近期曾访问越南的第一个新加坡石油代表团的成员Tilak Doshi博士,在1992年11月出版的Petromin杂志上撰文报道了越南油气工业兴旺的情况,兹择要摘译如下。越南是亚太地区蕴藏巨大烃潜量的最后的远景区之一,估计它有15-30亿桶油和数万亿立方英尺天然气。随着越南的对外开放,提供了世界石油工业最大的尚未开发的石油储量之一。英国石油公司的一位负责人在近期访问越南时说:“今后10年,越南不仅将成为亚洲的重要产油国,还将成为世界范围的重要产油国。”如此乐观,反映出该公司的态度。到1992年底它在越南近海的投资达900万美元,还定了一项价值1.5亿美元的1992-1995年勘探计划。经过3年日益增加的勘探活动,钻了18口井,估计投资额超过5亿美元,然而依然没有发现商业性油气田。迄今,尽管勘探结果不佳,石油公司却不觉得前景暗淡。上述结果并不足为奇, In a recent article by Petromin Magazine published in November 1992, Dr. Tilak Doshi, a member of the first Singapore petroleum delegation who had recently visited Vietnam, reported on the boom of the oil and gas industry in Vietnam. Vietnam is one of the last long-term prospects for the vast hydrocarbon potential in the Asia-Pacific region, with an estimated 15-30 billion barrels of oil and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas. With Vietnam’s opening up, it has provided one of the largest untapped oil reserves in the world oil industry. In a recent visit to Vietnam, a chief of BP said: “Vietnam will not only become an important oil-producing country in Asia but also become a major oil-producing country in the world in the next 10 years.” Such optimism reflects The company’s attitude. By the end of 1992, it had invested 9 million U.S. dollars in offshore Vietnam and set a 1992-1995 exploration plan worth 150 million U.S. dollars. After three years of increasing exploration activity, 18 wells were drilled and the estimated investment was over 500 million U.S. dollars, yet no commercial oil and gas fields were found. So far, oil companies have not felt gloomy prospects despite poor exploration results. The above result is not surprising,