Recon Technology, Ltd. Subsidiary Qualifies as Class A Furnace Supplier for PetroChina and Inks RMB 3.22 Million (US$0.5 million) Contract

BEIJING, Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) ("Recon" or the "Company"), a leading independent oilfield services provider operating primarily in China, announced today that Beijing BHD Petroleum Technology Co., Ltd. ("BHD"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, won a major bidding contract with PetroChina Co., Ltd. ("PetroChina") and has been deemed a Class A Furnace Supplier  to all PetroChina's oilfield companies. With this bidding and qualification, BHD will participate in PetroChina's furnace procurement program, which was worth over RMB 2.9 billion (approximately $457 million) during the period Oct. 2015 to Sep. 2017.

The Company also announced today that BHD has secured a RMB 3.22 million (~$0.5 million) contract to supply five furnaces to PetroChina's Huabei Oilfield under this Bidding process.

The Centralized Procurement program is a major part of PetroChina's procurement strategy, led by the Group Company of PetroChina. Under this program, PetroChina collects material requirements from its subsidiary companies and conducts a  strategic bidding process to secure a limited number of designated  suppliers. All purchases of related products are then procured from the designated Class A suppliers who were selected through the bidding process. This process helps PetroChina and its suppliers establish long-term relationships and realize mutual benefits and development. The bidding process for furnaces began in October 2014, with around 130 suppliers competing in two rounds of bidding based on technical and commercial performance standards. Only 27 companies were selected in this process, of which 16 companies are PetroChina affiliates or subsidiaries, eight are private companies qualified as Class A suppliers and the remaining three qualified as Class B suppliers.

Mr. Shenping Yin, Chairman and CEO of Recon, stated, "This qualification and contract win is a testament to our technical strength and service quality as one of the leading independent oilfield product and service providers to PetroChina. With this qualification, Recon now can participate in all of PetroChina's furnace markets. Beyond our current client base, such as Huabei Oilfield, Qinghai Oilfield and Jilin Oilfield, we expect meaningful furnace orders from PetroChina's affiliated oilfields, such as Daqing Oilfield, Jidong Oilfield, Tuha Oilfield and Changqing Oilfield, to drive a healthy recovery of our furnace business in the next few years. As there are only a limited number of PetroChina approved suppliers, the competition is  significantly reduced. This will allow us to increase our client base, while reducing resources devoted to building our client base, and allow us to devote more of our efforts to product improvement to better serve our clients.

About Recon Technology, Ltd.

Recon Technology, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RCON) ("Recon") is China's first independent oil and gas field service company to be listed on NASDAQ. Working closely with leading global partners, Recon has achieved rapid growth supplying China's largest oil and gas exploration companies, including Sinopec and China National Petroleum Corporation, with advanced automated technologies, efficient gathering and transportation equipment and reservoir stimulation measures. The solutions Recon provides are aimed at increasing gas and petroleum extraction levels, reducing impurities, improving safety and lowering production costs. For additional information, please visit www.recon.cn.

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Contact:

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