PetroChina to sell major pipeline assets to newly-launched entity for $38b

PetroChina to sell major pipeline assets to newly-launched entity for $38b

A garbage collector stands in front of a PetroChina company logo at its gas station in Shanghai. REUTERS/ALY SONG

PetroChina, China’s state-owned oil and gas firm, said on Thursday it would sell its major oil and gas pipelines and storage facilities to the newly launched China Oil and Gas Pipeline Network for 268.7 billion yuan ($38.36 billion).