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PETROCHINA CO LTD (PCCYF)

6-K 2023-04-28 For: 2023-04-28
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OFFOREIGN ISSUER

Pursuant toRule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

theSecurities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of April 2023

Commission File Number: 001-15006

PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED

9 DongzhimenNorth Street, Dongcheng District

Beijing, The People’s Republic of China, 100007

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☒            Form 40-F  ☐

EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number
99.1 The first quarterly report.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This announcement contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from information contained in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors.

We do not intend to update or otherwise revise the forward-looking statements in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this announcement might not occur in the way we expect, or at all.

You should not place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this announcement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

PetroChina Company Limited
Dated: April 28, 2023 By: /s/ WANG Hua
Name: WANG Hua
Title: CFO and Secretary to the Board of Directors

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited take no responsibility for the contents of this announcement, make norepresentation as to its accuracy or completeness and expressly disclaim any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from or in reliance upon the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement.

LOGO

中國石油天然氣股份有限公司

PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED

(A joint stock limited company incorporated in the People’s Republic of China with limited liability)

(Hong Kong Stock Exchange Stock Code: 857;

Shanghai Stock Exchange Stock Code: 601857)

ANNOUNCEMENT

FIRSTQUARTERLY REPORT OF 2023

Important Notice

The board of directors, the supervisory committee and the directors, supervisors and senior management of<br>PetroChina Company Limited (the “Company”) warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the information contained in this quarterly report and that there are no misrepresentation or misleading statements contained in or material<br>omissions from this quarterly report, and they jointly and severally accept full responsibility thereof.
This quarterly report has been approved at the 21^st^ meeting<br>of the eighth session of the board of directors of the Company. All directors of the Company have attended this board meeting.
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Mr. Dai Houliang, chairman of the Company, Mr. Huang Yongzhang, director and president of the Company,<br>and Mr. Wang Hua, chief financial officer of the Company, warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of the financial information set out in this quarterly report.
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The financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) have been prepared in<br>accordance with the China Accounting Standards (“CAS”) and the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), respectively. The financial statements set out in this quarterly report are unaudited.
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1. Key Financial Data
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1.1 Key Accounting Data and Financial Indicators Prepared under IFRS
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Unit: RMB Million
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Items From thebeginning ofthe year to the<br>end of thereportingperiod From thebeginning of thepreceding year tothe end of theprecedingreportingperiod(afterretrospectiveadjustment)^(a)^ From thebeginning of thepreceding year tothe end of theprecedingreportingperiod(beforeretrospectiveadjustment) Changes overthe sameperiod of thepreceding year(%)
Revenue 732,471 779,368 779,368 (6.0 )
Profit attributable to owners of the Company 43,624 38,899 39,060 12.1
Return on net assets (%) 3.1 3.0 3.0 0.1<br>percentage<br>point
Basic earnings per share (RMB/share) 0.24 0.21 0.21 12.1
Diluted earnings per share (RMB/share) 0.24 0.21 0.21 12.1
Net cash flows from operating activities 126,382 84,425 84,425 49.7
Unit: RMB Million
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Items As of the end ofthe reportingperiod As of the end ofthe precedingyear (afterretrospectiveadjustment) As of the end of<br>the precedingyear (beforeretrospectiveadjustment) Changes fromthe end of thepreceding yearto the end of the<br>reporting period(%)
Total assets 2,710,608 2,670,746 2,673,485 1.5
Equity attributable to owners of the Company 1,408,507 1,366,574 1,369,327 3.1
1.2 Key Accounting Data and Financial Indicators Prepared under CAS
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1.2.1 Key Accounting Data and Financial Indicators
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Unit: RMB Million
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Items From thebeginning of<br>the year to the<br>end of thereportingperiod From thebeginning of thepreceding year to<br>the end of theprecedingreportingperiod(afterretrospectiveadjustment) From thebeginning of thepreceding yearto the end oftheprecedingreporting period<br>(beforeretrospectiveadjustment) Changes over<br>the sameperiod of thepreceding year(%)
Operating income 732,471 779,368 779,368 (6.0 )
Net profit attributable to equity holders of the Company 43,630 38,898 39,059 12.2
Net profit after deducting non-recurring profit/loss items<br>attributable to equity holders of the Company 44,121 39,477 39,638 11.8
Weighted average return on net assets (%) 3.1 3.0 3.0 0.1<br>percentage<br>point
Basic earnings per share (RMB/share) 0.24 0.21 0.21 12.2
Diluted earnings per share (RMB/share) 0.24 0.21 0.21 12.2
Net cash flows from operating activities 126,382 84,425 84,425 49.7
Unit: RMB Million
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Items As of the end of<br>the reportingperiod As of the end of<br>the precedingyear (afterretrospectiveadjustment) As of the end of<br>the precedingyear (beforeretrospectiveadjustment) Changes fromthe end of thepreceding yearto the end of the<br>reporting period(%)
Total assets 2,710,874 2,671,012 2,673,751 1.5
Equity attributable to owners of the Company 1,408,762 1,366,823 1,369,576 3.1
(a) The Ministry of Finance issued the Notice on Issuing Interpretation No. 16 of Accounting Standards forBusiness Enterprises(《關於印發<企業會計準則解釋第16 號>的通知》 (“Interpretation No. 16”) in 2022. From January 1, 2023, the Group and theCompany have implemented the relevant provisions of Interpretation No.16 regarding accounting treatment for the deferred income tax related to the assets and liabilities arising from an individual transaction that were not applicable to the initialrecognition exemption, and the accumulative effect is adjusted to the initial retained earnings and other relevant financial statement items of the earliest period presented in the financial statements. The Group and the Company made retrospectiveadjustments to the individual transactions that existed between January 1, 2022 and the effective date that meet the requirements of Interpretation No. 16, and the comparative financial statements for 2022 have been restated accordingly.Except for the above impact, the above amendments have no material impact on the financial statements of the Group and the Company.
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1.2.2 Non-Recurring Profits/Loss Items and Amounts
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Unit: RMB Million
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Items Profit/(loss) from the beginning of<br>the year to the end of the reportingperiod
Net loss on disposal of non-current assets (276 )
Government grants recognized in the current period 268
Reversal of provisions for bad debts against receivables 60
Net profit/loss on disposal of associates and joint ventures 55
Net profit/loss on disposal of subsidiaries 20
Net profit on holding and disposal of other investments 395
Other non-operating income and expenses (1,117 )
Sub-total (595 )
Tax impact of non-recurring profit/loss items 121
Impact of non-controlling interests (17 )
Total (491 )
1.2.3 Changes in Key Accounting Data and Financial Indicators and the Reasons thereof
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Unit: RMB Million
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Item For the three monthsended on March 31, Changes(%) Main reasons for the changes
2023 2022
Net cash flows from operating activities 126,382 84,425 49.7 Mainly due to the increase in the net profit and the changes of working capitals including receivables, inventories and payable
1.3 Differences between CAS and IFRS
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The consolidated net profit for the reporting period under IFRS and CAS were RMB48,503 million and RMB48,509 million, respectively, with a difference of RMB6 million; the consolidated shareholders’ equity as of the end of the reporting period under IFRS and CAS were RMB1,580,738 million and RMB1,580,994 million, respectively, with a difference of RMB256 million. These differences under the different accounting standards were primarily due to the valuation for assets other than fixed assets and oil and gas properties in 1999. During the restructuring in 1999, a valuation was carried out for assets and liabilities injected by China National Petroleum Corporation (its Chinese name 中國石油天然氣集團公司was changed into 中國石油天然氣集團有限公司 on December 19, 2017, abbreviated as “CNPC” before and after the change of name). The valuation results on assets other than fixed assets and oil and gas properties were not recognized in the financial statements prepared under IFRS.

