Vietnam Well Cementing Services Market Overview, 2031

Key Insights

• According to the research report, "Vietnam Well Cementing Services Market Outlook, 2031," published by Bonafide Research, the Vietnam Well Cementing Services Market is anticipated to add to more than USD 25.72 Million by 2026-31.
• Vietnam's well cementing services market operates within an established offshore hydrocarbon-producing sector in Southeast Asia, where renewed exploration, development drilling, and appraisal activity are supporting demand for well construction and cementing services. Following a period of subdued upstream activity, recent exploration, appraisal, and development programmes have increased drilling activity across several offshore assets. The market is characterised by primary cementing associated with development, exploration, and appraisal drilling, alongside remedial cementing and well intervention requirements in mature producing assets.
• Demand for well cementing services in Vietnam is closely linked to offshore exploration, appraisal, development, and intervention programmes. Pharos Energy commenced a six-well drilling programme targeting the TGT and CNV fields, with the campaign running through mid-2026 and employing two jack-up rigs operating in parallel. Murphy Oil's Hai Su Vang discovery in the Cuu Long Basin provides an additional exploration and appraisal opportunity, with further technical and commercial evaluation required to determine development requirements.
• PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling) is one of Vietnam's leading drilling contractors and well-services providers, with activities spanning drilling rigs and integrated well technical services. PV Drilling operates multiple jack-up rigs and is expanding across Southeast Asia. The company's joint ventures with international service providers provide access to specialised well-construction, cementing, intervention, completion, and stimulation capabilities.

Market Outlook

• The Vietnamese well cementing services market will continue to be driven primarily by three demand vectors: offshore development drilling, exploration and appraisal drilling, and well intervention/remedial activity. Each vector carries different technical requirements, service intensity, and margin characteristics. Continued production from mature offshore assets, together with active development and appraisal programmes, supports ongoing requirements for drilling, well intervention, and well-integrity services. Pharos reported Vietnam working-interest production of 4,095 boepd in 2025 and guided to 4,000–4,950 boepd for 2026, while continuing its TGT and CNV drilling programme.
• Offshore development drilling continues to generate primary cementing demand. PV Drilling secured a contract with Zarubezhneft EP Vietnam to provide jack-up drilling services for its development drilling campaign in Block 12/11. The campaign at the Thien Nga-Hai Au field is expected to commence in 2026. PV Drilling successfully deployed two drilling rigs for Zarubezhneft in 2025 with high operational efficiency and safety performance. Further appraisal and development activity associated with these assets could generate additional demand for primary cementing and related well-construction services.
• Pharos Energy's six-well drilling programme has provided a significant source of offshore drilling activity in Vietnam. The programme covers four TGT wells and two CNV wells, comprising infill and appraisal drilling. By July 2026, five of the six wells had been successfully drilled, with the final CNV-5X appraisal well progressing toward completion. The campaign has therefore generated continuing requirements for casing, primary cementing, completion, and associated well-construction services.
• Abandonment activity is also beginning to appear directly in operator expenditure planning. Pharos Energy included abandonment provisions in its 2026 Vietnam capital programme alongside expenditure for the TGT and CNV drilling campaign, providing evidence that well-retirement requirements are already being incorporated into upstream planning.

Policies & Regulatory Landscape

• Vietnam's upstream oil and gas sector is governed primarily by the Petroleum Law No. 12/2022/QH15 and its implementing regulations, together with relevant government decrees and ministerial regulations. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) is a principal state authority for petroleum-sector administration, while Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam/PVN) participates in the sector as the national oil and gas group and through its upstream and service subsidiaries.
• Recent government measures have sought to streamline approval procedures for petroleum surveys and upstream projects, potentially reducing administrative delays associated with exploration and development activities. The Government has also introduced measures delegating certain approval responsibilities to Petrovietnam for specified petroleum activities, with the objective of reducing administrative delays in upstream project implementation.
• Investors and contractors are responsible for conducting appraisal activities and preparing the required resource and reserve documentation for submission to the competent authorities in accordance with applicable petroleum regulations. Petroleum contractors are required to manage well construction, operation, suspension, and abandonment activities in accordance with applicable technical, safety, environmental, and petroleum regulations. Cementing therefore forms an important part of maintaining well barriers and preventing unwanted fluid migration during the well lifecycle.

Well Cementing Services Procurement & Industry Impact

• Petrovietnam and its upstream subsidiaries, together with international and independent petroleum contractors operating in Vietnam, constitute the principal operator and contractor base generating demand for drilling and well services. PV Drilling provides drilling rigs and well technical services, while specialised cementing and completion requirements are supplied through dedicated service providers and joint ventures. Procurement decisions are influenced by technical capability, regulatory compliance, HSE performance, and cost-effectiveness.
• The BJ-PV Drilling joint venture, established in 2006, provides cementing, coiled tubing, stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, and fluid filtration services and is an established provider of specialised well technical services in Vietnam. The joint venture provides cementing, coiled tubing, stimulation, hydraulic fracturing, and fluid filtration services, giving it direct exposure to several well-construction and intervention activities. It has received recognition from customers including Vetsovpetro, Hoang Long, Murphy, and JVPC.
• PV Drilling has established PVD Baker Hughes, a joint venture with Baker Hughes Nederland Holdings B.V., to provide specialised well-services capabilities including cementing solutions. The partnership combines PV Drilling's local operating presence with Baker Hughes' cementing technologies, engineering capabilities, and technical support. The joint venture provides specialised cementing and other well technical services to Vietnam's oil and gas sector.

