Sinopec sees lower H1 profit on soaring crude prices
Sinopec Corp estimated its net profit to fall by more than 50 pc in the first half of the year.
HONG KONG: Top Asian oil refiner Sinopec Corp estimated late on Thursday that its net profit in the first half of this year would fall by more than 50 per cent compared with the same period a year ago after soaring crude prices pushed its refining business deep into the red.
Sinopec said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange that its net profit in the first half of 2007 stood at 34.925 bn yuan and earnings per share at 0.403 yuan in accordance to Chinese accounting standards.
"This year, international crude oil prices have been continuously climbing. Due to the strict control over refined oil prices in the People's Republic of China, a distortion to the correlation of the refined oil prices and crude oil prices occurred," the company said in the statement.
Sinopec said it had taken various measures to guarantee the supply for the refined oil market in China, which resulted in great losses in the oil-refinery business and massive decline in overall performance in the first half year.
Sinopec said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange that its net profit in the first half of 2007 stood at 34.925 bn yuan and earnings per share at 0.403 yuan in accordance to Chinese accounting standards.
"This year, international crude oil prices have been continuously climbing. Due to the strict control over refined oil prices in the People's Republic of China, a distortion to the correlation of the refined oil prices and crude oil prices occurred," the company said in the statement.
Sinopec said it had taken various measures to guarantee the supply for the refined oil market in China, which resulted in great losses in the oil-refinery business and massive decline in overall performance in the first half year.
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