Form
20-F
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Form 40-F |
Yes
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No |
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Pursuant
to the regulations of the China Securities Regulatory Commission,
China
Petroleum & Chemical Corporation is required to publish a quarterly
report for each of the first and third quarters.
This
announcement is made pursuant to Rule 13.09 of the Rules Governing
the
Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited.
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At
30 September 2007
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At
31 December 2006
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Changes
compared with the preceding year-end (%)
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Total
assets (RMB millions)
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660,279
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596,527
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10.69
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Shareholders’
equity (excluding minority interests)funds attributable to equity
shareholders of the Company (RMB millions)
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292,874
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257,893
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13.56
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Net
assets per share (RMB/share)
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3.378
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2.974
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13.56
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Adjusted
net assets per share (RMB/share)
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3.317
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2.901
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14.34
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Three-month
period as at
30
September
(July
~ September)
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Nine-month
period as at
30
September
(January
~ September)
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Year
2007
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Year
2006
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Year-on-year
changes (%)
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Year
2007
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Year
2006
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Year-on-year
changes (%)
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Net
cash flow from operating activities (RMB millions)
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38,280
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23,780
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60.98
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102,277
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47,973
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113.20
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Net
cash flow from operating activities per share (RMB)
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0.442
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0.274
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60.98
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1.180
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0.553
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113.20
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Net
profit attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company (RMB
millions)
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13,758
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12,764
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7.79
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48,683
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33,889
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43.65
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Basic
earnings per share (RMB/share)
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0.159
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0.147
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7.79
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0.561
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0.391
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43.65
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Diluted
earnings per share (RMB/share)
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0.159
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0.147
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7.79
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0.561
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0.391
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43.65
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Basic
earnings per share (before extraordinary items)
(RMB/share)
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0.157
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0.149
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5.37
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0.559
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0.394
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41.88
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Return
on net assets (%)
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4.70
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5.33
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(0.63)
percentage points
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16.62
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14.16
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2.46
percentage points
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Return
on net assets (before extraordinary items) (%)
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4.64
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5.41
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(0.77)
percentage points
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16.56
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14.28
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2.28
percentage points
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Extraordinary
profits/losses items
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Nine-month
period as at 30 September 2007
(RMB
millions)
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Gain
on disposal of investments
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(864)
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Written
back of provisions for impairment losses in previous years
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(324)
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Employee
reduction expenses
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232
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Non-operating
expenses (excluding impairment losses on assets provided in accordance
with ASBE)
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986
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Of
which: Losses on disposal of fixed assets
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383
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Donations
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90
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Non-operating
income
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(302)
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Tax
effect
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90
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Total
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(182)
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At
30 September 2007
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At
31 December 2006
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Changes
compared with the preceding year-end (%)
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Total
assets (RMB millions)
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672,574
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603,077
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11.52
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Total
equity attributable to equity shareholders of the Company (RMB
millions)
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298,907
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262,845
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13.72
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Net
assets per share (RMB/share)
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3.448
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3.031
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13.72
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Adjusted
Net assets per share (RMB/share)
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3.387
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2.958
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14.50
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Three-month
period as at
30
September
(July
~ September)
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Nine-month
period as at
30
September
(January
~ September)
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Year
2007
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Year
2006
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Year-on-year
changes (%)
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Year
2007
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Year
2006
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Year-on-year
changes (%)
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Net
cash flow from operating activities (RMB millions)
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36,850
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24,691
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49.24
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98,486
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43,760
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125.06
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Profit
attributable to the equity shareholders of the Company (RMB
millions)
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13,628
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12,917
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5.50
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49,818
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34,787
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43.21
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Basic
earnings per share (RMB/share)
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0.157
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0.149
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5.50
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0.575
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0.401
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43.21
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Return
on net assets (%)
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4.56
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5.21
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(0.65)
percentage points
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16.67
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14.04
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2.63
percentage points
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Items
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Nine-month
period as at September 30
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Year
2007
RMB
millions
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Year
2006
RMB
millions
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Net
profit under ASBE
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50,473
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34,147
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Adjustments:
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Oil
and gas properties
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(39)
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1,510
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Reduced
amortization on revaluation of land use rights
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23
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23
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Effects
of the above adjustment on taxation and effects of tax rate changes
on
deferred taxes
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1,154
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(363)
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Profit
for the period under IFRS
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51,611
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35,317
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Items
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At
30 September 2007
RMB
millions
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At
31 December 2006
RMB
millions
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Shareholders’
fund under ASBE
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317,110
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279,931
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Adjustments:
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Oil
and gas properties
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10,777
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10,816
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Revaluation
of land use rights
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(1,049)
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(1,072)
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Effects
of the above adjustment on taxation and effects of tax rate changes
on
deferred taxes
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(3,769)
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(4,886)
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Total
equity under IFRS
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323,069
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284,789
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Number
of shareholders at the end of the reporting period
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618,763,
including 611,621 holders of A shares and 7,142 holders of H
shares.