2. Information on Shareholders
2.1 Total Number of Shareholders Holding Ordinary Shares and Shareholdings of the Top Ten Shareholders<br>
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Total number of shareholders holding ordinary shares as of the end of the reportingperiod 533,299 shareholders including 527,621 holders of A shares and 5,678 holders of H shares
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Shareholdings of the topten shareholders
Name of shareholders Nature of<br><br><br>shareholder Percentage ofShareholdings(%) Number of sharesheld Number ofshareswithsellingrestrictions Pledged, marked orfrozen shares
Conditionof shares Numberofshares
CNPC State-owned legal person 82.46 150,923,565,570 ^(1)^ 0 0
HKSCC Nominees Limited^(2)^ Overseas legal person 11.42 20,900,296,782 ^(3)^ 0 0
China Petrochemical Corporation State-owned legal person 1.00 1,830,210,000 0 0
Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company<br>Limited^(4)^ Overseas legal person 0.59 1,073,298,946 0 0
China Securities Finance Corporation Limited State-owned legal person 0.56 1,020,165,128 0 0
China Metallurgical Group Corporation State-owned legal person 0.31 560,000,000 0 0
Central Huijin Asset Management Ltd. State-owned legal person 0.11 201,695,000 0 0
Bosera Fund—Ansteel Group Corporation -Bosera Fund Xin’an No.1—Asset Management<br>Plan State-owned legal person 0.09 172,052,500 0 0
Bank of Communication Co., Ltd.—E Fund SSE 50 Index Enhanced Securities Investment<br>Fund State-owned legal person 0.04 81,201,401 0 0
Shi Aizhong Domestic natural person 0.04 78,131,044 0 0
Shareholdings of the topten shareholders of shares without selling restrictions
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Name of shareholders Number of shares held Type ofshares
CNPC 150,923,565,570 A shares
HKSCC Nominees Limited 20,900,296,782 H shares
China Petrochemical Corporation 1,830,210,000 A shares
Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited 1,073,298,946 A shares
China Securities Finance Corporation Limited 1,020,165,128 A shares
China Metallurgical Group Corporation 560,000,000 A shares
Central Huijin Asset Management Ltd. 201,695,000 A shares
Bosera Fund—Ansteel Group Corporation—Bosera Fund Xin’an No.1—Asset Management<br>Plan 172,052,500 A shares
Bank of Communication Co., Limited—E Fund SSE 50 Index Enhanced Securities Investment<br>Fund 81,201,401 A shares
Shi Aizhong 78,131,044 A shares

Statement on the connection or activities acting in concert among the above-mentioned shareholders:

Except for HKSCC Nominees Limited and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited that are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, the Company is not aware of any connection among or between the other top ten shareholders or that they are persons acting in concert as provided for in the “Measures for the Administration of Acquisitions by Listed Companies”.

