HANOI, March 27 (Reuters) - PetroVietnam Gas (GAS.HM) , opens new tab said on Wednesday it has signed a contract with QatarEnergy to buy 70,000 metric tons of liquefied natural gas for delivery on April 12-13.

The cargo will be used for "industrial production and to ensure national energy security", it said in a statement.

PetroVietam Gas, the sole authorised LNG importer in the country, said the cargo would be shipped to its Thi Vai LNG terminal in southern Vietnam.

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