Tian Lixin was appointed Executive Vice President of CNOOC International in June 2020.
Prior to being appointed to this leadership role, Tian Lixin was Deputy General Manager and Chief Geologist of Shenzhen Branch of CNOOC Limited. Joining CNOOC in 1995, Tian Lixin has held various leadership roles at Tianjin Branch, CNOOC Ltd including Director of Bohai Petroleum Research Institute, Director of Bohai Oil Field Exploration and Development Research Institute, General Manager, Technical Department, Geophysical Exploration Manager, Exploration Department, Chief Engineer, Exploration Seismology of Technical Department and Manager, Exploration Seismology Office.
Tian Lixin holds a Bachelor of Geophysics from Peking University, Master of Applied Geophysics and a Doctorate of Geological resources and geological engineering from China University of Petroleum.