On April 23, 2021, Li Fanrong, Director, General Manager and Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of China National Petroleum Corporation, was transferred to Sinochem Group as the general manager.

The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission announced on March 31 this year that Sinochem Group and China National Chemical Corporation will implement a joint reorganization. On April 23, Sinochem Group held a meeting and announced that Li Fanrong would replace Yang Hua as the general manager of the group. But as of press time, Sinochem's official website still shows Yang Hua, the general manager. After the merger of Sinochem Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Sinochem Group) and China National Chemical Corporation (hereinafter referred to as China National Chemical Corporation), the leadership team of the new company is likely to be: Ning Gaoning will continue to be the top leader and the second leader of his partner Will be changed from Yang Hua to Li Fanrong.

Ning Gaoning was born in November 1958 and will soon be 63 years old. The retirement age of deputy ministerial-level leaders of central enterprises is generally 63 years old, and it is rare for them to take over-age positions. Several sources told the Caijing reporter that Ning Gaoning will continue to be the top leader of the new company after the merger of the two companies, and will likely be over-aged for two to three years.

Yang Hua, the previous general manager of Sinochem, was transferred from the chairman of CNOOC to general manager of Sinochem in September 2019. Yang Hua, born in May 1961, is just 60 years old this year. If he does not go one step further, he will retire at age.

Li Fanrong, born in October 1963, is currently a legend in the petroleum industry. He has served as deputy general manager of CNOOC, deputy director of the National Energy Administration, and general manager of PetroChina. He is currently transferred to Sinochem as general manager and may be at the helm in the future. Chemical Group.

Li Fanrong's Resume

Li Fanrong, male, Han nationality, born in October 1963 in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, joined the Communist Party of China in November 2003, graduated from the Oil Production Engineering Department of Jianghan Petroleum Institute (now Yangtze University) with a bachelor's degree in engineering, and later obtained a British card Master of Business Administration, School of Business, Difu University, professor-level senior engineer.

In January 2002, he served as the deputy general manager of CNOOC (China) Co., Ltd. Shenzhen Branch; in November 2005, he served as the general manager of the development and production department of China National Offshore Oil Co., Ltd.; in February 2007, he was appointed as the Shenzhen Branch of CNOOC (China) Co., Ltd. Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager; Assistant to the General Manager and Member of the Management Committee of China National Offshore Oil Corporation in January 2009; General Manager of CNOOC Energy Development Co., Ltd.; concurrently served as Chairman of CNOOC Infrastructure Management Co., Ltd. in January 2010; 2010 In April, he served as a member of the party group and deputy general manager of China National Offshore Oil Corporation; in September 2010, he concurrently served as the president of China National Offshore Oil Corporation and the chairman of China National Offshore Oil Southeast Asia Co., Ltd.; in November 2011, he concurrently served as the CEO and vice president of China National Offshore Oil Corporation. President; concurrently served as chairman of Nexen in February 2013; concurrently served as chairman of China National Offshore Oil International Co., Ltd. in May 2015; served as member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the National Energy Administration in May 2016; served as China National Petroleum Corporation in February 2020 Co., Ltd. Director, General Manager, Deputy Secretary of the Party Leadership Group; concurrently served as Vice Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation in March 2020.Editor/Baohongying