Many top leaders of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum were investigated in succession when engaged in power-to-money trading and political attachment
Severely punish the delivery of benefits from fuel consumption
No. 61, Tangyan Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd. Scientific Research Center.
In a corner of the anti-corruption education base on the second floor, excerpts from Shen Hao, He Jiuchang, and Hao Xiaochen's confession were enlarged and printed on the glass wall.
Behind the glass wall, under the iron fist, the word "rot" is full of cracks, which is alert.
Shen Hao, former party secretary and chairman of Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Yanchang Petroleum Group").
He Jiuchang, former deputy secretary and chairman of the party committee of Yanchang Petroleum Group, former deputy director of the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission and director of the Provincial Energy Bureau.
Hao Xiaochen, former party secretary and chairman of Shaanxi Gas Group Co., Ltd., the company is a second-level unit of Yanchang Petroleum.
In March 2020, the Shaanxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection gave Shen Hao expelled from the party and cancelled his retirement benefits; He Jiuchang and Hao Xiaochen were expelled from the party and expelled from public office.
Subsequently, all three were transferred to the judicial authorities for processing.
In August, the first-instance court judged that Shen Hao was sentenced to 11 years in prison for accepting bribes and fined 2 million yuan, and his illegal gains were confiscated according to law.
In December 2020, Yuan Haike, former deputy general manager of Yanchang Petroleum Group, was suspected of taking bribes and transferred to the procuratorial organ for review and prosecution.
Yanchang Petroleum Group, ranked 265th in the Fortune Global 500 in 2020, is the only domestic company with qualifications for oil and natural gas exploration and development except for PetroChina, Sinopec, and CNOOC. Its operating income and financial contribution have remained No. 1 in Shaanxi Province and the country for many consecutive years. Local enterprises are at the forefront.
Why did its management, especially the top leaders of the group and subordinate units, lose their horses one after another?
Send money, borrow a house, decorate, and seek care only for project cooperation
The Yanchang Petroleum Group is huge in size and has a broad space for cooperation. The discovered benefits transfer issue involves many business areas.
Now Yanchang Shell gas stations all over Shaanxi are one of them.
In 2007, after Shen Hao took office in Yanchang Petroleum Group, the group established Yanchang Shell Petroleum Co., Ltd. together with Shell Petroleum and Shaanxi Tianli Investment Co., Ltd.
After that, Yang Yong, the actual controller of Shaanxi Tianli Investment Co., Ltd., recommended a neutral company to Shen Hao to cooperate in the construction of oil transportation pipelines and oil storage depots.
In order to continue to receive care, Yang Yong gave Shen Hao US$150,000 in eight times in six years.
During Shen Hao's business trips in Hong Kong and Canada, Yang Yong deliberately rushed to the hotel and gave out 100,000 Hong Kong dollars and 30,000 Canadian dollars respectively.
Not only send money, but also borrow a house.
There are not many real estate properties under Shen Hao's name, but as long as he needs it, he can borrow a house free of charge from a businessman.
From November 2013 to January 2019, Yang Yong provided him with a house that was appraised for a rental cost of more than 410,000 yuan.
From March 2011 to January 2019, he used two sets of houses provided by real estate agent Li Xiaoqiang free of charge, and the appraised lease cost totaled more than 770,000 yuan, one of which was used to store the property collected.
He also handed over two houses to Li Xiaoqiang for decoration at a total cost of more than 440,000 yuan.
The reason why Li Xiaoqiang worked for him was because with the help of Shen Hao, he got an off-the-plan sales contract worth more than 165 million yuan.
For He You, chairman of Inner Mongolia Zhenglan Banner Taiqing Energy Co., Ltd., the cooperation with Yanchang Petroleum Group has been a twists and turns.
In July 2011, he intended to seek cooperation in the development of oil and gas resources in Inner Mongolia. He asked Shen Hao to take care of him. The stepping stone was US$50,000.
Shen Hao arranged for subordinates to cooperate and took out a block of 150 square kilometers.
After exploration, He You believed that the possibility of finding oil and gas was small, and he approached Shen Hao for cooperation in developing another block.
Later, because there were not many recoverable oil wells in the two blocks, the ratio of the two parties was adjusted from 3:7 to 2:8. Taiqing Energy accounted for 80% and added the mining area.
