Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s ongoing visit to Russia from March 22 to 25 is opening up opportunities to establish a solid infrastructure base for Vietnam’s stable and self-reliant economic development, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Vladimir Evgenievich Ilyichev told the Vietnam News Agency.

VOV.VN - A high-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on March 22 for an official visit to Russia at the invitation of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Gennady Bezdetko has expressed his confidence that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's upcoming official visit to Russia will further consolidate bilateral cooperation in priority areas while granting an interview to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s reporter ahead of the trip.

VOV.VN - Vietnam supports and will continue to facilitate the expansion of oil and gas cooperation with Russia, particularly through the joint ventures Vietsovpetro and Rusvietpetro, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Sergei Kudryashov, General Director of Russia’s oil and gas company Zarubezhneft.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam-Russia joint oil and gas venture Vietsovpetro held a ceremony on August 18 to welcome the first oil flow from the Kinh Ngu Trang – Kinh Ngu Trang Nam (KNT-KNTN) field, Block 09-2/09, in celebration of Vietnam’s 80th National Day.

Vietnam and Russia have witnessed remarkable trade and economic ties over the recent past, with trade volume showing robust growth despite global headwinds, according to Deputy Minister of Russian Economic Development Vladimir Ilichev.

A delegation of the Central Union of Cuban Workers (CTC), led by its Secretary General Ulises Guilarte de Nacimiento, had working sessions with the Vietnam National Union of Oil and Gas Workers and the Russia-Vietnam oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on July 1.

Vietsovpetro should pay more attention to renewable energy, especially wind power which is Russia’s strength, First Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council of Federal Assembly of Russia (upper house) Andrey Yatskin said on February 20.

The Petrovietnam Drilling and Well Service Corporation (PV Drilling) will supply a jack-up rig for drilling operations by the Republic of Korea’s SK Innovation Co. Ltd (SKI) at Lot 16-2 in Vietnam’s offshore area.

Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on December 22 lauded the Russia-Vietnam oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) for their achievements in 2022, contributing to ensuring energy security, state budget revenue, and economic diplomacy.