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Refineries in China
China has 30 refineries mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 2nd-largest fleet of the 72 countries that hold any, and 11% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 30 operating. Combined refining capacity is about 7,482 kb/d. The largest is Zhejiang Petrochemical (800 kb/d).
The largest owner-operators are Sinopec (16), PetroChina (10) and CNOOC (1) — Sinopec alone is named on 53% of them.
30
Refinery in China
#2
of 72 countries
7,482
Refining kb/d
On the interactive map
Largest refineries in China
- Zhejiang Petrochemical800 kb/d · 2019
- Zhenhai Refinery480 kb/d
- Huizhou Refinery440 kb/d · 2009
- Dalian Refinery (WEPEC)410 kb/d
- Hengli Petrochemical400 kb/d · 2019
- Jinling Refinery360 kb/d
- Shanghai (Jinshan) Refinery350 kb/d
- Maoming Refinery320 kb/d
- Yanshan Refinery250 kb/d
- Tianjin Refinery250 kb/d
- Lanzhou Refinery250 kb/d
- Quanzhou Refinery240 kb/d · 2009
- Gaoqiao Refinery240 kb/d
- Qilu Refinery230 kb/d
- Fushun Refinery230 kb/d
- Yangzi Refinery220 kb/d
- Dushanzi Refinery220 kb/d
- Daqing Refinery220 kb/d
- Cangzhou Refinery200 kb/d
- Changling Refinery170 kb/d
- Luoyang Refinery170 kb/d
- Jinzhou Refinery162 kb/d
- Karamay Refinery130 kb/d
- Jilin Refinery130 kb/d
- Anqing Refinery110 kb/d
- Jinxi Refinery110 kb/d
- Jingmen Refinery110 kb/d
- Urumqi Refinery100 kb/d
- Jiujiang Refinery90 kb/d
- Zhongyuan Refinery90 kb/d
Who owns China's refineries
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
How China compares · refineries by country
- 1. United States32
- 2. China30
- 3. Russia14
- 4. Japan10
- 5. Brazil9
Frequently asked
- How many refineries are there in China?
- OverWatts maps 30 refineries in China — 11% of the world's mapped total, the 2nd-largest national fleet of the 72 countries with any.
- What is the largest refinery in China?
- Zhejiang Petrochemical, at 800 kb/d, operated by Rongsheng.
- What is China's total refining capacity?
- About 7,482 kb/d across 30 refineries mapped on OverWatts.
- Who owns the refineries in China?
- Sinopec is named as owner or operator on the most — 16 of 30 (53%). Next are PetroChina (10), CNOOC (1) and Hengli (1).