The board of directors of Kunlun Energy Company Limited announced that, pursuant to a resolution of the Directors on 8 July 2022 and with effect from 8 July 2022, Mr. Gao Xiangzhong (Mr. Gao), the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, has been appointed as executive Director of the Company and Mr. Gao has been appointed as a member of the Sustainability Committee of the Company with effect from 8 July 2022. Mr. Gao, aged 56, is currently the chief accountant of PetroChina Natural Gas Marketing Company. Mr. Gao is a senior accountant and has obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Peking University and a Master of Business Administration degree from University of Science and Technology Beijing.

Mr. Gao has over 30 years of working experience in the oil and gas industry. He has been engaged in auditing and financial management for many years, and has extensive professional knowledge and practical experience in financial management. He has served successively in Sinopec Shengli Petroleum Administration Bureau and PetroChina Audit Center since 1987, has been the deputy chief auditor of PetroChina Audit Center since November 2015, has been the chief accountant of PetroChina Natural Gas Marketing (Western) Company since December 2016, has been the chief accountant of PetroChina Transportation Co.

Ltd. since October 2020, and has been the chief accountant of PetroChina Natural Gas Marketing Company since March 2022.