Hanoi — Vietnam’s imports of crude oil soared in November while its exports fell amid lower domestic production. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now It imported 685,653 mt (167,528 b/d) of crude oil in November, nearly five times higher year on year but down 15.5% from October, according to preliminary customs data released on Monday. The rise in imports came as the 200,000 b/d refinery at Nghi Son began commercial operations on November 14, operator Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemicals said on December 10. In the first 11 months, Vietnam imported 4.47 million mt of crude oil, up from 1.18 million mt in the same period in 2017. The sharp increase of crude oil imports came following the trial runs at Nghi Son in February and the commercial operation in November. Crude oil for Nghi Son is shipped from Kuwait. State-owned PetroVietnam has […]