BBC News – PetroChina overtakes Exxon as biggest oil producer

BBC News – PetroChina overtakes Exxon as biggest oil producer.

 

US giant Exxon Mobil has lost its crown as the world’s biggest listed producer of oil to PetroChina, figures suggest.

 

The Chinese firm said it produced 886.1 million barrels of oil last year – the equivalent of 2.43 million barrels a day. In January, Exxon said it produced 2.3 million barrels a day.