Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) reported total revenue of 283.5 trillion VND (12.2 billion USD) in the first half of this year, contributing 32 trillion VND to the State budget. Total oil production in the period reached 10.73 million tonnes of oil equivalent, exceeding by 4.2 percent the six-month plan and equal to 52.7 percent of the yearly plan, of which the output of crude oil reached 5.92 million tonnes, exceeding the six-month plan by 8 percent.