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Jinhai Zhao
Jinhai Zhao is the President and CEO for Sinopec Tech Houston LLC., (referred to as STHC – “Sinopec Tech Houston Center.” Dr. Zhao is also the President of SOIHL US Investment LLC., which is the Holding Company for STHC and the subsidiary for Sinopec Overseas Investment Holding Limited (SOIHL). Dr. Zhao’s responsibilities include overseeing the company vision, strategy, and the complete stewardship of our Research and Development (R&D) Center. This is a paramount role for Dr. Zhao and for Sinopec, as STHC is the ninth (9th) R&D center for Sinopec Group globally, and the first R&D center operating outside China.
Dr. Zhao previously held the title of Vice President of Petroleum Engineering (PE), here in Houston and oversaw the Administration function for STHC. Dr. Zhao was one of the founding members of this burgeoning Houston R&D center.
Read MorePrior to this position, Dr. Zhao was based in Beijing working as Director of Information & Standardization for Sinopec’s Research Institute of Petroleum Engineering (S.R.I.P.E.). Dr. Zhao began his career as a drilling engineer with Sinopec in 1996 and has progressed his career by holding many different engineering and managerial positions within the Drilling discipline.
Jinhai Zhao has been instrumental in directing and managing many drilling, engineering and technology research divisions within Sinopec. Dr. Zhao has published over 70 papers discussing petroleum engineering and has collectively accumulated more than 40 patents, mostly related to drilling technology.
Dr. Zhao completed his Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Ph.D. degrees at the Southwest Petroleum Institute of China and two post-doctorate research programs.

Jinbiao Guo
Jinbiao Guo joined Sinopec Tech (STHC) in December of 2015 as Director of the JRC (Joint Research Center), located in Katy, TX, for our Petrochemical division. Today, Jinbiao plays two important roles for STHC. He not only is the Director of the JRC, but he was promoted to Sr. Vice President of STHC in 2018.
Having over 22 years with Sinopec’s Research Institute of Petroleum Processing (R.I.P.P.) division in Beijing, China, Jinbiao’s acquired expertise was earned through global project work, specializing in petroleum processing. Our American-based Petrochemical division, under his leadership, focuses on enhancing Petroleum processing at a “lab-scale study” basis.
Read MoreJinbiao’s proudest experience while working for R.I.P.P. includes contributions toward two major 10-year projects. The first project focused on research based process simulation/modeling and the second improved crude selection and refinery planning. Both projects refined processes and developed innovative technology in refining for Sinopec.
Through hard work and dedication, Dr. Guo earned his Ph.D. in Process Modeling from Moscow Chemical Engineering Institute. Dr. Guo is a proud alumni of Tsinghua University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.
Jinbiao speaks not only fluent Mandarin Chinese, but also Russian and English.

Fengtao Hu
Fengtao Hu joined the STHC leadership team, in January of 2017, as Vice President of Technology. Having over 30 years of progressive management experience within multiple divisions of Sinopec, Mr. Hu’s vast experience provides a solid foundation for leading, directing and mentoring new technology based projects, for our STHC.
Read MoreFengtao earned his Graduate degree, in Engineering Management from China Petroleum University and his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Petroleum Machinery from Huadong Petroleum University, China.

Yequan Chen
Yequan Chen is the newest member to join STHC, as the Vice President of Exploration and Production (E&P). In this position he plays two very important roles, the first role is to oversee three (3) geoscience departments within this E&P division, and secondly to support, mentor, and develop challenging research projects for the talented growing geoscientists/geophysicists/petrophysicists/and petroleum engineers.
Read MoreDr. Chen obtained his Ph.D. degree in Geology from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006. He completed a Master’s degree in Applied Geophysics from China Petroleum University, and today has five patents.