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Li Yong (executive)

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Li Yong
李勇
General Manager of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation
In office
September 2020 – December 2023
Preceded byWang Dongjin
Succeeded byZhou Xinhuai
Personal details
BornAugust 1963 (age 61)
China
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materSouthwest Petroleum University
Peking University

Li Yong (Chinese: 李勇; pinyin: Lǐ Yǒng; born August 1963) is a former Chinese executive who served as general manager of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation between 2020 and 2023. As of March 2024 he was under investigation by China's top graft busters.

Early life and education

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Born in August 1963, Li graduated from Southwest Petroleum University in 1984.[1] He also received his MBA degree from Peking University in 2001.[1]

Career

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After university in 1984, he was assigned to the newly founded China National Offshore Oil Corporation, he served in several posts there, including assistant engineer, engineer, director of Comprehensive Technology Department and Drilling Testing Department of Exploration Department, director of Drilling and Completion Office, deputy general manager of Tianjin Branch, executive vice president of CNOOC Oilfield Services Co., Ltd., and president of CNOOC Oilfield Services Co., Ltd.[1] He was elevated to assistant general manager and executive vice president of China National Offshore Oil Corporation in June 2016, in addition to serving as director and party secretary of Bohai Oil Management Bureau (Tianjin Branch).[1]

In March 2017, he was transferred to the Sinopec and appointed deputy general manager, a post he kept for three and a half years.[1]

He moved back to China National Offshore Oil Corporation in September 2020 and rose to become vice chairman and general manager, serving in the posts until his retirement in December 2023.[1][2]

Downfall

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On 15 March 2024, he has come under investigation for "serious violations of discipline and laws" by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal disciplinary body, and the National Supervisory Commission, the highest anti-corruption agency of China.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f 中海油集团原总经理李勇被查!在石油系统工作40年,3个月前刚退休. thepaper (in Chinese). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ Yang Yang (杨漾) (7 September 2020). 中石化副总李勇重回中海油,填补空悬10个多月的总经理一职. thepaper (in Chinese). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Former general manager of CNOOC under investigation". shine.cn. 15 March 2024.
  4. ^ 中海油原总经理李勇被查!. thepaper (in Chinese). 15 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
Business positions
Preceded by
Wang Dongjin (汪东进)
General Manager of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation
2020–2023
Succeeded by
Zhou Xinhuai (周心怀)