Industry News

• In May 2026, PV Drilling signed a contract with Zarubezhneft EP Vietnam to provide jack-up drilling services for its 2026 development drilling campaign in Block 12/11, with operations scheduled for October 2026.
• In October 2025, Pharos Energy commenced a six-well infill and appraisal drilling programme offshore Vietnam, with total capex of approximately $36 million.
• In January 2026, Murphy Oil announced successful appraisal drilling at Hai Su Vang-2X in Block 15-2/17. The well encountered 429 feet of net oil pay across two reservoirs, supporting further evaluation of the field's development potential.
• PetroVietnam Drilling and Well Services Corporation reported year-on-year revenue growth in Q4 2025.
• PVEP reported continued progress in exploration and reserve replacement activities, supporting Vietnam's upstream drilling and development pipeline.
• The Government has introduced measures delegating certain approval responsibilities to Petrovietnam for specified petroleum activities, with the objective of reducing administrative delays in upstream project implementation.

Segment Analysis

Vietnam Well Cementing Services Market By Service Type
• Primary Cementing involves placing a cement sheath in the annulus between casing and formation to establish a critical barrier preventing fluid migration and ensuring well integrity. Development, exploration, and appraisal drilling across Vietnam's offshore basins continues to generate primary cementing requirements. PV Drilling's development drilling campaign for Zarubezhneft, Pharos Energy's six-well programme, and exploration and appraisal activity associated with assets such as Hai Su Vang provide identifiable drilling opportunities requiring casing, cementing, completion, and related well-construction services. Offshore well architectures, formation pressures, water depths, and completion requirements influence cement slurry design, placement techniques, and well-integrity management.
• Remedial cementing is increasingly relevant to mature producing assets such as Bach Ho, where operators continue to use infill drilling and intervention to sustain output. Workovers, casing repair and squeeze operations can address integrity or production problems while extending the productive life of existing wells. Established local drilling and well-service capabilities provide a platform for these activities. Compared with new-well primary cementing, demand is more closely tied to field maturity, individual well condition and the timing of intervention campaigns.

Vietnam Well Cementing Services Market By Well Type
• Oil wells represent an important source of cementing demand in Vietnam because the country's upstream production base remains concentrated in offshore oil-producing assets. Continued production from mature offshore assets supports ongoing requirements for drilling, remedial intervention, and well-integrity services. The Bach Ho field, operated by Vietsovpetro, and other producing fields in the Cuu Long Basin remain important producing assets. Oil-well cementing requires engineered slurry systems capable of maintaining zonal isolation under challenging production conditions. Murphy's Hai Su Vang discovery and Pharos's TGT development represent new oil-well cementing opportunities.
• Natural gas wells represent a strategically important segment, supported by Vietnam's growing domestic gas production and consumption base. The Nam Con Son Basin remains an important gas-producing region, supporting continued requirements for gas-well drilling and associated cementing services. Cementing in gas wells requires particular attention to pressure integrity and annular isolation. New gas development and appraisal programmes therefore create requirements for primary cementing, zonal isolation, casing integrity, and completion-related well services. Government policy continues to support domestic gas development and improved utilisation of domestic gas resources.



Vietnam Well Cementing Services Market By Deployment
• Offshore drilling requires repeatable cement placement across Vietnam's producing basins, including the Cuu Long, Nam Con Son, and Malay-Tho Chu Basins. Offshore cementing is characterised by high technical intensity, rigorous equipment requirements, and specialised cementing solutions adapted to different water depths, temperature conditions, and well architectures. The major offshore drilling campaigns Pharos's six-well programme, Zarubezhneft's Thien Nga-Hai Au development, and Murphy's Hai Su Vang appraisal are all conducted offshore. PV Drilling operates jack-up rigs and provides comprehensive well services. Vietnam's upstream cementing activity is predominantly offshore, resulting in relatively high technical intensity and equipment requirements compared with the country's limited onshore hydrocarbon activity.
• Onshore drilling represents a comparatively limited segment of Vietnam's well cementing services market because the country's principal hydrocarbon production and development activity is concentrated offshore. Vietnam's onshore basins have limited production compared to offshore assets. PV Drilling also provides selected onshore well services; however, Vietnam's principal drilling and development programmes remain concentrated in offshore basins. Consequently, the Vietnamese cementing market is primarily shaped by offshore well construction, intervention, and abandonment activity. This distinguishes the Vietnamese market from other producing countries where onshore drilling forms a substantial portion of cementing demand.

Considered in this report
• Historic Year: 2020
• Base year: 2025
• Estimated year: 2026
• Forecast year: 2031

Aspects covered in this report
• Well Cementing Services with its value and forecast along with its segments
• Various drivers and challenges
• On-going trends and developments
• Top profiled companies
• Strategic recommendation



By Service Type
• Primary Cementing
• Remedial Cementing
• Other Cementing Services

By Well Type
• Oil Wells
• Natural Gas Wells
• Geothermal & Other Energy Wells

By Deployment
• Onshore
• Offshore