Shouwei Zhou received a doctorate degree from the Southwest Petroleum Institute in China and is a senior engineer. He joined CNOOC in 1982. Mr. Zhou served as the Deputy General Manager of China Offshore Oil Bohai Corporation, a subsidiary of CNOOC and the General Manager of CNOOC China Limited Tianjin Branch. He was appointed as our Executive Vice President in September 1999 and our President in July 2002. Since 2000, Mr. Zhou has been the Vice President of CNOOC. Mr. Zhou serves as the Director and the President of CNOOC China Limited and the Director of CNOOC International Limited, both being our subsidiaries. He also serves as the Chairman of CNOOC Southeast Asia Limited, our wholly-owned subsidiary since April 2003. Mr. Zhou became the chairman of Offshore Oil Engineering Company Limited, a listed company in Shanghai Stock Exchange and a subsidiary of CNOOC, on December 6, 2003. Mr. Zhou was appointed as our
Executive Director with effect from August 23, 1999. |