Thursday, May 28, 2009

New Refinery in China

The Kuwaiti state oil company, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, and China Petroleum and Chemical Company, known as Sinopec, (NYSE: SNP) are well along on plans to build a new 300,000 barrel per day refinery in Guangdong province. The total cost of the project is estimated at $8-$9 billion.

Kuwait Petroleum will own 30% of the project, Sinopec will own 50%, and Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS-A) and Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) will each own 10%.

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