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Refinery

OverWatts maps 279 refineries across 72 countries. The United States holds the most — 32, 11% of the world total, ahead of China (30). Combined refining capacity is about 64,115 kb/d. The largest is Jamnagar Refinery (1,240 kb/d).

The largest owner-operators worldwide are Sinopec (16), PetroChina (10) and Petrobras (8). Half of the world's refineries in service predate 2014 (median commissioning year of the 27 with a known date), 12 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Ruwais Refinery, dating from 1981.

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279
Refinery
72
Countries
32
Most · United States
64,115
Refining kb/d

Largest refineries

Biggest owners & operators worldwide

Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.

When they were built

Median commissioning year 2014 · 27 of 279 carry a start date

Refinery by country

Frequently asked

How many refineries are there in the world?
OverWatts maps 279 refineries across 72 countries, from open datasets.
Which country has the most refineries?
The United States, with 32 — 11% of the world total. Then China (30) and Russia (14).
What is the largest refinery in the world?
Jamnagar Refinery, at 1,240 kb/d, operated by Reliance Industries.
Who owns the most refineries?
Sinopec is named as owner or operator on 16 of them, ahead of PetroChina (10), Petrobras (8) and Pertamina (7).