Chinese companies, involved in the extraction and processing of oil, in 2018, increased profits by 32.1%. As the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China reported, their profits grew more than the profit indicator of the country's industry as a whole, which increased by 10.3% during the year. The share of companies in the field of oil production and refining in the total revenue of all industrial enterprises in China was 12.7%. Their revenue reached 839 billion 380 million yuan. The ministry’s report also notes that companies have invested 6% more in last year’s production and refining of oil than in 2017.
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Oil traded higher on Friday, further reclaiming lost ground from three-week lows in the previous session as the COVID-19 situation continued to dent the global economy as well as oil consumption. Brent crude gained 0.3%, trading at $43.08 ...
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Oil prices climbed on Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories fell against analysts’ expectations, prompting a boost in the market amid the coronavirus resurgence. Brent crude futures gained 0.3%, or 14 cents, at $43.36 per barrel. U.S. ...
Indonesia on Wednesday rolled out a 100 trillion Rupiah ($6.92 billion) loan guarantee scheme for prioritized businesses to keep them afloat as the COVID-19 situation continued to worsen around the world, the country’s finance minister ...