PetroChina Company Limited released updated Rules of Procedure for its Board Nomination Committee, tightening governance around director and senior-management appointments.

Key structural changes include a three-to-four-member committee dominated by independent directors, with at least one director of a different gender. The committee chair is designated as the Board chair, and member tenure aligns with the Board’s term, capped at three years per cycle with re-election permitted.

Mandates have been broadened to cover: 1) formulation of selection standards and procedures for directors and senior officers; 2) annual evaluation of Board composition, professional structure and performance; 3) oversight of succession planning; and 4) formal recommendations to the Board on nominations, appointments and removals.

The committee can recommend removal of directors or senior officers who fail qualification checks, including assessments of independent-director status. It may also hire external experts at the company’s expense to support independent professional reviews.

Operationally, the committee must meet at least once annually—typically before the first regular Board meeting—with notices issued seven days in advance and a two-thirds quorum requirement. Meetings can be physical or virtual; resolutions follow a one-member-one-vote rule, and conflicted members must recuse themselves. Minutes and related documents will be archived for a minimum of 10 years.

The updated rules take effect upon Board approval and will prevail over any conflicting future regulations unless superseded by national law or amendments to PetroChina’s Articles of Association.