SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2004
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
16 ANDELU, DONGCHENG DISTRICT
BEIJING, THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 100011
(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.)
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the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.)
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PetroChina Company Limited (the "Registrant") is furnishing under the cover
of Form 6-K, an announcement of the Registrant relating to the nomination of Mr.
Jiang Jiemin as a Director of the Registrant by China National Petroleum
Corporation, the Registrant's controlling shareholder.
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PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China
with limited liability)
(HONG KONG STOCK CODE: 857)
ANNOUNCEMENT
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The Board of Directors of the Company was informed on 8 May 2004 by the
Company's controlling shareholder, China National Petroleum Corporation of its
nomination of Mr. Jiang Jiemin as a Director of the Company. The official
appointment of Mr. Jiang is subject to approval by shareholders at the annual
general meeting to be held on 18 May 2004.
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The Board of Directors of the Company was informed on 8 May 2004 by the
Company's controlling shareholder, China National Petroleum Corporation ("CNPC")
of its nomination of Mr. Jiang Jiemin as a Director of the Company. The official
appointment of Mr. Jiang is subject to approval by shareholders at the annual
general meeting to be held on 18 May 2004.
Mr. Jiang Jiemin, aged 48, is a senior economist. Mr. Jiang graduated from the
Correspondence Course for Leading Cadres of Party School of the Communist Party
of China Central Committee in economics management and has almost 30 years'
experience in China's oil and gas industry. Mr. Jiang was a Deputy Director of
Shengli Petroleum Administration Bureau from 1993 and Director of Qinghai
Petroleum Administration Bureau from November 1994. Mr. Jiang had been an
Assistant President of CNPC and the Head of the Preparation Committee of the
Restructuring and Listing of the Company from February 1999. Mr. Jiang was a
Director and Vice President of the Company from November 1999 to June 2000 when
Mr. Jiang became Vice Governor of Qinghai Province. Mr. Jiang was a Standing
Committee member of the Communist Party of Qinghai Province and Vice Governor of
Qinghai Province from November 2000 and Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party
of Qinghai Province and Vice Governor of Qinghai Province from June 2003. From
April 2004, Mr. Jiang became Vice President of CNPC.
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Mr. Ma Fucai as
chairman, Mr. Wu Yaowen and Mr. Ren Chuanjun as vice chairmen, Mr. Chen Geng,
Mr. Su Shulin and Mr. Wang Fucheng as executive directors, Mr. Zheng Hu, Mr.
Gong Huazhang and Mr. Zou Haifeng as non-executive directors and Mr. Chee-Chen
Tung, Mr. Liu Hongru and Mr. Franco Bernabe as independent non-executive
directors.
Made by the order of the Board of PetroChina Company Limited the directors of
which individually and jointly accept responsibility for the accuracy of this
announcement.
PETROCHINA COMPANY LIMITED
LI HUAIQI
Secretary to the Board
10 May 2004
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PetroChina Company Limited
Dated: May 11, 2004 By: /s/ Li Huaiqi
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Name: Li Huaiqi
Title: Company Secretary