Fri 31 Dec 2010 10:08

China to add 6.1m bpd refining capacity




China, the world's second-largest consumer of oil, is likely to add around 3.7 million barrels-per-day (bpd) of new refining capacity between 2010 and 2015 with an addional 2.4 million bpd also planned, according to industry officials.

The planned additional capacity forms part of the country's ambitious strategy to fuel its future economic growth. Of the 3.7 million bpd planned, approximately 1.2 million bpd are still pending government approval..

Proposals have also been put forward for an additional 2.4 million barrels-per-day of processing capacity. The proposals are at the early stages of planning.

Please find a list of the planned refining units below.

Plant Company New Capacity Start Date
Anqing Sinopec 70,000 Sep 2012
Beihai Sinopec 100,000 Sep 2011
Changling Sinopec 100,000 Jun 2011
Dagang* PetroChina/Rosneft 260,000 2013/14
Gaoqiao Sinopec 34,000 Q2 2010
Guangxi PetroChina 200,000 Sep 2010
Huabei PetroChina 100,000 Dec 2012
Huizhou CNOOC 200,000 2013/14
Jieyang PetroChina/PDVSA 400,000 2013/14
Jilin PetroChina 50,000 Nov 2010
Jinling Sinopec 160,000 end 2011
Jiujiang Sinopec 60,000 2012
Kunming* CNPC 200,000 2013
Liaoyang PetroChina 50,000 Oct 2010
Luoyang Sinopec 40,000 Oct 2010
Maoming* Sinopec 240,000 2015
Ningxia CNPC 100,000 end 2011
Qilu Sinopec 50,000 Apr 2010
Qingyang PetroChina 60,000 Oct 2010
Quanzhou Sinochem 240,000 2013/14
Sichuan PetroChina 200,000 2012
Shijiazhuang Sinopec 60,000 2012/13
Tianjin Sinopec 200,000 Jan 2010
Zhanjiang* Sinopec/KPC 350,000 2013/14
Zhenhai* Sinopec 180,000 2015

Source: Reuters
* Pending government approval


Please find below a list of the proposed refining units at the early stages of planning.

Plant Company New Capacity
Beihai Sinopec 200,000
Chongqing PetroChina 200,000
Fujian Sinpec/Exxon/Aramco 240,000
Hebei CNOOC/Zhongjie 200,000
Haihua CNOOC 100,000
Huizhou CNOOC 360,000
Jiangsu PetroChina/Shell/Qatar 200,000
Liaoning CNPC 200,000
Ningbo Sinochem 240,000
Shangqiu PetroChina 200,000
Zhejiang Sinopec 300,000

Source: Reuters

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