Petrolimex main business scope is to import, export and deal in petroleum, refining and petrochemical products, invest in other fields which Petrolimex is operating and other sectors allowed by law.

Besides petroleum products, oils, greases, petrochemical products , liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and oil transport, Petrolimex invest in such fields as engineering, installation, mechanical and oil equipment, insurance, banking and other commercial and services activities in which several trade marks are classified as leading brands of Vietnam as PLC, PGC, VIPCO, VITACO, PJICO…

In oil sector , Petrolimex continues its predominant role in domestic market as directed by the government. Together with other 29 oil source enterprises and 120 petro-oil distributors, Petrolimex ensures an abundant and timely supply of various oil species, meeting the country’s social and economic development, defense and security and people’s consumption. 43 out of 69 member companies of Petrolimex are directly dealing in oil products in 62 out of 63 provinces and cities. In foreign countries, Petrolimex has Petrolimex single-member company limited in Singapore, Petrolimex single-member company limited in Laos, and recently a representative office in Cambodia.

As far as oil retail is concerned, out of about 14,000 service stations by all economic sectors, 2,471 stations of Petrolimex are present all over the country, creating favourable conditions for the people to have direct access to Petrolimex goods and services. In remote and distant areas, in difficult and extreme difficult areas where business benefit is low but social and political significance is high, the market share of Petrolimex is higher than the average share of the group. Taken the country as a whole and the actual flow of sale in domestic market in 2013, Petrolimex actual share was about 50 percent.

Besides petroleum products, in Petrolimex service stations there are other goods and services such as lubricants, gas, insurance, banking…supplied by Petrolimex member units. Petrolimex is the first unit to apply the mode of paying for oil by Flexicard with multiple conveniences and toward express money transfer in Vietnam.