Ms. Zhang Xia, Vice Dean of Sinotech Polyard Research Institute and General Manager of Sinotech Beijing, joined the Company in August 2009 as a Senior Engineer. Ms. Zhang holds a bachelor degree in science, majoring in petroleum geology, from the Jianghan Petroleum Institute. She has over 30 years of experience in geological research, stratigraphic correlation, sedimentary facies analyses, hydrocarbon source rock research, exploration well appraisal and evaluation, and well position deployment. She participated in and was responsible for the Sinopec Jianghan oil project and CNPC Xinjiang oil field projects operated by China National Petroleum Corporation.