(XINHUA)

Fu Chengyu, Chairman of China Petrochemical Corp. or Sinopec, was awarded the title of the Petroleum Executive of the Year in London on November 12 by the world's leading energy research group Energy Intelligence, becoming the first Chinese to win the title in 15 years.

The Petroleum Executive of the Year award, the most prestigious award in the international energy industry, recognizes outstanding executives' leadership in the field.

Fu started his career in the oil industry in 1982 in China National Offshore Oil Corp. He became Sinopec's chairman in 2011. Under his leadership, Sinopec's overseas operation has rapidly expanded to more than 20 countries and regions in Southeast Asia, Africa and South America.