(1) Such figure excludes the H shares indirectly held by CNPC through Fairy King Investments Limited, anoverseas wholly-owned subsidiary of CNPC.
(2) HKSCC Nominees Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited and acts asnominee on behalf of other corporate or individual shareholders to hold the H shares of the Company.
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(3) 291,518,000 H shares were indirectly held by CNPC through Fairy King Investments Limited, an overseaswholly-owned subsidiary of CNPC, representing 0.16% of the total issued shares of the Company. These shares were held in the name of HKSCC Nominees Limited.
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(4) Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges andClearing Limited and acts as the nominee on behalf of investors of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited to hold the A shares of the Company listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange.
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2.2 Number of Shareholders Holding Preferred Shares and Shareholdings of Top Ten Shareholders Holding Preferred<br>Shares of the Company
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Inapplicable.

3. Business Review

In the first quarter of 2023, while the world economy maintained slow recovery, the PRC economy continued to recover steadily, market expectations improved significantly and the gross domestic product (“GDP”) increased by 4.5% year-on-year. International oil price experienced downward fluctuation, the average spot price of North Sea Brent crude oil was US$81.17 per barrel, representing a decrease of 20.6% as compared with US$102.23 per barrel for the same period of last year. The average spot price of the West Texas Intermediate crude oil was US$75.97 per barrel, representing a decrease of 20.1% as compared with US$95.04 per barrel for the same period of last year. The demand of the domestic refined oil market recovered steadily, while that of the natural gas market kept increasing.

Seizing the opportunity of steady growth of PRC economy, the Group implemented high-quality development requirements, coordinated production and operation, safety and environmental protection, quality and profitability improvement, reform and innovation and green transformation. The Group continuously optimized production operation and product structure, vigorously strengthened its efforts in marketing, strictly controlled the investment and cost and expenses, efficiently maintained stable and profitable production operation. The Group’s operating results maintained growth and its financial condition stayed healthy although the international oil price decreased as compared with the same period of last year. In the first quarter of 2023, the average realized price for crude oil of the Group was US$75.98 per barrel, representing a decrease of 11.9% as compared with US$86.29 per barrel for the same period of last year. The Group achieved a revenue of RMB732,471 million under IFRS, representing a decrease of 6.0% as compared with RMB779,368 million for the same period of last year. The net profit attributable to owners of the Company amounted to RMB43,624 million, representing an increase of 12.1% as compared with RMB38,899 million for the same period of last year, which was primarily due to the increase in domestic sales volume of major oil and gas products as well as the Group’s deepening of its endeavor in quality and profitability improvement.

In respect of oil, gas and new energy business, the Group persisted with fine exploration and high-profitability development, steadily increased reserves and output, continuously promoted “stabilizing oil output and increasing gas output”, enhanced domestic natural gas development and maintained rapid growth of domestic natural gas output. The Group solidly promoted the integrated development of oil, gas and new energy business and the scale of new energy business continued to grow. In the first quarter of 2023, the oil and gas equivalent output of the Group was 452.0 million barrels, representing an increase of 4.9% as compared with 430.9 million barrels for the same period of last year, of which the domestic oil and gas equivalent output was 402.6 million barrels, representing an increase of 3.3% as compared with 389.8 million barrels for the same period of last year, and the overseas oil and gas equivalent output was 49.4 million barrels, representing an increase of 20.1% as compared with 41.1 million barrels for the same period of last year. The oil, gas and new energy business realized an operating profit of RMB40,996 million, representing an increase of 5.7% as compared with RMB38,798 million for the same period of last year, which was mainly due to the increase in sales volume of crude oil and natural gas. The unit oil and gas lifting costs were US$10.57 per barrel, representing a decrease of 2.3% as compared with US$10.82 for the same period of last year, which was primarily due to the combined effects such as the fluctuation in exchange rate and increase in the costs of fuel and power.

