The Russia-Vietnam Joint Venture – Vietsovpetro[3] (VSP;[4],[5]) is a joint Russo-Vietnamese enterprise for oil and gas exploration headquartered in Vung Tau, Vietnam.[6] According to the VNR500 (Top 500) ranking, Vietsovpetro was Vietnam's 8th largest company.[7][8]
It was established in 1981 under an inter-governmental agreement between the JSC Zarubezhneft of the Soviet Union (later inherited by the