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Top
ten shareholders holding shares without selling
restrictions
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Name
of shareholders (full name)
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Quantity
of tradable shares in possession as at the end of this reporting
period
(10,000 shares)
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Type
of shares (A, H share or others)
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HKSCC
(Nominees) Limited
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1,669,686.9
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H
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Bosera
Thematic Sector Equity Securities Investment Fund
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6,707.6
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A
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China
Post Core Growth Equity Securities Investment Fund
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5,739.9
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A
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China
Life Insurance Company Limited-- Dividend--Individual Dividend--005L--
FH002 Shanghai
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5,000.0
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A
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National
Social Security Fund 106 Group
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4,500.0
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A
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LORD
Value Advantage Stock Investment Fund
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3,895.7
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A
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China
Post Preferred Equity Securities Investment Fund
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3,769.2
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A
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Fortune
SGAM Selected Sectors Fund
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3,500.0
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A
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E
Fund 50 Index Equity Investment Fund
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3,450.7
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A
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Changxin
Golden Profit Trend Stock Investment Fund
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3,000.1
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A
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Operating
Data
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Unit
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Nine-month
period as at September 30
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Year-on-year
changes
(%)
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Year
2007
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Year
2006
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Exploration
and Production
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Crude
oil production
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Million
tonnes
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30.69
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30.01
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2.23
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Nature
gas production
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Hundred
million cubic meters
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59.76
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53.48
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11.74
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Crude
oil price realized
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RMB
/ Tonne
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2,955.57
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3,388.03
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-12.76%
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Natural
gas price realized
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RMB
/ Thousand cubic meters
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809.94
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750.70
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7.89%
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Refining
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Processing
volume of crude oil
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Million
tonnes
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115.80
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108.70
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6.53
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Production
output of gasoline, diesel oil and kerosene
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Million
tonnes
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68.83
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64.73
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6.33
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Of
which:
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Gasoline
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Million
tonnes
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18.41
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16.97
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8.49
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Diesel
oil
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Million
tonnes
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44.11
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43.01
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2.56
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Kerosene
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Million
tonnes
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6.31
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4.75
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32.84
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Production
output of chemical light oil
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Million
tonnes
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17.98
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17.16
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4.78
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Recovery
rate of light oil
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%
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74.41%
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74.64%
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-0.23
percent
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Total
rate of commodification
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%
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93.77%
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93.63%
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0.14
percent
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Marketing
and Distribution
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Total
domestic distribution
volume of finished oil products
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Million
tonnes
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88.57
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83.06
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6.63
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Of
which:
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Retail
volume
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Million
tonnes
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55.82
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53.39
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4.55
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Distribution
volume
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Million
tonnes
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15.46
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14.49
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6.69
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Wholesale
volume
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Million
tonnes
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17.28
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15.18
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13.83
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Total
number of petrol stations
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Station
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28,976
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28,546
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1.51
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Of
which:
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Owned
and self-operated
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Station
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28,280
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27,746
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1.92
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Franchised
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Station
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696
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800
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-12.5
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Fueling
charge per petrol station (Note 1)
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Tonne/station
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2,632
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2,566
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2.57
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Chemicals
(Note 2)
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Production
output of ethylene
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Thousand
tonnes
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4,887
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4,534
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7.79
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Production
output of synthetic resins
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Thousand
tonnes
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7,207
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6,289
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14.60
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Production
output of synthetic rubber
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Thousand
tonnes
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546
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490
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11.43
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Synthetic
fiber monomers and polymers
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Thousand
tonnes
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5,921
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5,401
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9.63
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Synthetic
fibers
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Thousand
tonnes
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1,074
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1,137
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-5.54
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Urea
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Thousand
tonnes
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1,229
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1,321
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-6.96
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Items
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At
30
September
2007
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At
31
December
2006
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Increase/(decrease)
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Main
reason for Changes
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Amount
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Per
centage
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RMB
millions
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RMB
millions
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RMB
millions
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(%)
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Trade
accounts receivable
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23,438
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15,910
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7,528
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47
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Mainly
due to operation expansion of the Company and increase of sales
income.
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Advance
payments
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12,527
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5,245
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7,282
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139
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Mainly
due to the rise of raw material prices of the Company.
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Construction
in progress
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84,241
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52,724
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31,517
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60
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Mainly
due to the implementation of projects under the Yearly Investment
Plan r
of the Company.
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Intangible
assets
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12,674
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9,132
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3,542
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39
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Mainly
due to increase of land tenure during the period.
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Short-term
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2,000
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11,885
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(9,885)
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(83)
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Mainly
due to the payment of RMB 10
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debentures
payable
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billion
short-term financing bond.
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Trade
accounts payable
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74,045
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52,331
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21,714
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41
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Mainly
due to the rise of crude oil price and increase of processing quantity
of
the Company.
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Debentures
payable
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21,207
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3,500
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17,707
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506
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Mainly
due to the issue of HKD 11.7 billion convertible bonds and RMB
5 billion
corporate securities.
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Other
non-current liabilities
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1,564
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1,146
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418
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36
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Mainly
due to the increase of long-term account
payable.
