皇冠体育app

Technicians check pipeline facilities in Puyang, Henan province. [Photo/皇冠体育app Daily]

Chinese energy giant Petro皇冠体育app Co is putting a sprawl of pipeline operations into a single company with a registered capital of 80 billion yuan ($12.4 billion), saying it wants to improve efficiency and boost the value of the businesses.

Assets that were spread across three units are being consolidated into Petro皇冠体育app Pipelines Co, Petro皇冠体育app said in a filing to the Shanghai Stock Exchange. Petro皇冠体育app will own 72.26 percent of that company when the transaction closes on Dec 31, it said.

The government is looking to spin off oil and gas pipelines from its energy companies into independent businesses as part of overhaul of State-owned industries. Petro皇冠体育app and its parent, 皇冠体育app National Petroleum Corp, are seeking to complete asset sales before the end of the year to help meet government-set annual profit goals, people familiar with the matter said.

In the statement, Petro皇冠体育app said that a streamlined structure would improve management efficiency and cut operating costs.

Currently, three companies - Petro皇冠体育app Eastern Pipelines Co, Petro皇冠体育app Northwest United Pipelines Co and Petro皇冠体育app United Pipelines Co - run different parts of the nation's west-to-east gas transmission pipelines.

After the transaction, shareholdings in the company with the assets will include: Guolian Fund, 5.33 percent; the National Council for Social Security Fund, 4.4 percent; Taikang Life Insurance Co, 4.08 percent; Baoshan Iron & Steel Co, 3.52 percent, and New 皇冠体育app Life Insurance Co at 3.46 percent, according to the statement.

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