PetroChina announced on October 29, 2024, that it will engage PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian Certified Public Accountants (Special General Partnership) and PricewaterhouseCoopers Certified Public Accountants as the new domestic and foreign accounting firms for the year 2024. This decision was made following relevant laws and regulations such as the Measures for the Selection and Appointment of Accounting Firms for State-Owned Enterprises and Listed Companies, and was determined after public bidding. The company has communicated extensively with the original accounting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and confirmed no objections. The selection of the new accounting firm is to better meet the company's needs for audit services. The professional qualifications, business capabilities, integrity status, independence, and practice quality of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong...Show More

PetroChina announced on October 29, 2024, that it will engage PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian Certified Public Accountants (Special General Partnership) and PricewaterhouseCoopers Certified Public Accountants as the new domestic and foreign accounting firms for the year 2024. This decision was made following relevant laws and regulations such as the Measures for the Selection and Appointment of Accounting Firms for State-Owned Enterprises and Listed Companies, and was determined after public bidding. The company has communicated extensively with the original accounting firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and confirmed no objections. The selection of the new accounting firm is to better meet the company's needs for audit services. The professional qualifications, business capabilities, integrity status, independence, and practice quality of PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian and PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong have undergone strict scrutiny by the company's Board of Directors' Audit Committee, and are deemed to meet the company's audit work requirements. The appointment is subject to review by the company's shareholders' meeting and will become effective from the date of approval by the shareholders' meeting.