HANOI, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam exported 766,000 tons of crude oil worth 395 million U.S. dollars between January and February, seeing respective year-on-year drops of 27 percent and 12.9 percent, according to the country's General Statistics Office on Friday.

Meanwhile, Vietnam shipped abroad 286,000 tons of certain kinds oil and petroleum products valued at 172 million U.S. dollars, down 12 percent in volume but up 3.2 percent in value.

In the two-month period, the country imported over 2.2 million tons of various kinds of oil and petroleum products totaling 1.4 billion U.S. dollars, posting respective surges of 35 percent and 50.8 percent, and 226,000 tons of liquefied petroleum gas worth 136 million U.S. dollars.

In 2017, Vietnam exported nearly 6.9 million tons of crude oil worth 2.9 billion U.S. dollars, mainly to China, Thailand, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea and the United States.

Meanwhile, the country imported over 12.8 million tons of oil and petroleum products valued at 7 billion U.S. dollars, and roughly 1.4 million tons of liquefied petroleum gas worth 732 million U.S. dollars, said the office.