On 20 September witnessed by Chinese President Hu Jintao and Chadian President Idriss Deby, China National Petroleum Corp.’s (CNPC, Beijing, China) General Manager Jiang Jiemin and Chad’s Oil Minister Mahamat Hassan Nasser signed the joint venture agreement on building a refinery between CNPC Services & Engineering and the government of Chad. CNPC Services and Engineering will be responsible for building the oil refinery north of Chad’s capital N’Djamena. Chinese design guidelines, manufacturing standards and machinery will be used in this refinery project.
