The sixth International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) will be held 5-7 December 2012 at the China World Exhibition Hall in Beijing, China. This edition will be the first IPTC held in China and will be hosted by China’s largest oil and gas producer, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), and co-hosted by the world’s largest non-governmental producer of oil and natural gas, Exxon Mobil Corporation.