Current situation and opportunities for change
Despite playing an essential role in the national fuel supply chain, many gas stations are still operating by manual methods. inventory recording, output monitoring or daily revenue statistics are largely based on books, Excel files or even the manager's memory. Meanwhile, the transaction volume is getting larger, the frequency of fuel loading and unloading is continuous, causing the ability to control deviation and loss is very high.
"Previously, we only collected manual data at the end of the day, on weekends - sometimes every month to review once. There are many shifts, many invoices, scattered data... so it is easy to miss or make mistakes. Every time I want to check inventory or compare debts, I have to call each employee to report manually. It is extremely tiring and time-consuming" - a gas station owner in Ho Chi Minh City shared frankly.
In the context of increasing operating costs, unpredictable fluctuations in fuel prices and increasingly high demand for payment transparency, the traditional management model is showing many limitations. A small mistake in the transaction log, a delay in data entry, can also lead to significant losses. It is time for the petroleum industry to need a new approach - smarter, more timely and effective.
When the "digital assistant" enters the gas station
From that need, technology-based petroleum management solutions have begun to appear, bringing a new approach: intuitive - accurate - real-time. Among them, one name that is attracting attention is PVConnect OIL - a digital governance platform exclusively for petroleum enterprises developed by PVcomBank.
In April 2025, Vinh Manh Company Limited in Nghe An became a pioneer in implementing PVConnect OIL. Located on the international trade axis of QL36, this store operates on July 24 with an output of up to 10,000 liters/day - a sufficient volume to turn inventory control, pumping logs or debt comparison into a challenging problem. Right from the beginning of access, the biggest barrier was not equipment or cost - but habits. Switching from the old way of doing things to a completely new technology system makes us worry about everything: not knowing if it can be used or not, if there are errors or not, if it is too complicated or not... the representative of the unit shared.
However, after less than a month of implementation, all doubts have been gradually replaced by initiative. With a friendly interface and simple operations, PVConnect OIL allows business owners to track all changes at the store with just one phone: from inventory, sales output, debt to effective ranking of each point of sale. Every transaction at each pumping station is recorded in detail, synchronized to issue electronic invoices and support quick verification.
In particular, this solution not only serves the management board. Employees at the gas station are also supported to operate more conveniently, reducing manual pressure and limiting errors in the import - export stages. It can be said that PVConnect OIL is acting as a real "digital assistant", accompanying both the manager and the operator throughout the shift.
In fact, Vietnam currently has thousands of gas stations operating according to the traditional model. Meanwhile, expectations from the market are getting higher and higher not only in price, but also in transparency, professionalism and quickness. At the intersection between practical needs and technological potential, smart management platforms such as PVConnect OIL are the right answer. In the context of digitalization being a priority strategy in all industries, bringing technology to areas that are not as popular as petroleum is a different step. And sometimes, it is these silent changes that create a big change for the whole industry.
