Varyeganneftegaz reported earnings results for the first half of 2017. For the period, net profit (RAS) increased 44.43% to RMB 1.62 billion from RMB 1.121 billion; revenues being up 27.63% to RMB 16.357 billion from RMB 12.815 billion; profit from sales - 27.2% to RMB 2.113 billion from RMB 1.661 billion; pretax profit - 41.23% to RMB 1.929 billion from RMB 1.366 billion.