Net profit declined to 25.4 billion yuan ($3.97 billion) in the first six months of 2015, from 68.1 billion yuan a year earlier, the state-controlled company said on Thursday in a filing with the Hong Kong bourse.
Operating profits at the exploration and production segment shrank 68% to 32.9 billion yuan compared to the same period last year on low international crude prices, as PetroChina's crude output grew by 2.6%
