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China has added another feather to its cap of being home to emerging global giant industries with the state owned PetroChina becoming the world’s largest oil producing company on Monday. The company became the first in the world to attain a market cap.
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Royal Dutch Shell PLC and PetroChina have signed an agreement for China to buy up to 40 million tons of liquefied natural gas over 20 years, Shell said Tuesday.
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The state-owned oil and natural gas behemoth PetroChina is expected to surpass US energy giant Exxon Mobil as the world’s most valued company. This comes at a...
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Earnings results announced Wednesday by major Chinese oil companies were in line with expectations, with industry leader PetroChina’s first-half net profit...
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PetroChina’s first-half net profit fell 34.5 percent, the oil company said Wednesday, amid rising losses in its refining business mainly due to Chinese domestic...
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PetroChina is expected to report that its first-half net profit fell by at least a third, analysts say, as losses in its refining business eroded gains from surging...
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In an Oct. 18 story about Warren Buffet confirming sales of shares in PetroChina Co., The Associated Press misstated the 2003 stock price when Buffett’s company,...
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Zhou Jiping, vice chairman of the board of directors and president of PetroChina, speaks during a press conference in Hong Kong Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Earnings results announced by major Chinese oil companies have been in line with expectations, with..
