Fu Chengyu () is the Chairman of China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (

Sinopec China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (中国石油化工股份有限公司) or Sinopec (), is a Chinese oil and gas enterprise based in Beijing. It is listed in Hong Kong and also trades in Shanghai. Sinopec Limited's parent, Sinopec Gr ...

), the largest Asian refiner. He previously worked at the

China National Offshore Oil Corporation China National Offshore Oil Corporation, or CNOOC Group (Chinese: 中国海洋石油总公司 Pinyin: ''Zhōngguó Háiyáng Shíyóu Zǒnggōngsī''), is one of the largest national oil companies in China, and the third-largest national oil c ...

(CNOOC), which foresaw a five-fold increase in its profits during his presence.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2011-04/08/content_12296077.htm , China Daily, "CNOOC's Fu Chengyu to join Sinopec as chairman", 2011.

Biography

Fu was born in 1951, and is a Chinese citizen of

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. He graduated from the Northeastern University (China), and received a master's degree in petroleum engineering from the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in C ...

. He later studied at

Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) () is a private, non-profit, independent educational institution and the only business school in China with faculty governance., CKGSB on the Li Ka Shing Foundation Webpage. The school offers MBA, Fi ...

.http://www.chinavitae.com/biography/Fu_Chengyu%7C2846 , Fu Chengyu's biography on Chinavitae. In December 2014, Fu was named among the most influential people in the shipping industry according to

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.http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/news/top100/article453520.ece His early experiences in the oil industry were at the

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Liaohe The Liao River () is the principal river in southern Northeast China, and one of the seven main river systems in China. Its name derived from the Liao region, a historical name for southern Manchuria, from which the Liaoning province, Liaodong P ...

and

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oilfields. Beginning with 1983, Fu has been Chairman of the Management Committees of joint ventures between

( CNOOC) and major international petroleum companies including

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, Shell and Agip. In 1994 he became Deputy General Manager of CNOOC Nanhai East Corporation and Vice President of Phillips Asia Inc. A year later he was appointed General Manager of the Xijiang Development Project. In 1999, he became General Manager of CNOOC Nanhai East Corporation, and few months following that he became executive director, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of CNOOC Limited, a subsidiary of CNOOC. The following year Fu was named Vice President of CNOOC and concurrent President of CNOOC Limited. In 2002 he was appointed chairman of the board of directors and CEO of China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL), another subsidiary of CNOOC. He became President of CNOOC, chairman and CEO of CNOOC Limited in 2003. On 16 September 2010, he resigned from his CEO position at CNOOC Limited while keeping the position of chairman. He finally became the Chairman of the

Sinopec Group China Petrochemical Corporation () or Sinopec Group is the world's largest oil refining, gas and petrochemical conglomerate, administered by SASAC for the State Council of the People's Republic of China. It is headquartered at Chaoyangmenwai ...

in April 2011.http://www.sinopecgroup.com/english/Pages/01.aspx , Profile of Fu Chengyu on the official website of Sinopec.

References

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