After more than 30 years in the petroleum department, Zhang Jianhua served as the dire

Zhang Jianhua, Director of the National Energy Administration

The National Energy Administration ushered in the first director who came from an energy company.At 9:15 am on November 14, 54-year-old Zhang Jianhua saw off the leaders of the Organization Department of the Central Committee who had come to attend the cadre meeting at the gate of the National Energy Administration.Group) general manager, but the new director of the National Energy Administration, filling the vacancy left by Nur Bekri, who was investigated for violations of discipline a month ago.

The National Energy Administration is a sub-ministerial unit managed by the National Development and Reform Commission.CNPC is a key central enterprise under the supervision of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, and its chairman and general manager are at the vice-ministerial level.

Zhang Jianhua was born in 1964. He has more than 30 years of working experience in the petroleum and petrochemical field. He is a professor-level senior engineer. He is a representative of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

After graduating from East China Institute of Chemical Technology (now East China University of Science and Technology) majoring in petroleum refining in 1986, Zhang Jianhua worked in the refinery of Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Company and became the general manager of the company 14 years later.After working in Shanghai for 17 years, Zhang Jianhua entered the headquarters of Sinopec Group in April 2003 as the vice president of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Sinopec, 600028.SH/00386.HK), and later served as the director of the refining business department, Director of Production and Operation Management Department; entered the leadership of Sinopec Group in 2005 and became a member of the party group. In the same year, he was promoted to Senior Vice President of Sinopec.In July 2016, Zhang Jianhua transferred to China National Petroleum Corporation as the general manager and deputy secretary of the party group, filling the vacancy of Liao Yongyuan, the former general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation;Petroleum, 601857.SH/00857.HK) President.

So far, among the current leadership of the National Energy Administration, there are two officials from the petroleum system in the configuration of one officer and four officers.Li Fanrong, the deputy director of the National Energy Administration and a member of the party group since May 2016, has worked in CNOOC for more than 30 years. He was the deputy general manager and member of the party group of China National Offshore Oil Corporation.HK) President.In the National Energy Administration, he is in charge of the Energy Conservation and Technology Equipment Department, the Oil and Gas Department, and the International Cooperation Department.

The National Energy Administration was established in 2008. So far, there have been five directors. None of Zhang Jianhua was from the energy system.The first director, Zhang Guobao, was in charge of planning and investment in the former State Planning Commission and the National Development and Reform Commission for a long time before taking office, and retired at the age of January 2011; the second director, Liu Tienan, also came from the old State Planning Commission, in charge of industry and industrial development, in January 2011As a member and deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, he also served as the director of the National Energy Administration. He resigned in March 2013. He was investigated for bribery in May and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first instance. Wu Xinxiong, the third director of the bureau, was a local official.Chang became the chairman of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission, took over as the director of the National Energy Administration in March 2013, and retired at the age of January 2015; Nur middot;He has worked in Xinjiang for 31 years, during which he served as the chairman of the autonomous region government for nearly 7 years. After Nur middot;He was removed from the positions of deputy director of the reform committee and director of the National Energy Administration.

The main responsibilities of the National Energy Administration include formulating and organizing the implementation of energy development strategies, plans and policies, promoting energy system reform, participating in energy operation regulation and emergency protection, organizing the formulation of coal, oil, natural gas, electric power, new energy and renewable energy, oil refining, coal-based fuel and fuel ethanol and other industrial policies.

China started energy system reform in 2014. In November of the same year, the State Council issued the Energy Development Strategic Action Plan (2014-2020), and then promoted reforms in the power system, energy price reforms, and structural reforms in the supply side of coal and other energy sources year by year.In terms of petroleum and petrochemicals, in 2014, the National Development and Reform Commission issued a planning layout plan for the petrochemical industry, requiring the construction of seven major petrochemical industry bases in China's coastal cities and adjusting the layout of China's petrochemical industry; in May 2017, the overall plan for oil and gas reform was implemented, requiring permissionMarket entities participate in the exploration and production of conventional oil and gas, step by step promote the independence of the trunk pipelines of large state-owned oil and gas enterprises, and realize the separation of pipeline transportation and sales.

According to the above-mentioned strategic action plan, in order to ensure energy security, it is necessary to accelerate the construction of strategic oil and gas import channels to increase domestic oil and gas reserves and production.Entering the second half of 2018, under the instructions of the central government, the three major domestic oil and gas central enterprises have stated that they will increase domestic oil and gas exploration and development work, and increase domestic oil and gas reserves and production.In 2017, China's dependence on foreign crude oil (that is, imports accounted for national consumption) approached 70%, and natural gas foreign dependence exceeded 40%.

The strategy also focuses on expanding the scale of natural gas imports.In July 2017, thirteen ministries and commissions jointly issued an opinion on accelerating the utilization of natural gas, clarifying the status of natural gas as the main energy source.In the winter of 2017, due to the radical coal-to-gas conversion in some provinces in North China, the tension in the supply and demand of natural gas in North China was further aggravated, and a gas shortage situation appeared for a time; in 2018, many ministries and commissions of the country required to speed up the construction of a natural gas production, supply, storage and sales system, and the Energy Bureau is an importantOne of the coordinating departments.

Against the above background, the position of director of the Energy Bureau is assumed by an official with rich experience in the petroleum and petrochemical system, and the follow-up efforts in the oil and gas field have attracted the attention of the industry.■

Attachment: Resume of Zhang Jianhua

Born in 1964, professor-level senior engineer

In July 1986, he graduated from East China Institute of Chemical Technology, majoring in petroleum refining;

In December 2000, he obtained a master's degree in chemical engineering from East China University of Science and Technology;

In April 1999, he was appointed as the deputy manager of Sinopec Shanghai Gaoqiao Petrochemical Company;

In February 2000, he served as the deputy manager of Shanghai Gaoqiao Branch of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation;

In September 2000, he was appointed as the manager of Shanghai Gaoqiao Branch of Sinopec Corporation;

In April 2003, he was appointed as the vice president of Sinopec Corporation;

In November 2003, he concurrently served as the director of the production and operation management department of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation;

In February 2005, he served as a member of the party group of China Petrochemical Corporation;

In March 2005, served as Senior Vice President of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation;

In May 2006, he served as a director of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation;

In June 2007, he concurrently served as the chairman of Sinopec (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.;

In October 2014, he concurrently served as the chairman of Sinopec Engineering (Group) Co., Ltd.;

In July 2016, he served as director, general manager and deputy party secretary of China National Petroleum Corporation;

In October 2016, he was appointed as the vice chairman of PetroChina Co., Ltd.;

In June 2018, he was appointed as the president of PetroChina Corporation.