The senior management team at Constrained Hydrocarbons has brought down the choice of location for expansion to two countries - Australia or Vietnam. The CEO of the company has assigned you to provide a comprehensive country analysis of either one of these countries. You have to prepare report containing a detailed country analysis. Your analysis should focus on the external environment, i.e. political, economic, and social dimensions of the country with respect to the oil and gas industry. You are not required an internal assessment of the country you select.

Consider the following questions while working on your report:

1. What is your assessment on the political, economic, and social risks of the country chosen? 2. What is your assessment on the legal, fiscal and regulatory environment in the country? Are these likely to change in the near future?

3. What is your assessment on the competitive environment of the oil and gas industry in the country chosen? Is the environment conducive for expansion?

4. What is your assessment on the commercialisation prospect of this expansion? Are the transportation infrastructure, access, tariffs, and other distortion conducive for such an investment? You are advised to relegate the materials that are not directly related to the text in Appendix that will not be used for word counting.

5. Upon completion of this assignment, you need to upload it via your assignment list in the section homepage. You are also required to submit PPT slides with voice narration that will be considered a substitute for webinar presentation.