In this process, every step is inseparable from Shen Hao's intervention and support.
Meng Zhixue, then head of the Resources and Exploration and Development Department of Yanchang Petroleum Group, said that when He You asked for additional cooperation blocks and adjustment of the share ratio, Shen Hao confessed to him and submitted to the party and government joint committee for research according to He You’s opinions. One moment.
He You's shot was not "ambiguous". Gold alone gave out 4,500 grams, worth more than 1.537 million yuan. There were also US dollars, British pounds, and euros in varying amounts, equivalent to about 4.8 million yuan.
"You shouldn't take other people's money and accept other people's things." Shen Hao wrote in his confession book, but this kind of reflection came later.
Intervene in violation of regulations, engage in power and money transactions, and solidify interest relationships
"This is not normal." An executive of Shaanxi Gas Group told reporters.
A few years ago, when he was in charge of a subordinate unit of the group with the best efficiency, he discovered that in the bidding process, the winning bidders were the familiar faces back and forth.
In order to avoid risks, he deliberately amended the conditions and wanted to start with qualifications and years, exclude these companies, and let in some fresh blood.
However, as soon as the result came out, the winning bidder was still an "old acquaintance".
This was actually Hao Xiaochen bypassing him to command in the air, and directly overturned his decision.
Speaking of a company established by Shaanxi Gas Group in cooperation with another company, a senior executive of a subordinate unit simply and simply evaluated it as a "freak", "One does not have its own research and development capabilities, and two does not have its own products. It is an equipment manufacturing company in name. It is actually a trading company, OEM sales of their parent company’s products to our affiliated companies to seize the market.”
This is also the most valuable transaction in Hao Xiaochen's case.
He received about 4% of the company's original shares, half of which was taken by Hao Xiaochen to "borrow flowers to offer Buddha", thus realizing the "key leap" from the group general manager to the party secretary and chairman of the board.
The energy sector is capital-intensive and resource-rich, and is the hardest-hit area for leading cadres to intervene in violation of regulations.
In July 2008, He Jiuchang accepted Sun's request and violated the regulations for a coal chemical company in Yulin, Shaanxi, for 1.2 million tons of annual carbon and 250,000 tons of coal tar hydrogenation circular economy construction project.
According to relevant regulations, the validity period of project filing is two years.
In 2012, He Jiuchang greeted relevant personnel, and the Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission agreed to change the main body of the project, and Sun made an illegal profit of 4 million yuan through the transfer of the project.
From 2004 to 2018, He Jiuchang used the convenience of his position to seek benefits for others, and received a total of 13.62 million yuan, US$20,000, and 2 paintings, most of which occurred during the appointment of Shaanxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission.
Among them, there are 3 cases with an amount of more than 2 million yuan, all of which provide care in project approval and resource allocation.
Coal is an important strategic resource of the country. Anyone who has not approved the development plan and mining right setting plan of the state shall not be allowed to set up mining right.
For He Jiuchang, this should have been common sense and the bottom line.
However, in charge of industrial policy formulation and project approval in the energy and resource industries such as coal and electric power, he blatantly violated the spirit of the relevant documents, and violated the regulations without approval of the Fugu Mining Area Fengjiata Mining Company and Yushen which did not comply with the industrial policy. Project plans for mining areas are signed and approved and reported to the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration.
From 2008 to 2012, every year before the Spring Festival, Shen Hao would send a shopping card worth 20,000 yuan to He Jiuchang.
At this time, He Jiuchang was only at the deputy department level, and Shen Hao was already at the department level.
"Shen Hao worships not He Jiuchang, but the deputy director of the Provincial Development and Reform Commission and the director of the Provincial Energy Bureau. He worships power." The investigator said.
He Jiuchang reflected, “In the case of strong energy market demand, many people are staring at my energy resource allocation power and project approval power. I have not withstood the test, and the line of defense has broken.” Hao Xiaochen wrote in his confession: "In order to solidify the interest relationship, I am insatiably greedy and engage in power and money trading. Power desires and desires stimulate each other. In hunting and being hunted, they are engaged in profit transfer, power is exchanged for profit, and the number is staggering."
Weak organizational concepts, engage in political clinging, and go on crooked ways
"One is to thank Shen Hao for his recognition and recommend himself as the general manager of the oilfield company; the other is to build a good relationship with Shen Hao and continue to seek support." Yuan Haike said.
