
CHINA
China's CNOOC cuts output over price fall
China’s energy giant, CNOOC, cuts its 2016 output for the first time in over a decade amid growing fears about China’s economic health.

China’s energy giant, CNOOC, cuts its 2016 output for the first time in over a decade amid growing fears about China’s economic health.

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