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Data layer · est. 2023

Oil refining in China: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

148 tracked facilities, ≈178,383,452 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing oil refining.

The numbers

Oil refining in China at a glance

MetricValueNote
Facilities tracked148with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2178,383,452 t/yrClimate TRACE 2023
Average per facility1,205,294 t/yr
Indicative carbon value€13,807M/yrat €77.4/t EUA

Carbon pricing here: National ETS (intensity-based): ¥86.13 (31 Mar 2025, Argus). 2024–25 expansion added cement, steel, aluminium (~+3 Gt). Current benchmark: ¥86.13/t (31 Mar 2025). Full country page: carbon price in China.

Largest emitters

Top 10 oil refining CO2 emitters in China

#FacilityOwnert CO2/yr (est. 2023)Indicative value
1ZPC Zhejiang Rongsheng RefineryRongsheng Petro Chemical Co Ltd9,941,739€769.5M
2CNOOC Huizhou RefineryCNOOC 5,467,956€423.2M
3Sinopec Zhenhai Refining and Chemical RefineryChina Petrochemical Corp5,217,661€403.8M
4Sinopec Jinling Petrochemical Nanjing RefineryChina Petrochemical Corp4,473,782€346.3M
5Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Refinery—3,976,695€307.8M
6Shenghong Lianyungang RefineryShenghong Refining & Chemical(Lianyungang) Co Ltd3,976,695€307.8M
7Hengli Dalian Changxing Island RefineryHengli Petrochemical Co Ltd3,849,570€298.0M
8PetroChina Guangdong Petrochemical Jieyang Complex RefineryPetroChina Co Ltd3,830,418€296.5M
9Sinochem Quanzhou RefinerySinochem 3,737,568€289.3M
10Fujian Refining and Petrochemical RefineryExxon Mobil Corp3,479,609€269.3M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries
Oil refining in United States
186,505,868 t CO2/yr
Oil refining in India
70,283,893 t CO2/yr
Oil refining in Russian Federation
59,137,040 t CO2/yr
Oil refining in Saudi Arabia
33,605,972 t CO2/yr
Oil refining in South Korea
32,445,787 t CO2/yr
Other industries in China
Iron & steel in China
1,319,029,532 t CO2/yr
Cement in China
602,762,095 t CO2/yr
Lime in China
364,260,231 t CO2/yr
Chemicals in China
306,116,873 t CO2/yr
Aluminium in China
251,459,005 t CO2/yr
FAQ

Questions

How many oil refining facilities does China have with tracked emissions?
148 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈178,383,452 t CO2/yr.
What is the largest oil refining emitter in China?
ZPC Zhejiang Rongsheng Refinery — ≈9,941,739 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.
What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?
≈€13,807M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.
How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.
Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.