Decision No. 143/2008/QD-TTg promulgating the Regulation on setting up, management and use of the oil and gas prospecting and exploration fund. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Công Báo Nos. 599-602, 11 November 2008, pp. 44-48. Subject Mineral resources Keyword Natural gas Oil Exploration Special fund Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Entry into force notes This Decision enters into force 15 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Regulation establishes the Oil and Gas Prospecting and Exploration Fund to provide financial support and offset part of risks for activities aimed at prospecting and assessing oil and gas potential and determining the existence of oil and gas reserves and the capacity of oil and gas commercial exploitation. Full text English