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PetroChina Becomes First Trillion-Dollar Company  

Posted Nov 5, 07 8:14 AM CST in Business    Most Covered

(newser) – In its first day of trading, PetroChina Co. became the world’s most valuable company, hitting $1 trillion in market capitalization after shares nearly tripled to 43.96 yuan from an IPO of 16.7 yuan. It’s now worth more than the entire Russian stock market. Some analysts interpreted the valuation as  “an indication of China coming of age,” Bloomberg reports. For others, it’s a sign of an unsustainable market bubble.

PetroChina is now worth more than Exxon Mobil and General Electric combined, even though Petro has just a quarter of Exxon’s revenue, and uncertain growth potential. One Hong Kong analyst said Petro’s production would be static for three to four years, while government-controlled gas prices would limit earnings. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sold its Petro stake, saying prices were rising too fast.

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PetroChina Becomes First Trillion-Dollar Company
FILE--In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, workers walk beside oil pipelines at PetroChina Dushanzi Petrochemical Company refinery in Dushanzi in northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur...   (Associated Press)
PetroChina Becomes First Trillion-Dollar Company
Jiang Jieming, chiarman of PetroChina, far left, with other guests attend at the IPO ceremony in the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China, Monday Nov. 5, 2007. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)   (Associated Press)
PetroChina Becomes First Trillion-Dollar Company
Traders work under the sign reading, "Congraturations PetroChina IPO!" at the IPO ceremony in the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China, Monday Nov. 5, 2007. PetroChina Co., the country's biggest...   (Associated Press)
PetroChina Becomes First Trillion-Dollar Company
Jiang Jiemin, chiarman of PetroChina, speaks with journalists after the IPO ceremony in the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China, Monday Nov. 5, 2007. PetroChina Co., the country's biggest oil and...   (Associated Press)
PetroChina Becomes First Trillion-Dollar Company
Guests look at the board to show the information on PetroChina at the IPO ceremony in the Shanghai Stock Exchange in Shanghai, China, Monday Nov. 5, 2007. PetroChina Co., the country's biggest oil and...   (Associated Press)
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