The CFO of China's premier oil exploration and production company rushes into the interview room at CNOOC Ltd's headquarters with the tense look of a man who has been running with wolves, in this case the indefatigable and undeniably lupine Hong Kong press pack - eager to glean more information about the company's just-announced first-half results.
In CNOOC Ltd's case the press pack had little negative news to chew on, with the company increasing pre-tax profits by 11% to Rmb6.46 billion $778 million on the back of lower production costs and increased oil and gas production.
The company's share price reflects the company's improvement, and has risen around 21% to HK$7.30 since the...