In February 2008, Yuan Haike was appointed as the general manager of Yanchang Oilfield Co., Ltd.
To get this position depends on Shen Hao's recommendation.
During the Spring Festival of 2009, 2011, and 2012, Yuan Haike came to thank you in the name of New Year's greetings. The last two times he gave out US$50,000 in Shen Hao’s office; the first time was more “big money” and sent him to stay before his father died. A commemorative gold plate for the Olympics worth 980,000 yuan.
Among the 25 acts of bribery recognized by the court by Shen Hao, 14 were related to job promotion, adjustment, and entry, and all occurred after Shen Hao took charge of Yanchang Petroleum Group.
Among them, two of them each gave Shen Hao US$20,000, expressing that they hoped to have a chance to promote themselves. Later, because they did not get help, coupled with their old age and hopeless promotion, they stopped giving it.
Another person got the result after giving a gift that was normal and flat and not promoted. He chose to resign for this reason.
During the investigation, the most frequently heard expression by the investigators was: “He is the top leader and has the power to decide on the appointment and removal of cadres, and he must do everything he arranges.” “Shen Hao has very important powers in the use of cadres. If you have different opinions, you cannot go to the meeting to study."
Unlike Shen Hao, Hao Xiaochen is more cautious.
He set himself the principle of "Four No Collections", "Never collect money from people with unclear relationships; never collect money from'people and things that are of great concern'; never collect money on a piecemeal basis; absolutely No money is charged from internal employees."
Otherwise, it will involve a wide range, which will damage its own image and easily expose it.
The six facts he was accused of accepting bribes were basically related to project cooperation, project contracting, and procurement, and most of them were more than 3 million yuan.
According to the case handlers, whether it is holding company shares, real estate property rights, accepting bribes, entrusting huge amounts of funds, or collecting huge amounts of funds for commodity trading operations, the Hao Xiaochen case has the characteristics of "single-line connection" and acts secretly.
However, these "old friends" who had been in friendship with him for decades were not as reliable as he thought.
The benefits intersect, and the benefits are scattered.
More than a hundred meters north of the office building of Shaanxi Gas Group, a white building has a unique shape, like an inverted half eggshell.
This is an air film tennis stadium built by Hao Xiaochen with a capital of 4.22 million yuan. The stadium has no beams or columns. The air supply system increases the indoor air pressure and supports the roof.
Although the appearance remains the same today, few people come.
Hao Xiaochen confessed that whether it is to join the Provincial Sports Bureau Tennis Association, participate in training organized by the province, or build a tennis hall or form a tennis team, the purpose is "to cater to the leaders' preferences."
In the second half of 2009, He Jiuchang visited a leader's house in the name of reporting.
Since then, he took advantage of his position to work for his family, relatives and friends many times, and gradually gained trust.
He Jiuchang confessed that he "does not believe in organizations and does not rely on organizations to follow the right path. Instead, he uses bribery to lead, engages in political clinging, personal attachment, and crooked ways. This builds up the illegal fence he weaves, just like silkworms make cocoons. Weave the cage that violates the law higher and higher, and in the end it will be difficult to escape."
Hao Xiaochen likes to talk about ostentation in his work, and organizes several huge events every year. The main purpose is to create opportunities to invite leaders to come to the platform and close relationships.
Hao Xiaochen recalled when he participated in the provincial party school study: "Study and discuss speeches, speak lightly, put together the experience and experience, write a few words without saying anything, but every time you study and train, you must take the opportunity to get to know some leading cadres to expand Connections."
Shen Hao is no exception.
According to the case handling personnel, Shen Hao believed that he was "backed by a big tree" and often bypassed the higher-level departments and reported directly to the main leaders of the provincial party committee.
Intensify the anti-corruption efforts of state-owned enterprises, and severely punish problems such as relying on enterprises to eat enterprises, related transactions, rent-seeking, and profit transfer
"From non-compliance to non-discipline, to illegal crimes, in the final analysis, it is still a loss of ideals and beliefs and lack of party spirit training, which led to the collapse of the ideological defense line." Shen Hao reflected after receiving an organizational review and investigation.
