Petrovietnam technical arm plans Sept 20 share debut

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HANOI, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Petroleum Technical Services Corp, a subsidiary of state oil group Petrovietnam, said in a statement on Thursday it would list all its 100 million shares on the Hanoi stock market .HASTCI, on Sept. 20.

The company, 60 percent owned by Petrovietnam, is valued at around $1.2 billion based on its share prices on the unofficial market of between 194,000 dong and 202,000 dong ($12-$12.5).

It offers engineering services for oil and gas exploration, logistic and port services for other oil firms operating in Vietnam and supplies labour to the energy sector.

PTSC said it had a fleet of 20 vessels, one of them a floating production, storage and offloading vessel.

It had revenues of $270 million last year, the company said on its Web site (www.ptsc.com.vn), but gave no comparison or any results for this year.

Petrovietnam is partially privatising subsidiaries to raise funds for oil and gas exploration off Vietnam, the third-largest producer of crude oil in Southeast Asia. Crude oil is Vietnam's largest export earner.

PTSC would be the second Petrovietnam subsidiary to float shares this month after Petrosetco PET.HM, which started trading on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange .VNI, Vietnam's main stock market, on Wednesday.

PTSC would become the 91st firm listed on the Hanoi stock exchange after the Sai Son Cement Company, which is scheduled to make its debut on Sept. 19.

Hanoi's market capitalisation is around $5 billion, compared with the $14.8 billion of the main exchange in Ho Chi Minh City. ($1=16,166 dong)