Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam – Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro hasreported that its oil and gas output in 2020 is likely to reach 3.42 milliontonnes, surpassing the set target by nearly 300,000 tonnes.
Vietsovpetro General Director Nguyen Quynh Lam said that the joint venturecompleted its oil production target one month earlier than the plan, while thenatural gas output target was also fulfilled 44 days ahead of schedule.
Regarding the search and exploration work, Vietsovpetro has finishedconstruction of six wells.
As part of solutions to difficulties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, thecompany has made efforts to cut production cost and spending. As a result, it hasreduced spending by over 105 million USD, and its production costs decreased by17 percent compared to the plan.
In 2020, the joint venture’s oil sales reached only about 1.11 billion USD,equal to 81.1 percent of the plan. It contributed nearly 745 million USD to theState budget.
Its revenue from outside services and other activities totaled over 213 millionUSD, while after tax profit hit more than 49 million USD.
Vietsovpetro plans to exploit 2.999 million tonnes of oil and condensate, andcontributed 519.4 million USD to the State budget in 2021, along with 157 million USD in profit in the year./.