VOV.VN - Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with senior leaders of several leading South African businesses in Johannesburg on November 21, to explore enhanced trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.

The PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) has announced that its jack-up rig PV DRILLING I will return home from Malaysia after wrapping up its campaign to provide services for Cuu Long Petroleum Operating Branch-PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corporation (PVEP Cuu Long) in March 2026.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged ministries, agencies, and businesses from Vietnam and Algeria to swiftly advance cooperation in agriculture, particularly in banana, tea and rice cultivation, and aquaculture.

The Petrovietnam Fertilizer and Chemicals Corporation – JSC (PVFCCo – Phu My) and the Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC (NSRP) have signed a cooperation agreement in Kuwait, marking a strategic move in the development of chemical and petrochemical projects.

Vietnam Report JSC, in collaboration with VietNamNet e-newspaper, on November 12 released the VNR500 Ranking – top 500 largest enterprises in Vietnam 2025 and the top 500 largest private firms in Vietnam 2025.

The Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR), a member of the Vietnam National Industry-Energy Group (Petrovietnam), will further expand its export portfolio to Laos under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed recently with Somvanchaleun Petroleum Jelly of Laos.

The consolidated revenue of the Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam) reached VND484 trillion (US$18.37 billion) in the first nine months of 2025, marking a 10% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

A delegation from the Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam) led by its Deputy General Director Dr. Le Xuan Huyen has visited and held discussions at the headquarters of China's Xinfengming Group (XFM).

Despite global economic turbulence and a 14% year-on-year plunge in crude oil prices in the first nine months of 2025, the Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam) posted robust results, with consolidated revenue climbing by double digits compared to the same period in 2024.

Party General Secretary To Lam requested the Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam) to continue firmly ensuring national energy security, and leading industrialisation and modernisation while attending a ceremony to mark its 50th founding anniversary (September 3, 1975-2025) on September 21.