The overall logo of PetroChina is a red and yellow gemstone flower, but in fact, every design has its own connotation.
From a color perspective, the color of the logo is consistent with the basic color of the Chinese flag, reflecting that PetroChina is China’s national oil company. In addition, red and yellow are used to reflect the characteristics of the oil and gas industry.
From the shape point of view, the logo is circular as a whole, which reflects China Petroleum’s globalization and international development strategy. The logo's appearance is in the shape of a flower, which reflects PetroChina's social responsibility of paying attention to the environment and creating harmony between energy and the environment.
The red base highlights one corner of the square, which not only reflects China Petroleum’s profound foundation, but also implies China Petroleum’s infinite cohesion and creativity. The sun in the center is rising and shining brightly, symbolizing the vitality and bright future of China's oil industry.
China National Petroleum Corporation (English abbreviation China National Petroleum Corporation, Chinese abbreviation "China Petroleum" or "CNPC") is an important state-owned enterprise. It is a comprehensive international energy company with oil and gas business, engineering technical services, petroleum engineering construction, petroleum equipment manufacturing, financial services, new energy development, etc. as its main businesses. It is one of China's major oil and gas producers and suppliers. ? Ranked 4th on the 2018 Fortune Global 500 list. In the 2018 list of the top 250 global energy companies released by S&P Global Platts, PetroChina ranked 47th. Ranked 3rd on the list of the top 100 Chinese enterprises along the Belt and Road Initiative. ? In December 2019, China National Petroleum Corporation was selected into the 100 Model Brands at the 2019 China Brand Power Ceremony. On May 13, 2020, PetroChina ranked 32nd on the 2020 Forbes Global 2000 list. On September 28, 2020, it was selected into the 2020 Top 500 Chinese Enterprises list, ranking 3rd.