"Analyzing the cases of Shen Hao, He Jiuchang, and Hao Xiaochen, the common characteristics are weak organizational concepts, lack of organizational principles and organizational discipline. They confuse the relationship between individuals and organizations, regard themselves as the incarnation of organizations, and think that what they say is organizational Opinion, the board you make is the decision of the organization. You can use whoever you want to use, and you can give the project to whoever you want." The person in charge of the Shaanxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection said that this kind of arbitrariness is a typical "paternalistic" approach. Putting the party's principle of democratic centralism aside, there is no sense of organization at all, and it is harmful.
As leaders of state-owned enterprises, they should have shouldered the heavy responsibility of operating and managing state-owned assets and realizing value preservation and appreciation. However, they ignored the party’s political discipline and rules and engaged in political support; generous state-owned assets depended on enterprises to feed enterprises. In the energy field, In the engineering construction field, power rent-seeking and power-to-money transactions are carried out arbitrarily; arbitrarily, engaging in "one-talk", unscrupulously overstepping the rules and breaking disciplines; comprehensively and strictly governing the lack of party responsibilities, not focusing on party building, not governing party style, and seriously polluting the corporate political ecology.
The resumes show that they have held leadership positions in the same unit and system field for a long time.
"On the one hand, most of the leading cadres at all levels, especially those in key positions, grow up during their main leadership period, which can easily lead to weakened supervision and form a'power vacuum'. The result of this is the work procedures and system requirements. The relationship between subordinates and superiors has become personal dependence.” Experts said, on the other hand, state-owned enterprises are on the front line of economic operation, with resources, markets, contacts, buyers, sellers, and contractors, and various interest relationships are easy to solidify. The form of "many points, long lines, and wide coverage" is impossible to defend against.
"Internal oversight is relaxed and external oversight is not in place. The consequences can be imagined."
The relevant person in charge of the Shaanxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection said that it is necessary to increase the anti-corruption efforts of state-owned enterprises, strengthen the supervision of state-owned enterprise leaders, especially the top leaders, pay close attention to key links such as major projects, mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations, and severely punish enterprises that rely on enterprises, related transactions, Set up rent-seeking, interest transmission and other issues.
In June 2020, the Shaanxi Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision sent to the Party Committee of Yanchang Petroleum Group the "Letter on Promoting Reform by Shen Hao, He Jiuchang, Hao Xiaochen, and the Case for Serious Violations of Discipline and Acts", requesting that the lessons of the case should be deeply learned, and the outstanding problems should be focused on real changes .
Problem rectification is the top priority of the case to promote reform.
The Party Committee of Yanchang Petroleum Group established a special class and determined 83 specific rectification tasks.
Currently, 69 items have been completed.
In response to the weak links in the implementation of the requirements of the central government, the implementation of the main responsibilities of the party committee, the implementation of party regulations and party discipline, the style of the cadre team, and the implementation of the internal control system, the "six strict inspections" were carried out, 204 specific matters were investigated, and 27 problems were summarized and sorted out.
Focusing on issues such as mining rights, land engineering projects, relatives of leading cadres who do business in violation of regulations, receiving and giving gifts in violation of regulations, and formalism and bureaucracy, etc., the special governance work is deeply promoted.
36 person-times were given interviews, financial penalties, and transfers from 7 units including oilfields and refining and chemical, and formulated prevention and control measures for 9 types of 25 risk-point jobs sorted out.
At the same time, clarify 20 specific tasks and strengthen the construction of decision-making, internal control, and accountability systems.
The group’s party committee and the Disciplinary Committee jointly interviewed 10 “zero case registration” units including the financial center and the bidding center. At present, 4 units have eliminated the “zero case registration”.
Shaanxi Gas Group has carried out a special rectification of illegal gifts and gifts, suspended some operations involved in the case, and retired some managers recommended by shareholders to avoid further losses of state-owned assets.
In response to the problems exposed in the case, we thoroughly searched for the shortcomings of the current system, including 16 new systems, 31 revisions, and 30 abolitions.
Focus on standardizing bidding and contract management, and strictly implement the reporting system of leading cadres' intervention in project bidding.
Revise the group's cadre management system, improve the procedures for cadre motions, increase market-based selection and recruitment of professional managers, and carry out special inspections on selection and employment, and strive to prevent unhealthy practices such as "one master" in selection and employment and cronyism.
(Our reporter Guan Xiaopu)