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Items
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As
at 30 September
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Increase/(decrease)
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Main
reason for Changes
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Year
2007
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Year
2006
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Amount
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Per
centage
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RMB
millions
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RMB
millions
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RMB
millions
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(%)
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Exploration
expenses
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8,087
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4,888
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3,199
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65
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Mainly
due to enhanced exploration for southern marine facies including
Northeast
and West Sichuan Province and reinforced prospective
research.
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Impairment
losses
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1,593
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135
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1,458
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1,080
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Mainly
due to devalue of long-term assets of the Company and year-on-year
asset
disposal increase.
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Investment
income
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4,117
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2,331
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1,786
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77
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Due
to performance improving of joint corporation and affiliated companies,
investment income of the Company increased year on
year.
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Non-operating
income
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302
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186
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116
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62
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Mainly
due to income from year-on-year increase of asset disposal of the
Company.
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Income
tax
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22,114
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15,256
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6,858
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45
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Mainly
due to profit increase of the Company, expenses for income tax
increased
year on year.
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Minority
interests
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1,790
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258
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1,532
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594
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Mainly
due to profit increase of partly owned subsidiary of the
Company.
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Net
profits attributable to the equity shareholders of the
Company
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48,683
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33,889
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14,794
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44
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Mainly
due to the fact that the Company actively expanded business scale,
increased market share, steadily promoted product sales, and remarkably
improved business performance by grasping the opportunities arising
from
the continuous high level of price of crude oil in international
market
and domestic petrochemical products.
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Net
cash flow from operating activities
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102,277
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47,973
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54,304
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113
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Mainly
due to the increase of business profits and cash flow which occurred
from
business receivables and payables.
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3.2.1
Mr. Su Shulin elected Chairman of Sinopec Corp.'s Board of
Directors
On
Sinopec Corp.'s second interim shareholders' general meeting dated
10
August 2007, Mr. Su Shulin was elected director of the third
term of Board of Directors. On the same day, Mr. Su Shulin was
elected
Chairman of the Board on the 13thmeeting of the third term of
Board of Directors.
3.2.2
2007 Interim distribution of dividends
Pursuant
to the “Articles of Association” of the Company and approved by the third
term of Board of Directors on its 14th meeting, the dividends for
the
first half of 2007, up to 30 June 2007, were to
be
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distributed
in cash. Calculated on the basis of 86,702,439,000 shares as of
30 June
2007, the dividends were approximately RMB 4.335 billion in total,
and RMB
0.05 yuan (tax-included) per share. The dividends for the first
half of
2007 were distributed on 28 September 2007, to the shareholders,
whose
names appear on the “SINOPEC CORP.'S register of shareholders” as of 18
September 2007.
3.2.3
Issuance of convertible corporate bonds with detachable
warrants
On
27 September 2007, the 15th meeting of the third term of Board
of Directors of SINOPEC reviewed and approved the proposal to issue
convertible corporate bonds with detachable warrants and to issue
corporate bond of 2007 Sichuan-to-East China Gas Transport
Project.
Total
amount of convertible corporate bonds with detachable warrants
are not to
exceed RMB 30 billion; target buyers are institutional investors and
public investors who have opened RMB A share account at the Shanghai
Securities Exchange (except for those forbidden by national laws
&
regulations to invest). Funds raised by bonds are to be used in
the
Sichuan-to-East China Gas Transport Project, Tianjin 1 million
tonnes/year
ethylene project, Zhenhai 1 million tonnes/year ethylene project
and loan
payments; Funds raised by detachable warrant are to be used in
Tianjin 1
million tonnes/year ethylene project, Zhenhai 1 million tonnes/year
ethylene project, Wuhan ethylene project and so on as well as
supplementing cash flow and repayment of loans. Proposal to issue
convertible corporate bonds with detachable warrants will be submitted
to
the 2007 third interim shareholders' general meeting to be held
on 15
November 2007 for approval.
3.2.4
Issuance corporate bonds of the Sichuan-to-East China Gas Transport
Project
On
27 September 2007, the 15th meeting of the third term of Board
of
Directors of SINOPEC CORP. reviewed and approved the proposal to
issue
corporate bond of 2007 Sichuan-to-East China Gas Transport Project.
On 22
January 2007, the first SINOPEC interim shareholders' general meeting
in
2007 approved the proposal to issue domestic corporate bonds and
authorized the Board to proceed with the issuance.
Total
amount of domestic corporate bonds are not to exceed RMB 20 billion.
Target buyers are domestic qualified institutional investor (unless
otherwise specified by national laws & regulations). All funds raised
will be used in the Sichuan-to-East China Gas Transport
Project.
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Serial
number
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Stock
code
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Shorted
form
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Stocks
held
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Shareholding
percentage
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Initial
investment cost
(RMB
yuan)
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Accounting
items
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1
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384
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China
Gas Holdings
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210
million
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10.61%
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HKD
128 million
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Long-term
stock investment
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By
Order of the Board of Directors
China
Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
Chen
Ge
Secretary
to the Board of Directors
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China
Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
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By:
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/s/
Chen Ge
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Name:
Chen Ge
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Title:
Secretary to the Board of Directors
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