China's energy output maintains stable growth in H1

China's energy output maintained stable growth in the first half of the year, data from the National Energy Administration showed.

The country's coal production reached 1.81 billion tons in the January-June period, up 0.6 percent year-on-year.

The output of crude oil in the same period came in at 97.15 million tons, an increase of 1.7 percent year-on-year.

Natural gas output increased 10.3 percent year-on-year to 94 billion cubic meters in the first six months.