[PetroChina: Net profit in the third quarter increased by 21.6% year-on-year] On October 28, PetroChina (601857.SH) announced that it achieved operating income of 2,321.064 billion yuan in the first three quarters, a year-on-year increase of 7.0%; net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company was 155.776 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.9%. Operating income in the third quarter was 793.573 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%; net profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company was 51.84 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.6%. The performance growth was mainly due to the increase in crude oil prices, increase in natural gas production and the Group's efforts to control oil and gas production costs.