(EnergyAsia, August 24, Friday) — PetroChina Company Limited said its first half net profits rose 1.4% to RMB81.83 billion from year-ago levels. (US$1=RMB7.56). Earnings per share reached RMB0.46, an improvement of about RMB0.01 for the same period last year.Its revenue for the six months ended June 30 rose 20.3% to RMB392.73 billion.PetroChina said its half-year…