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At the Sixth International Conference on production and consumption of liquid natural gas (LNG) in Tokyo (Japan), the Minister of Industry and Trade of Vietnam Tran Tuan Anh put forward “5 opportunities” and “5 challenges” in the development of LNG industry in Vietnam to call for foreign and domestic enterprises to cooperate for investing in LNG in Vietnam.

“PetroVietnam has past 2016 with a lot of tones of emotion. With the all things the Group has achieved in production and business we can be proud that in any circumstance, petroleum workers always maintain the will, promote internal ability and work with a creative, disciplinary and professional spirit, and express a sense of responsibility before the Party and the people” said Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh, PVN Party Secretary and Chairman.

The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) informed that Mr. Le Manh Hung - General Director has just chaired a meeting about the status of implementing ‘value chains’ in Vietnam Oil and Gas industry. At this meeting, PVN and its member units assessed the status of implementing recent ‘value chains’ and discussed and unified forward achieving goals.

On November 19th,  2014, Nuclear Industry Suppliers Forum Atomex Asia 2014 was tooking part in Ho Chi Minh city, with extensive program on strategic partnership between Russia and Vietnam in nuclear energy field, including separate sessions on localization policy and requirements to suppliers, educational cooperation and public awareness.

The Prime Minister has agreed to supplement the Dong Phuong Condensate Processing Project at Can Tho city to Vietnam Petroleum Industry Development Planning.

A coal 5 million ton distribution cooperation agreement between the Otran Energy Company (Otran Group) and the Mercator Group – India is considered a large and diverse supply resource for Vietnam coal market.

At the commemoration of "30 years of the first ship of Hon Gai Anthracite coal for iron and steel production in Japan”, a working meeting between the leaders of Vietnam National coal and mineral industries Group (Vinacomin) and Japan iron and steel companies.

During the visit of the Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue to the Republic of South Africa in early November, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An asked South Africa to clarify the regulations related to allowing the foreign investors, including Vietnamese enterprises to buy coal mines in this country.

At present, Indonesia is a country which exports coal with an large volume for Vietnam. As planned, only Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) will import coal as about 5 million tons in 2017, 11 million tons by 2020 and 19 million tons by 2025 (about 1/3 of total import coal volume of Vietnam).  

Japan’s coal enterprises are ready to transfer clean coal technology to Vietnam’s firms to reduce emissions and enhance efficiency in the electricity sector, said Noboru Aoki, head of the environment division at New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organisation.

According information of Vietnam News Agency, on April 27, at the headquarter of Lao Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Representative of the Government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and Mr. Pham Ngoc Long - Director of the Long Van Limited Company of Vietnam signed a contract for the search, exploration and exploitation of coal in Sam Nuea district, Houaphanh province.

  It is estimated that there will be about 3,290 industry professionals from 26 countries and regions attending the International Mining and Minerals Recovery Exhibition and Conference - Mining Vietnam 2014 taking place on 11 to 13 March, 2014 at the International Center for Exhibition (ICE), Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Following the successful inaugural event in 2012, the 2nd International Mining and Minerals Recovery Exhibition and Conference (Mining Vietnam 2014) will return from March 11 to 13, 2014 at the International Centre for Exhibition (ICE) in Hanoi.

Information from the General Department of Customs shows that in the first 8 months of 2017, Vietnam exports coal to almost all markets increasingly in comparison with that in the same time of the last year. It is particularly noticeable that coal export to Laos market increased for 16 times by amount (50,455 tons) and 15 times by value (4.32 million US$).

On May 30, 2017, in Hanoi, Vietnam National Coal – Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) and JOGMEC (Japan) signed the cooperation agreements for a training program to improve capacity in coal production and safety techniques. The agreements will be specified in several subsidiaries of Vinacomin.