Key Figures for the Oil, Gasand New Energy Business

Operating Figures Unit For the three months endedMarch 31, Changes over thesame period of thepreceding year (%)
2023 2022
Crude oil output Million barrels 236.3 224.9 5.1
of which: domestic Million barrels 195.5 192.6 1.5
overseas Million barrels 40.8 32.3 26.3
Marketable natural gas output Billion cubic feet 1,294.1 1,235.5 4.7
of which: domestic Billion cubic feet 1,242.7 1,182.6 5.1
overseas Billion cubic feet 51.4 52.8 (2.7 )
Oil and natural gas equivalent output Million barrels 452.0 430.9 4.9
of which: domestic Million barrels 402.6 389.8 3.3
overseas Million barrels 49.4 41.1 20.1
Note: Figures have been converted at the rate of 1 ton of crude oil = 7.389 barrels and 1 cubic meter of naturalgas = 35.315 cubic feet.
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In respect of the refining, chemicals and new materials business, the Group, by adhering to the market-oriented approach, timely optimized product structure based on market demand, continuously promoted the reduction of refining products and increase in chemical products and the reduction of traditional refining products and increase in special petroleum products (减油增化、减油增特) and vigorously developed high-end and high value-added products. The Group continued to strengthen the control of costs and expenses, enhanced competitiveness of refining and chemical products and promoted the construction of ethylene projects and other transformation and upgrading projects. In the first quarter of 2023, the Group processed a total amount of 326.9 million barrels of crude oil, representing an increase of 8.1% as compared with 302.4 million barrels for the same period of last year; the Group produced 27.754 million tons of refined products, representing an increase of 5.7% as compared with 26.250 million tons for the same period of last year; the Group produced 2.000 million tons of ethylene, representing an increase of 2.1% as compared with 1.959 million tons for the same period of last year. The outputs of chemical commodity products reached 8.491 million tons, representing an increase of 3.5% as compared with 8.207 million tons for the same period of last year. The profit from operations of refining, chemicals and new materials business amounted to RMB8,470 million, representing a decrease of 21.3% as compared with RMB10,765 million for the same period of last year, among which, the profit from operations in the refining business amounted to RMB9,396 million, representing a decrease of 12.6% as compared with RMB 10,748 million for the same period of last year, mainly due to the combined effect of the decrease in gross profit margin of refined oil and the increase in sales volume; the operating loss from the chemicals business amounted to RMB926 million, representing a decrease of RMB943 million as compared with the operating profit of RMB17 million for the same period of last year, which was primarily due to the decrease in chemical materials’ prices and the decrease in gross profit margin.

Key Figures for the Refining, Chemicals and New Materials Business

Operating Figures Unit For the three months endedMarch 31, Changes overthe same period of thepreceding year (%)
2023 2022
Processed crude oil Million barrels 326.9 302.4 8.1
Gasoline, kerosene, diesel output ’000 ton 27,754 26,250 5.7
of which: Gasoline ’000 ton 11,256 11,780 (4.4 )
Kerosene ’000 ton 2,920 2,201 32.7
Diesel ’000 ton 13,578 12,269 10.7
Output of key chemical products
Ethylene ’000 ton 2,000 1,959 2.1
Synthetic resin ’000 ton 3,089 3,091 (0.1 )
Synthetic fiber materials and polymers ’000 ton 268 301 (11.1 )
Synthetic rubber ’000 ton 257 293 (12.2 )
Urea ’000 ton 445 730 (39.0 )
Note: Figures have been converted at the rate of 1 ton of crude oil = 7.389 barrels.
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In respect of the marketing business, the Group seized the opportunity of demand recovery in the domestic refined oil market, strived to enhance the precise marketing, devoted efforts in market expansion, inventories reduction, and increase in profitability. The Group well organized international trade, effectively controlled market risks and continuously increased the profitability of the whole industry chain. In the first quarter of 2023, the Group sold 37.575 million tons of refined oil, representing an increase of 6.5% as compared with 35.282 million tons for the same period of last year, of which 27.290 million tons of refined oil was sold domestically, representing an increase of 9.5% as compared with 24.919 million tons for the same period of last year. The profit from operations of marketing business amounted to RMB8,156 million, representing an increase of 79.0% as compared with RMB4,556 million for the same period of last year. This was primarily due to the Group’s active study and judgment on market price trend in international trade business which caused the significant increase in the trading profit.

Key Figures for the Marketing Business

Operating Figures Unit For the three months endedMarch 31, Changes over thesame period of thepreceding year (%)
2023 2022
Total sales volume of gasoline, kerosene and diesel ’000 ton 37,575 35,282 6.5
of which: Gasoline ’000 ton 15,686 15,567 0.8
Kerosene ’000 ton 3,900 3,502 11.4
Diesel ’000 ton 17,989 16,213 11.0
Domestic sales volume of gasoline, kerosene and diesel ’000 ton 27,290 24,919 9.5
of which: Gasoline ’000 ton 12,472 12,553 (0.6 )
Kerosene ’000 ton 2,187 1,683 29.9
Diesel ’000 ton 12,631 10,683 18.2
Number of gas stations and convenience stores Unit As of March31, 2023 As of December31, 2022 Changes<br>(%)
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Number of gas stations Unit 22,441 22,586 (0.6 )
Among which: Self-operated gas stations Unit 20,419 20,564 (0.7 )
Number of convenience stores Unit 19,700 20,600 (4.4 )

In respect of the natural gas sales business, the Group continuously optimized the resource structure and strived to control procurement costs of imported natural gas. The Group strived to promote marketing, actively expanded the high-end and high-profit markets and direct end-customers, strengthened the construction of terminal retail sales network and continuously increased sales profitability. In the first quarter of 2023, the Group’s domestic natural gas sales volume reached 62.392 billion cubic meters, representing an increase of 2.9% as compared with 60.615 billion cubic meters for the same period of last year. The natural gas sales business achieved an operating profit of RMB10,136 million, representing an increase of 13.3% as compared with RMB8,946 million for the same period of last year, which was mainly due to the increase in the profit of domestic natural gas sales and terminal retail business.

4. Other Matters

Inapplicable.

