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China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) is a state-owned integrated energy company headquartered in Beijing and the parent of PetroChina. It operates across the oil and gas value chain, including exploration and production, pipeline transportation, refining, marketing, and petrochemicals in China and internationally.
In the chemical sector, CNPC (through PetroChina and affiliates) runs refineries and petrochemical complexes that produce base chemicals and polymers such as ethylene, propylene, aromatics, polyethylene, and polypropylene, alongside solvents and other downstream derivatives. The company is active in natural gas processing and the LNG value chain, and operates extensive gas transmission infrastructure that supplies industrial and consumer markets.
CNPC participates in projects across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America, providing integration between crude oil and natural gas production, midstream logistics, fuels, and chemical manufacturing.
Also known as CNPC-Aktobemunaigas JSC, 中国石油天然气集团有限公司, 中国石油, АО СНПС-Актобемунайгаз, and SNPS-Aktobemunaygaz AO.
chemXplore tracks 11 projects involving CNPC, of which 8 are active.
Besides these 8, the record holds 3 completed projects.
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2 more active projects and the 3 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 11 in chemXplore →
3 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.
225,000 bbl/d oil capacity and 12 million m³/d gas processing; first of a six-platform series; P-80 and P-82 due to start production in 2027.
ISO issues the first global standard defining EOR terms and definitions, covering chemical, gas, thermal and microbial recovery methods.
LOI covers preliminary engineering, procurement and technical services worth about €11m for upstream offshore scope; final EPCI award depends on FID and government/regulatory approvals expected in 2026.
Two pre-salt platforms bound for the Búzios field will sail to Brazil for 2027 start-up; each can produce 225,000 b/d and treat 12 million m³/d of gas.
July average exports reached 10.8 million m³/d; daily peak hit 14.1 million m³ on 6 August after CO₂-membrane upgrades and Route 3 operation.
Detailed engineering for new offshore facilities, upgrades and modifications on a major UAE EPCIC development; contract falls in the €50–250m "significant" band.
EPCI covers a new surface pressure boosting facility with jacket, topside and brownfield work; engineering led from the UAE; fabrication at Qingdao JV yard; contract exceeds $1bn.
Planned for 12 wells (6 producers/6 injectors), currently 5 producers and 3 injectors are tied in; Mero averaged about 740 mbpd in Q2 2026; PRM monitoring and HISEP separation are being deployed.
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The 6 sharing the most projects, of 24.
