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China secured a sufficient energy supply in the first half of this year, a senior energy official said on Wednesday.

China saw output of 174.69 metric tons of gold during the first half, up 14.36 percent year-on-year, with supply of the yellow metal likely to continue rising in the second half as mining operations gradually return to normal, said an industry report on Wednesday.

The establishment of centrally administered State-owned China Mineral Resources Group Ltd will help the nation better guarantee the supply of important mineral resources, experts said.

China's crude oil output saw steady expansion, rising 4 percent year on year in the first six months, official data showed.

China is expected to strengthen efforts to ensure efficient and stable supplies of coal amid surging energy prices on global markets, while pursuing a transition toward the renewable energy-centered, greener energy mix ceaselessly, according to industry experts.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, a group known as OPEC+, said on Thursday that they would stick to a previously decided output boost in August despite calls for bigger increases to rein in crude prices.

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country's biggest commercial lender, has issued 10 billion yuan (about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars) of green bonds to support the country's pursuit of carbon neutrality.

BEIJING -- China's raw coal output sustained steady growth in May as policy measures to ensure energy supply and stabilize prices have taken effect, official data showed.