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Crude oil, petroleum products, liquefied gas, and other liquid fuels are essential inputs for most industrial sectors, while also posing significant risks related to quality and safety throughout handling, storage, transportation, and market distribution.
As the longest-established inspection, testing, certification, and conformity assessment organization in Vietnam, equipped with modern ISO/IEC 17025-accredited laboratories, Vinacontrol partners with businesses to ensure accurate, objective, and timely control of fuel quality. This helps minimize risks, ensure regulatory compliance, and maintain operational efficiency across the entire energy supply chain.
Service Background
Testing of petroleum products and liquid fuels is a technical process involving the analysis and evaluation of physical and chemical properties in accordance with technical standards (such as TCVN, ASTM). The objective is to determine product quality, safety, and composition for commercial purposes and regulatory compliance.
Vinacontrol’s testing services support businesses by:
✔ Controlling fuel quality prior to distribution or use
✔ Ensuring compliance with legal requirements and technical standards
✔ Minimizing risks during handling, storage, and transportation
✔ Enhancing operational efficiency and production safety
Vinacontrol provides testing services for:
• Crude oil and petroleum-derived products
• Gasoline, diesel, and liquid fuels
• Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
• Distillates, lubricating oils, bitumen, and related petroleum products
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Did You Know? Vinacontrol is a conformity assessment organization designated by the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality (now the National Standards and Metrology Commission) to perform testing and certification for state management of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in accordance with QCVN 8:2012/BKHCN and QCVN 8:2019/BKHCN. |
Scope of Services
• Sampling at warehouses, ports, and transportation vehicles
• Testing in laboratories accredited to ISO/IEC 17025
• Analysis and quality evaluation in accordance with applicable standards and requirements
• Testing services designated for state regulatory purposes
Test Parameters and Methods
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Product / Material |
Test Parameter |
Test Method |
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Petroleum products |
Pour point determination |
ASTM D97-17b (2018); TCVN 3753:2011 |
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Petroleum products |
Carbon residue determination |
ASTM D189-06 (2019); TCVN 6324:2011 |
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Petroleum products |
Acid number (TAN) & base number (TBN) |
TCVN 2695:2008; ASTM D974-21 (2021); ASTM D664-18e2; TCVN 6325:2013 |
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Petroleum products |
Copper strip corrosion |
ASTM D130-19 (2019); TCVN 2694:2007 |
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Petroleum products |
Flash point (closed cup) |
ASTM D93-20 (2020); TCVN 2693:2007 |
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Petroleum products |
Flash point (open cup) |
ASTM D92-18 (2018); TCVN 2699:1995 |
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Petroleum products |
Flash point determination |
TCVN 7485:2005; ASTM D56-21a (2011) |
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Liquid petroleum products |
Sulfur content |
ASTM D1266-18 (2018); TCVN 2708:2007 |
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Distillate petroleum products |
Distillation characteristics at atmospheric pressure |
ASTM D86-20b (2020); TCVN 2698:2011 |
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Gasoline & volatile petroleum products |
Vapor pressure |
ASTM D323-20a (2020); TCVN 5731:2010 |
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Crude oil & liquid petroleum products |
Density / relative density (API) |
ASTM D1298-12b (2017); TCVN 6594:2007 |
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Petroleum products, fuels, crude oil, lubricants, wax |
Ash content |
ASTM D482-19 (2019); TCVN 2690:2011 |
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Transparent & opaque petroleum liquids |
Kinematic viscosity (and dynamic viscosity calculation) |
ASTM D445-21e1 (2021); TCVN 3171:2011 |
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Petroleum products, tar, bitumen |
Water content |
TCVN 2692:2007; ASTM D95-13e1 (2018) |
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LPG, propane/propene mixtures |
Hydrocarbon composition |
TCVN 8360:2010; ASTM D2163-14e1 (2019) |
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LPG |
Density and relative density of light hydrocarbons |
TCVN 6594:2007; ASTM D1657-12e1 (2017) |
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LPG |
Vapor pressure |
TCVN 8356:2010; ASTM D1267-18 (2018) |
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LPG |
Copper strip corrosion |
TCVN 8359:2010; ASTM D1838-21 (2021) |
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LPG |
Volatility |
ASTM D1837-17 (2017); TCVN 8358:2010 |
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LPG |
Hydrogen sulfide content |
ASTM D2420-13 (2018) |
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LPG |
Vapor pressure |
TCVN 8357:2010; ASTM D1657-12 (2017) |
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LPG |
Residue content |
TCVN 3165:2008; ASTM D2158-21 (2021) |
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LPG |
Free water content |
EN 15469:2007 |
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LPG, gaseous hydrocarbons |
Total volatile sulfur |
ASTM D6667-21 (2021) |