5. Quarterly Financial Statements
5.1 Quarterly financial statements prepared in accordance with CAS
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1. Consolidated Balance Sheet
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ASSETS March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
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RMB million RMB million
Current assets
Cash at bank and on hand 296,060 225,049
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 2,684 3,876
Derivative financial assets 17,218 21,133
Accounts receivable 82,578 72,028
Receivables financing 7,749 4,376
Advances to suppliers 30,384 13,920
Other receivables 36,911 45,849
Inventories 155,183 167,751
Other current assets 48,521 59,885
Total current assets 677,288 613,867
Non-current assets
Investments in other equity instruments 908 950
Long-term equity investments 274,070 269,671
Fixed assets 462,683 463,027
Oil and gas properties 812,984 832,610
Construction in progress 184,649 196,876
Right-of-use<br>assets 130,778 132,735
Intangible assets 92,242 92,960
Goodwill 7,246 7,317
Long-term prepaid expenses 11,878 10,388
Deferred tax assets 16,531 16,960
Other non-current assets 39,617 33,651
Total non-current assets 2,033,586 2,057,145
TOTAL ASSETS 2,710,874 2,671,012
Chairman Director and President Chief Financial Officer
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Dai Houliang Huang Yongzhang Wang Hua
1. Consolidated Balance Sheet (Continued)
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
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RMB million RMB million
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings 55,285 38,375
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 1,698
Derivative financial liabilities 9,976 11,146
Notes payable 15,747 15,630
Accounts payable 256,467 289,117
Contract liabilities 74,249 77,337
Employee compensation payable 14,289 9,385
Taxes payable 53,756 53,514
Other payables 68,153 41,542
Current portion of non-current liabilities 118,994 70,561
Other current liabilities 11,162 15,958
Total current liabilities 678,078 624,263
Non-current liabilities
Long-term borrowings 132,892 169,630
Debentures payable 26,923 52,848
Lease liabilities 116,963 118,200
Provisions 143,702 142,081
Deferred tax liabilities 23,174 21,046
Other non-current liabilities 8,148 7,594
Total non-current liabilities 451,802 511,399
Total liabilities 1,129,880 1,135,662
Shareholders’ equity
Share capital 183,021 183,021
Capital surplus 123,613 123,612
Special reserve 9,668 8,490
Other comprehensive income (21,978 ) (19,062 )
Surplus reserve 224,957 224,957
Undistributed profits 889,481 845,805
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company 1,408,762 1,366,823
Non-controlling interests 172,232 168,527
Total shareholders’ equity 1,580,994 1,535,350
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 2,710,874 2,671,012
Chairman Director and President Chief Financial Officer
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Dai Houliang Huang Yongzhang Wang Hua
2. Company Balance Sheet
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ASSETS March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
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RMB million RMB million
Current assets
Cash at bank and on hand 132,965 72,308
Derivative financial assets 143 192
Accounts receivable 14,586 17,969
Receivables financing 7,506 4,164
Advances to suppliers 21,575 9,365
Other receivables 12,078 9,410
Inventories 100,143 109,354
Other current assets 35,270 45,204
Total current assets 324,266 267,966
Non-current assets
Investments in other equity instruments 226 333
Long-term equity investments 478,083 471,795
Fixed assets 310,123 307,660
Oil and gas properties 616,515 628,338
Construction in progress 110,349 123,486
Right-of-use<br>assets 56,967 58,000
Intangible assets 69,552 70,193
Goodwill 69 52
Long-term prepaid expenses 8,936 7,384
Deferred tax assets 803
Other non-current assets 13,595 11,701
Total non-current assets 1,664,415 1,679,745
TOTAL ASSETS 1,988,681 1,947,711
Chairman Director and President Chief Financial Officer
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Dai Houliang Huang Yongzhang Wang Hua
2. Company Balance Sheet (Continued)
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
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RMB million RMB million
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings 17,892 17,255
Derivative financial liabilities 23
Notes payable 15,511 15,213
Accounts payable 105,477 121,220
Contract liabilities 56,119 55,861
Employee compensation payable 11,424 6,817
Taxes payable 32,133 34,512
Other payables 144,854 99,302
Current portion of non-current liabilities 93,427 53,157
Other current liabilities 5,607 10,572
Total current liabilities 482,467 413,909
Non-current liabilities
Long-term borrowings 57,951 90,743
Debentures payable 23,500 49,380
Lease liabilities 44,004 44,700
Provisions 105,802 104,553
Deferred tax liabilities 749
Other non-current liabilities 4,089 4,302
Total non-current liabilities 236,095 293,678
Total liabilities 718,562 707,587
Shareholders’ equity
Share capital 183,021 183,021
Capital surplus 123,487 123,486
Special reserve 5,547 4,620
Other comprehensive income 596 720
Surplus reserve 213,865 213,865
Undistributed profits 743,603 714,412
Total shareholders’ equity 1,270,119 1,240,124
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 1,988,681 1,947,711
Chairman Director and President Chief Financial Officer
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Dai Houliang Huang Yongzhang Wang Hua
3. Consolidated Income Statement
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Item Three months ended March 31
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2023 2022
RMB million RMB million
Operating income 732,471 779,368
Less: Cost of sales (577,013 ) (623,635 )
Taxes and surcharges (63,281 ) (67,611 )
Selling expenses (15,927 ) (16,064 )
General and administrative expenses (14,294 ) (12,172 )
Research and development expenses (5,934 ) (4,918 )
Finance expenses (4,609 ) (4,045 )
Including: Interest expenses (6,139 ) (4,859 )
Interest income 1,434 554
Add: Other income 4,729 3,346
Investment income 3,496 3,517
Including: Income from investment in associates and joint ventures 4,590 3,395
Gains from changes in fair value 4,032
Credit impairment reversal/(losses) 25 (282 )
Asset impairment losses 4 11
Gains on asset disposal 45 119
Operating profit 63,744 57,634
Add: Non-operating income 497 364
Less: Non-operating expenses (1,667 ) (1,229 )
Profit before taxation 62,574 56,769
Less: Taxation (14,065 ) (13,295 )
Net profit 48,509 43,474
Classified by continuity of operations:
Net profit from continuous operation 48,509 43,474
Net profit from discontinued operation
Classified by ownership:
Shareholders of the Company 43,630 38,898
Non-controlling interests 4,879 4,576
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (RMB Yuan) 0.24 0.21
Diluted earnings per share (RMB Yuan) 0.24 0.21
Other comprehensive income, net of tax (3,547 ) (1,015 )
Other comprehensive income (net of tax) attributable to equity holders of the Company (2,834 ) (8 )
(1) Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Changes in fair value of investments in other equity instruments (52 ) (54 )
(2) Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss:
