RH POWER NETWORK · CHINARECORD DATE · 31 AUGUST 2026
CNPC headquarters building in Beijing
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Organization · State assets, energy & technology

China National Petroleum Corporation

Central state-owned oil and gas enterprise

China National Petroleum Corporation is a central state-owned oil and gas enterprise.

WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT

CNPC matters because energy production, overseas operations, corporate leadership, and formal state-asset supervision converge in a single strategic enterprise.

Record type
Organization dossier
Primary role
Central state-owned oil and gas enterprise
Network sector
State assets, energy & technology
Documented links
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Profile

China National Petroleum Corporation is a central state-owned oil and gas enterprise.

Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH China network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.

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Documented connections

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Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.

Institutional · Central SOE supervisionSASAC

CNPC is a central state-owned enterprise within SASAC’s supervision system.

Limit: Supervision does not establish SASAC direction of every corporate or operational decision.

SASAC · organization
Formal office · Chairman and Party secretaryDai Houliang

Dai Houliang is CNPC chairman and Party secretary.

Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.

CNPC · Dai Houliang activity
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What to watch

  1. Does the publicly identified leadership or mandate of China National Petroleum Corporation change?
  2. Do official records document new coordination with SASAC?
  3. Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the relationships recorded here?
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Source record

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    SASAC · organization

    Official record describing SASAC as a State Council body supervising central state-owned enterprises.

  2. 02
    CNPC · Dai Houliang activity

    Official CNPC record identifying Dai Houliang as chairman and Party secretary in July 2026.