Born in 1970, Mr. Zhou is a professor-level senior engineer and holds a Ph.D. degree. Mr. Zhou previously served as the Chief Geologist at CNOOC East China Sea Petroleum Administrative Bureau, the Chief Geologist at CNOOC (China) Limited Shanghai Branch, the General Manager of the Exploration Division of the Company, the General Manager of CNOOC (China) Limited Hainan Branch, and Chairman and General Manager of Hainan Energy Co., Ltd. He served as the Deputy General Manager of the CNOOC Group from March 2022 to March 2024. He served as a Director and the President of the CNOOC Group from March 2024. He has been a Director of OOGC and CNOOC (BVI) since April 2022. He has been the Chairman of the Board of CNOOC (China) Limited since October 2022, and concurrently served as the General Manager of this company from June 2023 to August 2024. Mr. Zhou was appointed as the Executive Director and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company in April 2022, was appointed as a member of the Strategy and Sustainability Committee of the Company in August 2022, and also acted as the President of the Company from June 2023 to November 2024. Mr. Zhou was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Board of the Company with effect from May 2024.