, Asia ’s biggest refiner, said it will push ahead this year with a government-driven agenda to open up state-controlled industries, as China’s energy companies search for private capital. The company and domestic peer PetroChina Co. are seeking private investors for some units. Sinopec, officially known as China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., will sell as much as 30 percent of its oil retail business, in a sale Barclays Plc (BARC) estimates could raise more than $20 billion. PetroChina and its parent China National Petroleum Corp., are considering opening up areas including pipelines, oil and gas exploration and refining to private capital. “In 2014, the company expects to make significant advances in its development by fully embracing reform, leading to corporate transformation, organizational vigor and stronger corporate values,” Sinopec Chairman Fu Chengyu said yesterday in a statement. The Beijing-based company yesterday reported 2013 net income rose 3.4 percent to 66.1 […]