Comparative Analysis of CNPC and Saudi Aramco Annual Report Using Digital Tools

Hongkai Xu

doi:10.70088/y3zr2a19

Authors

Hongkai Xu Xi'an Shiyou University, Xi'an, China Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70088/y3zr2a19

Keywords:

Company Annual report, Digital tools, Text analysis, Self-narrative discourse pattern

Abstract

Annual report of a company covers several perspectives. It contains accomplishments, plights and predictions in the following year. Owing to the two companies' positions in global petroleum and gas industry, China National Petroleum Corporation and Saudi Aramco are selected. This paper explores the latest published 2024 annual report of the two companies as the selected material. The comparative research covers three aspects, including lexical, syntactic, and discourse levels. For discussion stage, retrieval results from AntConc, WordSmith Tool, and L2SCA are used to reveal the self-narrative discourse pattern. Ultimately, this paper may hope to make scholars notice the differences between domestic and international annual reports. In addition, it may help scholars to make adjustments when translating. By doing so, it may enhance the international communication.

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