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PetroChina Acquired Australian Arrow Jointly with Shell

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Publish time: 25th August, 2010      Source: CNPC
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23 August 2010, Beijing －PetroChina Company Limited ("PetroChina"; HKSE: 0857; NYSE: PTR; SSE: 601857) announced today that PetroChina International Investment Australia Ltd., a subsidiary of PetroChina, and Shell Energy Holdings Australia Ltd. ("Shell"), through their 50/50 joint venture company, entered into the equity acquisition agreement with Arrow Energy Limited ("Arrow") on 19 March 2010, to pay A$4.70 cash per share for all of the shares in Arrow, representing a total consideration of A$3.5 billion. In the past five months since then, the transaction has been approved by the General Meeting of Arrow and both Chinese and Australian governmental authorities, and the acquisition was successfully completed on 23 August, 2010.

Under the acquisition agreement among PetroChina, Shell and Arrow, the joint venture would own Arrow''s Queensland coal-seam gas (CSG) assets and domestic power business as well as Shell''s Queensland CSG assets and its site for a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on Curtis Island at Gladstone.

This acquisition combines PetroChina and Shell''s strengths in technology, capital and market. Arrow is the leading CSG developer in Australia. Upon the acquisition, it will become an important platform for the CSG production of PetroChina and Shell in Australia, laying solid foundations with respect to development of their CSG business.

PetroChina and Shell will leverage on their advanced technical capabilities, capital backing, abundant experience on project management and marketing ability to facilitate the growth of Australia''s CSG and LNG industry, and help to further develop the sector and create job and business opportunities to the local community.

In a long run, the acquisition conforms to PetroChina''s business objective "to become a competitive international energy company" and "to accelerate the implementation of strategies of resources, marketing and internationalization". The Company is confident in the future development of Arrow.

The transaction is one of key acquisitions of PetroChina in the overseas market and also the first investment of PetroChina in Australian CSG sector. Australia is abundant in resources, and China-Australia cooperation is promising. PetroChina looks forward to investment opportunities in Australia and further China-Australia cooperation with respect to resources.

Additional information on PetroChina is available at the Company''s website:
http://www.petrochina.com.cn
Issued by PetroChina Company Limited

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PetroChina Company Limited
Hong Kong: Mao Zefeng
Fax: (852) 2899 2390
Tel: (852) 2899 2010
E-mail: hko@petrochina.com.hk

General Administration Department (original PR Office):
Yuan Xinxiang
Fax: (8610) 6209 9558
Tel: (8610) 5998 6037
E-mail: yuanxx@petrochina.com.cn

PR Agency (Overseas media):
Hill & Knowlton Asia Limited
Fax: (852) 2576 3551
Shirley Lo
E-mail: shirley.lo@hillandknowlton.com.hk
Tel: (852) 2894 6214

PR Agency (Domestic media):
EverBloom Investment Consulting Lt. Co.
Fax: (8610) 5977 6211
Shen Di
E-mail: di.shen@everbloom.com.cn
Tel: (8610) 5166 3828

CS CSG (Australia) Pty Ltd (Joint Venture)
Li Mingxia (FD Third Person)
E-mail: mingxia.li@fdthirdperson.com.au
Tel: (61429) 361 869