Other comprehensive income recognized under equity method (133 ) (264 )
Cash flow hedges (1,495 )
Translation differences arising from translation of foreign currency financial statements (1,154 ) 310
Other comprehensive income (net of tax) attributable to<br>non-controlling interests (713 ) (1,007 )
Total comprehensive income 44,962 42,459
Attributable to:
Equity holders of the Company 40,796 38,890
Non-controlling interests 4,166 3,569
Chairman Director and President Chief Financial Officer
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Dai Houliang Huang Yongzhang Wang Hua
4. Income Statement
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Item Three months ended March 31
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2023 2022
RMB million RMB million
Operating income 447,279 406,502
Less: Cost of sales (347,656 ) (305,848 )
Taxes and surcharges (48,469 ) (51,926 )
Selling expenses (11,182 ) (11,218 )
General and administrative expenses (9,450 ) (7,630 )
Research and development expenses (5,306 ) (4,208 )
Finance expenses (3,488 ) (3,600 )
Including: Interest expenses (3,767 ) (3,668 )
Interest income 415 178
Add: Other income 4,437 3,198
Investment income 7,949 7,176
Including: Income from investment in associates and joint ventures 3,147 2,668
Credit impairment losses (18 ) (66 )
Asset impairment losses 1
Losses from changes in fair value (48 )
Gains on asset disposal 46 100
Operating profit 34,095 32,480
Add: Non-operating income 338 304
Less: Non-operating expenses (1,556 ) (1,059 )
Profit before taxation 32,877 31,725
Less: Taxation (3,732 ) (4,080 )
Net profit 29,145 27,645
Classified by continuity of operations:
Net profit from continuous operation 29,145 27,645
Net profit from discontinued operation
Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share (RMB Yuan) 0.16 0.15
Diluted earnings per share (RMB Yuan) 0.16 0.15
Other comprehensive income, net of tax (124 ) (246 )
Other comprehensive income (net of tax) attributable to equity holders of the Company (124 ) (246 )
(1) Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Changes in fair value of investments in other equity instruments (74 ) (20 )
(2) Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss:
Other comprehensive income recognized under equity method (61 ) (226 )
Cash flow hedges 11
Total comprehensive income 29,021 27,399
Chairman Director and President Chief Financial Officer
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Dai Houliang Huang Yongzhang Wang Hua
5. Consolidated Cash Flow Statement
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Item Three months ended March 31
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2023 2022
RMB million RMB million
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash received from sales of goods and rendering of services 801,094 831,182
Cash received relating to other operating activities 33,548 32,951
Sub-total of cash inflows 834,642 864,133
Cash paid for goods and services (570,340 ) (592,875 )
Cash paid to and on behalf of employees (35,067 ) (31,750 )
Payments of various taxes (76,312 ) (107,318 )
Cash paid relating to other operating activities (26,541 ) (47,765 )
Sub-total of cash outflows (708,260 ) (779,708 )
Net cash flows from operating activities 126,382 84,425
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash received from disposal of investments 910 10,414
Cash received from returns on investments 2,101 2,117
Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, oil and gas properties, intangible assets and<br>other long-term assets 165 141
Net cash received from disposal of subsidiaries and other business units 2
Sub-total of cash inflows 3,178 12,672
Cash paid to acquire fixed assets, oil and gas properties, intangible assets and other long-term<br>assets (50,897 ) (51,891 )
Cash paid to acquire investments (23,234 ) (5,546 )
Net cash paid to acquire subsidiaries and other business units (18 )
Sub-total of cash outflows (74,149 ) (57,437 )
Net cash flows used for investing activities (70,971 ) (44,765 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash received from capital contributions 40 44
Including: Cash received from non-controlling<br>interests’ capital contributions to subsidiaries 40 44
Cash received from borrowings 200,402 243,705
Sub-total of cash inflows 200,442 243,749
Cash repayments of borrowings (195,913 ) (241,543 )
Cash payments for interest expenses and distribution of dividends or profits (5,072 ) (4,332 )
Including: Subsidiaries’ cash payments for distribution of dividends or profits to non-controlling interests (385 ) (512 )
Cash payments relating to other financing activities (3,095 ) (3,432 )
Sub-total of cash outflows (204,080 ) (249,307 )
Net cash flows used for financing activities (3,638 ) (5,558 )
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (720 ) (363 )
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 51,053 33,739
Add: Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 191,190 136,789
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 242,243 170,528
Chairman Director and President Chief Financial Officer
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Dai Houliang Huang Yongzhang Wang Hua
6. Company Cash Flow Statement
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Item Three months ended March 31
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2023 2022
RMB million RMB million
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash received from sales of goods and rendering of services 486,219 447,612
Cash received relating to other operating activities 4,530 3,414
Sub-total of cash inflows 490,749 451,026
Cash paid for goods and services (298,368 ) (290,044 )
Cash paid to and on behalf of employees (25,180 ) (24,108 )
Payments of various taxes (55,556 ) (83,985 )
Cash paid relating to other operating activities (5,492 ) (8,094 )
Sub-total of cash outflows (384,596 ) (406,231 )
Net cash flows from operating activities 106,153 44,795
Cash flows from investing activities
Cash received from disposal of investments 3,556 1,632
Cash received from returns on investments 12,727 11,850
Net cash received from disposal of fixed assets, oil and gas properties, intangible assets and<br>other long-term assets 138 135
Sub-total of cash inflows 16,421 13,617
Cash paid to acquire fixed assets, oil and gas properties, intangible assets and other long-term<br>assets (31,527 ) (20,771 )
Cash paid to acquire investments (6,020 ) (4,302 )
Sub-total of cash outflows (37,547 ) (25,073 )
Net cash flows used for investing activities (21,126 ) (11,456 )
Cash flows from financing activities
Cash received from borrowings 19,240 61,470
Sub-total of cash inflows 19,240 61,470
Cash repayments of borrowings (37,104 ) (64,069 )
Cash payments for interest expenses and distribution of dividends or profits (3,351 ) (3,823 )
Cash payments relating to other financing activities (1,655 ) (1,880 )
Sub-total of cash outflows (42,110 ) (69,772 )
Net cash flows used for financing activities (22,870 ) (8,302 )
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 62,157 25,037
Add: Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 68,808 31,955
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period 130,965 56,992
Chairman Director and President Chief Financial Officer
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Dai Houliang Huang Yongzhang Wang Hua

