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For PetroChina, the investment case still leans on its scale, solid profitability in the hundreds of billions of renminbi, and a history of meaningful total returns, even as revenue and earnings are expected to edge down over the next few years. Near term, the key catalysts many shareholders focus on are cash returns through dividends, the company’s ability to defend margins, and how it prices risk in large upstream and downstream projects. The proposed abolition of the supervisory committee, alongside refreshed board procedures, inserts governance into that catalyst mix: if it streamlines decision making without weakening oversight, the impact on the equity story could be limited, but if investors read it as diluting checks and balances, the recent strong share price performance may start to look more fragile.
However, a shift in PetroChina’s governance structure could reshape how investors view its risk profile. PetroChina's shares have been on the rise but are still potentially undervalued by 26%. Find out what it's worth.Explore 3 other fair value estimates on PetroChina - why the stock might be worth as much as 35% more than the current price!
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