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China National Petroleum Corporation

2017-05-22

China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is an integrated international energy company, with businesses covering oil and gas exploration and development, refining and chemical development, natural gas and pipeline, refined products marketing, international trade of crude and refined products, oilfield services, engineering construction, equipment manufacturing, financial services and new energy development. 

  • China's major oil and gas producer and supplier 
  • World's third-largest oil company 
  • Ranking third on the 2016 Fortune Global 500 list 
  • Owns and operates 14 oil and gas fields and 26 refineries in China 
  • Every day, CNPC produces 3.33 million barrels of crude oil and 11 billion cubic feet of natural gas, and process 3 million barrels of crude. 
  • Our crude production and natural gas production account for 52% and 71% of the nation's total respectively.
  • We have built and now operate a 79,936 km-long pipeline network, including 18,917 km-long crude pipelines, 50,928 km-long natural gas pipelines and 10,091 km-long refined products pipelines, accounting for 70%, 76% and 46% of the nation’s total respectively. 
  • We have over 20,000 service stations in China, retailing more than 80 million tons of gasoline and diesel every year. 
  • We have oil and gas assets and operations in 37 countries worldwide. We have established five oil and gas cooperation zones, four cross-border oil and gas supply channels, and three international oil and gas operation hubs. We have equity in nine refineries in Africa, Asia and Europe. 
  • Our more than 1,000 crews provide technical services in geophysical prospecting, well drilling, and well and mud logging in 50 countries, with onshore geophysical prospective business accounting for the largest share in the international market. 
  • We are a world reputed engineering and construction contractor in the oil and gas industry. 
  • We manufacture more than 200 kinds of petroleum materials and equipment across nine categories. Our products are sold in 81 countries.

CNPC boasts integrated business portfolios as an oil company, an oilfield service provider, an EPC contractor as well as an equipment manufacturer, with comprehensive operations and expertise covering the entire oil and gas industry value chain. We are capable of offering complete and efficient energy solutions independently.

We uphold a corporate mission of "Caring for Energy, Caring for You" and uphold the best strategies for resources, market, internationalization and innovation, with the goal to build CNPC into a green, international and sustainable company.

We operate in a responsible manner, and strive for excellence through technological innovation and advanced management. We explore, develop and utilize hydrocarbon resources globally to meet the world's ever increasing demand for clean, efficient and reliable energy.

We adhere to the principle of mutually beneficial and common development in international operations. We attach great importance to employee localization and local talent cultivation where we operate. We, together with our partners, are dedicated to promoting economic and social development of host countries.

We strive to build an energy-saving and environmental-friendly enterprise, and are committed to fulfilling our social responsibilities. We pursue harmonious relationships between energy and the environment, operation and safety, corporate and community interests, and employer and employee.