5.2 Quarterly financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS

1. Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
Three months ended March 31
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2023 2022
RMB million RMB million
REVENUE 732,471 779,368
OPERATING EXPENSES
Purchases, services and other (497,580 ) (551,079 )
Employee compensation costs (38,594 ) (35,376 )
Exploration expenses, including exploratory dry holes (4,176 ) (4,569 )
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (56,107 ) (51,899 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses (16,712 ) (13,979 )
Taxes other than income taxes (63,457 ) (67,892 )
Other income net 6,551 2,688
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES (670,075 ) (722,106 )
PROFIT FROM OPERATIONS 62,396 57,262
FINANCE COSTS
Exchange gain 7,816 3,274
Exchange loss (7,523 ) (2,856 )
Interest income 1,434 554
Interest expense (6,139 ) (4,859 )
TOTAL NET FINANCE COSTS (4,412 ) (3,887 )
SHARE OF PROFIT OF ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURES 4,590 3,395
PROFIT BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE 62,574 56,770
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (14,071 ) (13,295 )
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD 48,503 43,475
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(1) Item that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:
Fair value changes in equity investment measured at fair value through other comprehensive<br>income (19 ) (116 )
Currency translation differences (746 ) (945 )
(2) Item that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:
Cash flow hedging reserve (1,495 )
Currency translation differences (1,154 ) 310
Share of the other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the<br>equity method (133 ) (264 )
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, NET OF TAX (3,547 ) (1,015 )
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD 44,956 42,460
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Company 43,624 38,899
Non-controlling interests 4,879 4,576
48,503 43,475
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE PERIOD ATTRIBUTABLE TO:
Owners of the Company 40,790 38,891
Non-controlling interests 4,166 3,569
44,956 42,460
BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY (RMBYUAN) 0.24 0.21
2. Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
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March 31, 2023 December 31, 2022
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RMB million RMB million
NON-CURRENT ASSETS
Property, plant and equipment 1,460,316 1,492,513
Investments in associates and joint ventures 273,968 269,569
Equity investments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income 901 943
Right-of-use<br>assets 200,703 203,065
Intangible and other non-current assets 75,218 69,813
Deferred tax assets 16,531 16,960
Time deposits with maturities over one year 5,683 4,016
TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 2,033,320 2,056,879
CURRENT ASSETS
Inventories 155,183 167,751
Accounts receivable 82,578 72,028
Derivative financial assets 17,218 21,133
Prepayments and other current assets 115,816 119,654
Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 7,749 4,376
Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 2,684 3,876
Time deposits with maturities over three months but within one year 53,817 33,859
Cash and cash equivalents 242,243 191,190
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 677,288 613,867
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 365,834 372,369
Contract liabilities 74,249 77,337
Income taxes payable 9,913 16,471
Other taxes payable 43,843 37,043
Short-term borrowings 166,735 100,639
Derivative financial liabilities 9,976 11,146
Lease liabilities 7,528 7,560
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 1,698
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 678,078 624,263
NET CURRENT LIABILITIES (790 ) (10,396 )
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,032,530 2,046,483
EQUITY
EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY:
Share capital 183,021 183,021
Retained earnings 894,502 850,832
Reserves 330,984 332,721
TOTAL EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO OWNERS OF THE COMPANY 1,408,507 1,366,574
NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS 172,231 168,526
TOTAL EQUITY 1,580,738 1,535,100
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Long-term borrowings 159,815 222,478
Asset retirement obligations 143,702 142,081
Lease liabilities 116,963 118,200
Deferred tax liabilities 23,164 21,030
Other long-term obligations 8,148 7,594
TOTAL NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 451,792 511,383
TOTAL EQUITY AND NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 2,032,530 2,046,483
3. Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
