DESCRIPTION SUMMARY OF PETROLEUM MONUMENT
VIETSOPETRO PETROLEUM JOINT VENTURE CORPORATION
AT BA RIA – VUNG TAU PROVINCE
Our petroleum industry developed very soon after the Southern Vietnam was completely liberated on April 30th 1975 with the sincere support of the Soviet Union. Oil extracted from Bach Ho mine in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province has brought our country out of poverty after years of devastating war.
The construction of the petroleum monument marks the historical event of the development of the petroleum industry and also honors the spirit of solidarity and faithful friendship between the two peoples of Vietnam and the former Soviet Union, or Russia at present.