil worth US$621 million last month, up 43.8%
Nearly US$7.4 billion spent on fuel imports from Jan-Oct
HCMC – Vietnam spent some US$7.4 billion importing 7.12 million tons of oil and gasoline products between January and October, up 22.7% in volume and 124% in value year-on-year. In October alone, the country’s fuel imports amounted to 602,000 tons, worth US$556 million, inching down 4.1% in volume