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History
HistoryThe land mark of Dongzhimen -- the headquarters of PetroChina, Beijing
PetroChina was established as a joint stock company with limited liabilities under the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (the PRC) on November 5, 1999, as part of the restructuring of CNPC. In the restructuring, CNPC injected into PetroChina most of the assets and liabilities of CNPC relating to its exploration and production, refining and marketing, chemicals and natural gas businesses.
Although PetroChina is the most profitable company in Asia, this success may be the result of corporate management, but can also be attributed to the near duopoly on the wholesale and retail business of oil products it shares with Sinopec in China.
Because of Sinopec's link to Sudan through parent company CNPC, several institutional investors such as Harvard and Yale decided, in 2005, to divest from Sinopec. Sudan divestment efforts have continued to be concentrated on PetroChina since then. Fidelity Investments, after pressure from activist groups, also announced in a filing in the US that it had sold 91 per cent of its American Depositary Receipts in PetroChina in the first quarter of 2007.
At the beginning of May 2007, the company announced it had made China's largest oil find in a decade off the country's northeast coast, in an oilfield named Jidong Nanpu in Bohai Bay.
On November 7, 2007, Hang Seng Index Services Company announced that PetroChina would be a Hang Seng Index Constituent Stock, effective December 10, 2007. PetroChina has also come under scrutiny from international organizations for its part in trading with the Sudanese government who continues the ongoing war in Darfur.
PetroChina market values reached $336 billion on May 22, 2009, briefly exceeding the market value of leading Exxon Mobil Corp for the first time.
On August 19, 2009, PetroChina signed an AU$50 billion deal with ExxonMobil to purchase liquefied natural gas from the Gorgon field in Western Australia, considered the largest contract ever signed between China and Australia, which ensures China a steady supply of LPG fuel for 20 years, and also forms as China's largest supply of relatively "clean energy". This deal has been formally secured, despite relations between Australia and China being at their lowest point in years, following the Rio Tinto espionage case and the granting of visas to Rebiya Kadeer to visit Australia.
PetroChina's Duzishan refinery became fully operational on September 24, 2009. The refinery is China's largest refinery with annual capacity of 10 million tons of oil and 1 million tons of ethylene. The refinery is an integral part of China's ambitions to import oil from Kazakhstan.
Environmental record
Although PetroChina is promoting safety, environmental protection and people-orientation as its slogan and is determined to encourage efficiency in utilization of resource as well as effective operation of the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) management system as a method to reduce emission of pollutants, environmental-related news about PetroChina has been often negative.[citation needed]
Chemical spill
Petrochina had a huge chemical spill in November, 2005. One of its chemical plants exploded in Jilin, China. The blast poured 100 tons of benzene, which is a carcinogen and highly toxic, into the Songhua River. There was a slick of chemicals that spanned 80km. Harbin, which is another city along the Songhua River, had to cut the water supply from almost 4 million people, for 5 days. More than 60 people have been injured,five have died,and one person is missing due to this incident. The spill prompted China environmental agency to fine the company one million yuan (approximately $125,000, 64,000) for its pollution, which is the maximum fine that can be handed out in China for breaking an environmental law. However, this disaster has now sparked controversy about this law. People are claiming it is too soft. The spill even crept into Kharbosvk, Russia, where residents stocked up on bottled water. The city tried filtering its water of toxic substances, but officials were still unsure if the water was 100% safe for drinking. The Chinese government has said it will take more than one billion dollars to clean up the aftermath. Li Zhaoxing, Chinese Foreign Minister at the time, issued a public apology to Russia due to the incident.
The "Western Gas to the East" Pipeline Project
A PetroChina gas station in Xinjiang
Main article: Westast Gas Pipeline
Another major controversial issue is PetroChina development in gas reserves in Tarim Basins, Xinjiang. It is now constructing a pipeline across Tibet to Gansu province in China, eventually lead to Shanghai. It is argued that such a project might pose a threat to the environment, as the construction of the pipeline might affect the wildlife in the regions where it runs through. Also, the exiled Tibetan government argued that such project is part of China strategy to consolidate political control of the Western Regions in China, including Tibet. However, no known environmental or social impact assessments have been conducted, as the environmental record of Tarim Basins is very poor.
