The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit southwest China on May 12, 2008 has had a great impact on CNPC's oil and gas fields, as well as refining and marketing enterprises in Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi and Gansu. CNPC promptly launched its emergency plan, making fighting the impact of the quake and quake relief its top priorities, and actively got involved in rescue work to ensure the safety of its staff and production facilities.

While resuming the operation of its subsidiaries in afflicted areas, CNPC's quake relief efforts have been in full swing, including ensuring the safe operations of oil and gas storage and transport facilities, increasing the supply of oil products and gas to quake-hit areas, especially severely affected ones, and mobilizing and organizing its staff to make donations to people in the quake-hit areas.