China National Petroleum Corporation
Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
Former CNPC chairman Wang Yilin sentenced to 13 years in first instance in bribery case
On May 13, 2025, the Ordos Intermediate People's Court sentenced Wang Yilin, former chairman of CNPC, to 13 years in prison and a fine of 3 million yuan in the first instance. The court found he accepted bribes of more than 35.01 million yuan, with related acts involving his positions at Xinjiang Oilfield, CNPC, and CNOOC.
2024
Climate-emissions scrutiny
A cited estimate attributed 655 million tonnes of carbon-dioxide emissions to CNPC in 2024, highlighting the environmental significance of its petroleum operations.
2022
Russian operations and Ukraine sponsor-of-war listing
CNPC continued business in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine and was listed by Ukraine as an international sponsor of war because of its continued Russian activity and tax contribution.
2020
PetroChina Ziyang responds to complaints about forced sales
Company response
Following consumer complaints that staff were forcing sales of a gasoline additive, PetroChina's Ziyang branch withdrew sales staff supplied by its third-party partner. The branch moved the product to convenience-store auto-supplies sections for clearly marked-price sales, and said it would not consider further third-party cooperation for the product.
After consumer complaints that staff were forcing sales of gasoline additive, PetroChina’s Ziyang branch withdrew sales staff supplied by its third-party partner, moved the product to convenience-store auto-supplies sections for clearly marked-price sales, and said it would not consider further third-party cooperation for the product.
Company response
Remediation — 中石油资阳分公司
被约谈后该公司连夜撤出合作第三方所有的销售人员，将相关产品入店明码标价销售。
Source excerpt
据了解，消费者投诉的汽油复合剂为中石油自有品牌产品昆仑之星，其销售模式为第三方合作商派驻销售人员在特定的加油站点进行销售。
因连续接到消费者投诉反映，加油时有穿着加油站制服的人员强制推销汽油复合剂，四川资阳市市场监管局依法约谈中石油资阳分公司相关负责人，通报相关投诉情况。7月17日，封面新闻记者从市场监管部门获悉，被约谈后该公司连夜撤出合作第三方所有的销售人员，将相关产品入店明码标价销售。
2018
Malaysia pipeline corruption allegations
Two Malaysia pipeline projects involving China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering were suspended amid corruption allegations. The company denied wrongdoing, and Malaysian authorities later seized approximately US$243.5 million associated with paid-for but unfinished work.
2015
Former chairman Jiang Jiemin sentenced to 16 years in criminal case
On October 12, 2015, Jiang Jiemin, former chairman of CNPC and former director of SASAC, was sentenced to 16 years in prison in the first instance for accepting bribes, holding a huge amount of property with unidentified sources, and abuse of power by personnel of state-owned companies. The court found he accepted bribes of more than 14.03 million yuan. He stated in court that he accepted the judgment and would not appeal.
2012
Bank of Kunlun sanctions
The United States sanctioned CNPC subsidiary Bank of Kunlun because of alleged financial relationships involving Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Quds Force.