(EnergyAsia, March 27, Friday) — PetroChina, the world’s second largest company after ExxonMobil, said refining losses caused most of the 22% drop in its full-year profit for 2008. Sales rose 28% to 1.1 trillion yuan. (US$1=6.85 yuan). Reporting its first loss since 2001, China’s second largest refiner said net income slumped to 114 billion yuan,…