On April 8^th, ZPEC’s Fifth Young and Middle-Aged Management Training Program officially commenced at China University of Petroleum (Beijing), with a planned duration of four months. A total of 40 young and middle-aged managers from various business sectors of the Group are participating in the training that is focused on three core dimensions: "broadening horizons, transforming perceptions, and enhancing skills." The program aims to comprehensively improve trainees' general management capabilities, leadership decision-making skills, and overall coordination abilities, thereby forging a highly-skilled management team to drive the Group's high-quality development.

The opening ceremony was attended by Huang Lei, Vice President of China University of Petroleum (Beijing); Chen Chunmao, Dean of the School of Continuing Education; Li Chundi ZPEC Group Chairman; Li Shujie, Assistant to the President; Zhang Pingzhan, Deputy Chief Economist; Xue Ruixia, Deputy Director of Human Resources; and Li Guosheng, Human Resources Director of ZPEC Drilling.

In the ceremony, Huang Lei noted in his speech that the university had developed a multiple module curriculum system for this training program, encompassing management theories, practical case studies, cutting-edge technologies, and cross-cultural communication. The program invited renowned experts from both inside and outside the university as well as senior industry managers as lecturers, in order to help trainees achieve breakthroughs in thinking, perception, and practical abilities, and become a core force driving the Group’s development. He added that by taking this training opportunity, they would further strengthen the solid foundation of university-enterprise cooperation, deepen the strategic partnership between the two sides, and advance deeper collaboration in talent cultivation, scientific research, and international business, ultimately achieving mutual empowerment, mutual success, and high-quality development for both parties.

In his motivational address, Chairman Li Chundi emphasized that the company had achieved a transformative leap from an engineering services provider to an oil and gas-oriented enterprise, becoming a comprehensive international energy company with six oil and gas fields. He noted that the Group was currently in a critical period of Major Transformation, Major Adjustment, and Major Development, facing daunting tasks, such as achieving production targets in Iraqi projects, launching coastal oilfield production, deepening lean management, and implementing digital transformation. Therefore, a high-quality management iron corps was urgently needed to support strategic execution. He had three expectations for the trainees: first, to stay anchored to the strategy and integrate learning with practice, focus on solving the Group’s practical problems and translating theories into concrete solutions; second, to carry forward the "iron-blooded" spirit and uphold the university-enterprise philosophy, engage in diligent study with a hard-working style, merge the university’s motto of "to learn with perseverance, to apply with integrity" to generate new ideas and measures in management and market development; third, to strengthen a sense of mission and responsibility, and build synergy through collaboration. They would apply what they had learned to empower production and operations, contributing to achieving even greater leaps in ZPEC’s development.

Li Xu, General Manager of ZPEC Iraq Drilling Company and a trainee representative, shared his personal journey from a grassroots employee to the head of an overseas branch. He spoke passionately about the nourishing influence of the company's "striver-oriented" philosophy and the "iron-blooded journey" spirit. On behalf of all trainees, he made a solemn pledge: to adhere to integrating learning with practice, uniting knowledge with action, combining classroom knowledge with frontline realities, and focusing on achieving new breakthroughs in capabilities such as project management and risk control; to encourage each other; and to make progress together.

(Text by Kuang Bizhong, Qu Qilei / Photos by Qu Qilei)