Hilong Group has been included in the "2025 Shanghai Top 100 Hardcore Technology Enterprises List." The recognition was announced at the 2025 Science and Technology Innovation Conference forum, titled "Charting a New Industrial Chapter, Forging a New Engine for the Future," co-hosted by China Media Group and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. Hilong earned this distinction due to its hardcore innovative strength and accomplishments in oil and gas equipment and technical services.

For years, Hilong has concentrated on advanced fields such as deep-layer, deepwater, and unconventional resource development. With a commitment to innovation and sustained R&D investment, the company has accumulated over 100 internationally recognized technological achievements and more than 400 core intellectual property rights. Notably, it has made significant  breakthroughs in the "bottleneck" technology of high-grade sour-service drill pipes used in ultra-deep complex drilling, addressing a gap in domestic technology. 

Hilong stated that this recognition affirms its long-term strategy of driving development through technological innovation. Looking ahead, the company will reinforce this strategy, enhance its frontier technology innovation capabilities, and expand its presence in high-end oil and gas equipment and services sector. It aims to establish itself as a leading global provider of integrated oilfield equipment and services, leveraging its advanced and diverse technology and product range to make a substantial impact on the high-quality development of the energy industry, both in China and globally. 

Hardcore technology represents the forefront of high-tech sectors, guiding future industrial development and promoting innovation. The companies included in this list represent the pinnacle of Shanghai's hardcore tech sector, primarily within the city's "3+6" industrial system. They are industry leaders with high R&D investment, invention patents, and national research platforms, showcasing robust innovation capabilities and significant achievements.  These firms showcase the highest level of innovation in Shanghai, particularly in advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and other leading-edge fields.