Demonstration at new plant
Approved in 2007, a $5.5 billion petrochemical plant, expected to produce 800,000 tons of ethylene and refine 10 million tons of crude oil a year, is now under construction by PetroChina in Chengdu, provincial capital of Sichuan in Southwestern China. Ethylene is widely used in the production of goods such as packaging and trash liners. Although the project claimed that $565 million of the total investment would be dedicated to environmental protection, residents of Chengdu who believe it might bring pollution to the local area took to the streets on May 3 and 4, 2008, to protest against the project. The whole demonstration was peaceful, and presence of Chinese government intervention was scarce.
Recognition
Forbes published its latest ranking of the orbes 2000 The World Leading Companies. The company ranked second amongst companies in China and ranked 14th in the world.
The Company won a series of awards in the competition organised by FinanceAsia, an influential magazine in Asia Pacific capital markets. The Company won the following awards:
Best Dividend Payout Policy, 1st
Best Corporate Governance, 5th
Best Investor Relations, 5th
AsiaMoney 2004 nnual Best-Managed Large Companies Poll, the Company was awarded the verall Best-Managed Large Cap Company and verall Most Improved Company for Best-Management Practices Awards.
Corporate bonds
PetroChina, on 2008-10-24 issued a 80 billion yuan ($11.7 billion) of medium-term corporate bonds, which was the biggest ever domestic issue by a listed company.
References
2004 Annual Report, pp.135, 137
^ a b c PetroChina's annual income statement via Wikinvest
^ a b PetroChina's annual balance sheet via Wikinvest
^ a b Analysts express optimism about Chinese shares (Xinhuanet.com, with source from Shanghai Daily)
^ http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/nov/06/china
^ Similarly, a century earlier, U.S. Steel was the first company with a billion dollar market cap.
^ Response to Berkshire Hathaway's statement on its holdings in PetroChina Company Limited, Sudan Divestment Task Force, 2007-02-23. Retrieved on 2007-03-28.
^ Darfur activists claim Fidelity success 2007-05-17
^ BBC NEWS | Business | China claims major oil field find
^ HSI SERVICES ANNOUNCES INDEX REVIEW RESULTS
^ PetroChina matches Exxon as most valuable company, Bloomberg, May 22, 2009
^ Stephen McDonell, August 19, 2009, Record gas deal between China and Australia - AM - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
^ Babs McHugh, August 19, 2009, Massive sale from Gorgon Gas Project - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
^ David McLennan, August 20, 2009, Australia to be 'global supplier of clean energy' - The Canberra Times
^ August 20, 2009, CNPC to import 2.25m tons of LNG annually from Australia - ChinaDaily (Source: Xinhua)
^ Peter Ryan, August 19, 2009, Deal means 2.2 million tonnes exported per year - AM - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
^ PetroChina Activates China's Biggest Refinery - The China Perspective
^ http://www.petrochina.com.cn/resource/EngPdf/LTN20080319139.pdf "Summary of the 2007 Annual Report". PetroChina.com.cn, May 5, 2008
^ BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Maximum fine over China pollution
^ The Epoch Times | Jilin PetroChina Explosion Under Investigation, Vice-Mayor of Jilin City Reported Dead
^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6299085.stm "Maximum Fine Over China Pollution". Jan 25, 2007. BBC News. May 4, 2007
^ PetroChina branch fined for pollution
^ BBC NEWS | Europe | Toxic leak reaches Russian city
^ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6299085.stm BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Maximum fine over China pollution]
^ http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/GL02Cb06.html "China's toxic spillover" Dec 2, 2005. Asia Times May 4, 2008
^ http://trilliuminvest.com/resolutions/human-rights-1/ "Divest From PetroChina - BP Amoco". Trilliuminvest.com. May 4, 2008
^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/world/asia/06china.html?ref=world "China Petrochemical Project Opposed". May 6, 2008. New York Times Online. May 6, 2008.
^ http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/18/global-09_The-Global-2000_Rank.html
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