HANOI: Vietnam's crude oil output in February is estimated at 890,000 tonnes, down 10.1 percent from a year ago, the government said on Thursday.

Crude oil output in the January to February period fell 11.9 percent from a year earlier to 1.85 million tonnes, the General Statistics Office (GSO) said in a report.

Vietnam's January to February crude oil exports were seen rising 76.8 percent year-on-year to an estimated 1.19 million tonnes, bringing crude oil export revenue in the period up an estimated 82.1 percent to $646 million, GSO said.