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UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 20-F/A


ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF


THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004


Commission File Number 1-15006










PetroChina Company Limited







The Peoples Republic of China







16 Andelu


Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100011


The Peoples Republic of China









|                                                                                              |  |                       |                                 | 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | --------------------- | ------------------------------- | 
|Title of                                                                                      |  | Name of each exchange |                                
|Each class                                                                                    |  | on which registered   |                                
|                                                                                              |  |                       |                                
|American Depositary Shares, each representing 100
    H Shares, par value RMB 1.00 per share* |  |                       | New York Stock Exchange, Inc.   | 
|H Shares, par value RMB 1.00 per share                                                        |  |                       | New York Stock Exchange, Inc.** | 















|                                                 |  |  |                 |    
|------------------------------------------------ |  |  | --------------- | ---
|State-owned shares, par value RMB 1.00 per share |  |  | 158,241,758,000 |    
|H Shares, par value RMB 1.00 per share           |  |  | 17,582,418,000  | ***



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| |   |                                                                                            
| | - | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| | * | PetroChinas H Shares are listed and traded on The Stock
    Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.

|   |                                                                                                 
|-- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|** | Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of
    American Depository Shares.

|    |                                                                              
|--- | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|*** | Include 2,424,087,400 H Shares represented
    by American Depositary Shares.









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EXPLANATORY NOTE






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ITEM 15  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES












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SIGNATURE




|                         |  |                           
|------------------------ |  | --------------------------
|                         |  | PetroChina Company Limited
|                        
|Dated: December 16, 2005 |  | By: /s/ Li Huaiqi         
|                         |  |                           
|                         |  | Name: Li Huaiqi           
|                         |  | Title:  Company secretary 



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EXHIBIT INDEX


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|Exhibit |  |                                                                                                                                                           
|Number  |  | Description of Exhibits                                                                                                                                   
|        |  |                                                                                                                                                           
|12.1    |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by
    Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                   
|12.2    |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by
    Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.                                                   
|13.1    |  | Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by
    18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
    Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|13.2    |  | Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by
    18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
    Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.