From its opening ceremonies to its public squares, Great Walls, and even oil profits, China likes to do everything big.
The results from oil producer CNOOC
The company has some ground to cover before closing in on ExxonMobil
The talented investors at Motley Fool CAPS agree. They've given CNOOC a four-star rating, on par with that of British oil giant BP
Chinese state control has been something of a boon for CNOOC -- it has given the company dibs on what's considered a massive untapped resource in the South China Sea. Integrated producers such as PetroChina
The state giveth, and the state taketh away. When it comes to a pure-play oil and gas producer like CNOOC, the state clearly giveth.