Xinhua reported that China National Petroleum Corp domestic crude oil output up by 466,700 tonnes in the first half over the same period a year earlier.

CNPC, parent of PetroChina said its production had met 50.03% of the full year target despite the worst snowstorm in more than five decades from January to February and the massive Sichuan earthquake on May 12. Meanwhile, natural gas output increased 4.6 billion cubic meters, up by 17.6% from a year earlier.

The state-owned oil giant added its overseas crude and gas output had met 50.4% and 54% respectively of its full year target. It didn't give absolute and comparative figures.

In 2007 the company produced 107.65 million tonnes of crude and 54.2 billion cubic meters of gas domestically.