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Three months ended March 31
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2023 2022
RMB million RMB million
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Profit for the period 48,503 43,475
Adjustments for:
Income tax expense 14,071 13,295
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 56,107 51,899
Capitalized exploratory costs charged to expense 2,461 2,113
Safety fund reserve 1,246 1,378
Share of profit of associates and joint ventures (4,590 ) (3,395 )
Accrual of provision for impairment of receivables, net (25 ) 282
Write down in inventories, net (6 ) (11 )
Loss/(gain) on disposal and scrap of property, plant and equipment 79 (50 )
Loss/(gain) on disposal and scrap of other non-current<br>assets 197 (89 )
Gain on disposal of subsidiaries (20 )
Fair value gain (4,032 )
Dividend income (14 ) (2 )
Interest income (1,434 ) (554 )
Interest expense 6,139 4,859
Changes in working capital:
Accounts receivable, prepayments and other current assets (20,117 ) (74,627 )
Inventories 12,574 (30,239 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 30,350 86,570
Contract liabilities (3,088 ) (3,162 )
CASH FLOWS GENERATED FROM OPERATIONS 138,401 91,742
Income taxes paid (12,019 ) (7,317 )
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 126,382 84,425
3. Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Continued)
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Three months ended March 31
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2023 2022
RMB million RMB million
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures (50,853 ) (51,812 )
Acquisition of investments in associates and joint ventures (1,090 ) (167 )
Acquisition of intangible assets and other non-current<br>assets (44 ) (79 )
Acquisition of subsidiaries (18 )
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment 126 118
Proceeds from disposal of other non-current<br>assets 432 159
Interest received 1,851 643
Dividends received 250 1,474
(Increase) /decrease in time deposits with maturities over three months (21,625 ) 4,899
NET CASH FLOWS USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES (70,971 ) (44,765 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of short-term borrowings (187,804 ) (169,897 )
Increase in short-term borrowings 185,260 184,032
Repayments of long-term borrowings (8,109 ) (71,646 )
Increase in long-term borrowings 15,142 59,673
Repayments of lease liabilities (3,095 ) (3,432 )
Interest paid (4,687 ) (3,820 )
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests (385 ) (512 )
Cash contribution from non-controlling interests 40 44
NET CASH FLOWS USED FOR FINANCING ACTIVITIES (3,638 ) (5,558 )
TRANSLATION OF FOREIGN CURRENCY (720 ) (363 )
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 51,053 33,739
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 191,190 136,789
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period 242,243 170,528
4. Segment Information
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Three months ended March 31
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2023 2022
RMB million RMB million
Revenue
Oil, Gas and New Energy Resource
Intersegment sales 181,584 176,735
Revenue from external customers 35,118 32,706
216,702 209,441
Refining, Chemicals and New Material
Intersegment sales 200,350 191,099
Revenue from external customers 78,017 83,509
278,367 274,608
Marketing
Intersegment sales 122,675 111,269
Revenue from external customers 465,446 525,220
588,121 636,489
Natural Gas Sales
Intersegment sales 6,806 5,165
Revenue from external customers 153,443 137,636
160,249 142,801
Head Office and Other
Intersegment sales 83 25
Revenue from external customers 447 297
530 322
Total revenue from external customers 732,471 779,368
Profit/(loss) from operations
Oil, Gas and New Energy Resource 40,996 38,798
Refining, Chemicals and New Material 8,470 10,765
Marketing 8,156 4,556
Natural Gas Sales 10,136 8,946
Head Office and Other (5,362 ) (5,803 )
62,396 57,262
5.3 Auditor’s Opinion Type and Auditor’s Report
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Inapplicable.

By Order of the Board of Directors

PetroChina Company Limited

Dai Houliang

Chairman

Beijing, the PRC

April 28, 2023

As of the date of this announcement, the Board of Directors of the Company comprises Mr. Dai Houliang as the Chairman; Mr. HouQijun as Vice Chairman and non-executive Director; Mr. Duan Liangwei and Mr. Xie Jun as non-executive Directors; Mr. Jiao Fangzheng, Mr. HuangYongzhang and Mr. Ren Lixin as executive Directors; and Ms. Elsie Leung Oi-sie, Mr. Tokuchi Tatsuhito, Mr. Cai Jinyong and Mr. Jiang, Simon X. as independent non-executive Directors.

This announcement is published in English and Chinese. In the event ofany inconsistency between the two versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.