Crude oil

EC 232-298-5

projects tracked
66
active
52
producing plants
10

Also known as petroleum, rock oil, crude petroleum, and petroleum crude oil.

Crude oil projects

chemXplore tracks 66 projects involving crude oil, of which 52 are active.

56 produce it and 22 use it as feedstock.

  1. 15 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 5 projects FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 9 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 20 projects Under Construction
  5. 3 projects Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 31 new construction, 15 expansion, 5 revamp / retrofit and 1 conversion / repurposing.

Expected start-up, by year
0 2 4 6 8 10 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

24 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 8 October 2026 Petrobras QatarEnergy Ceará Basin Exploration Blocks · Announced / Concept
  • October 2026 Sinopec Zhenhai Phase II Refining and Advanced Materials Expansion · Operational / Completed · China
  • 30 September 2026 Dangote Lamu Refinery · Under Construction · Kenya
  • 27 September 2026 Murphy Lac Da Vang Offshore Oil Field Development, Block 15-1/05, Vietnam · Operational / Completed · Viet Nam
  • 26 September 2026 SOCAR-ExxonMobil Middle Kura Unconventional PSA, Azerbaijan · Announced / Concept

Latest news on crude oil

30 October 2026
Sinopec posts resilient Q1–Q3 performance with upstream breakthroughs

Profit rose year‑on‑year as upstream breakthroughs boosted oil and gas output, refining throughput and chemical sales across the industrial chain.

29 October 2026
OMV Petrom Group 9M 2026 results: record CAPEX and stronger earnings

Higher commodity prices and an integrated model lifted clean CCS operating result 51%; net income reached RON 4.1bn and CAPEX hit a record RON 6.6bn.

29 October 2026
Petrobras completes drilling; third oil discovery in ultra-deepwater FZA-M-59 off Amapá

Third hydrocarbon interval found in the Morpho well at 2,886 m depth; drilling and geological data acquisition completed; rig to relocate to Potiguar Basin for Mãe de Ouro.

29 October 2026
Repsol commits €11.5bn to projects in Spain through 2030

Plans include renewable hydrogen, a renewable-fuel plant, pumped hydro expansion and a circular methanol facility; extends customer fuel discounts and launches a new €950m buyback.

29 October 2026
SK Innovation Q3 2026: KRW 28.77tn revenue, KRW 3.70tn operating profit

Improved export margins and record lubricants profits drove quarter; battery unit loss narrowed despite lower sales, while ESS orders and LFP supply deals in North America strengthen outlook.

28 October 2026
Petrobras production hits record 3.512 MMboed in 3Q26

Operational efficiency, FPSO ramp-ups and fewer shutdown losses drove output growth, supported by 12 new wells and refinery and decarbonization advances.

28 October 2026
BASF raises EBITDA outlook as core businesses drive growth

Q3 sales €16.4bn; EBITDA before special items €1.6bn. 2026 EBITDA guidance raised to €7.4–7.8bn; free cash flow guidance and CO2 targets unchanged.

27 October 2026
Sulzer and PDVSA sign five-year strategic alliance for Venezuelan oil operations

Framework to supply technologies and services across Venezuela's oil chain as the country seeks to raise output and modernize infrastructure, with focus on heavy and extra-heavy crude.

23 October 2026
Eni boosts shareholder returns and upgrades 2026 outlook

Proforma gearing at a historic low of 9% and adjusted CFFO lifted to €16.5bn; underlying E&P output +7% to 1.83 mln boe/d. Strategic deals include Junin 5 relaunch and asset monetisations.

22 October 2026
Aibel wins FEED contract for Wisting production-vessel topsides

Front-end engineering and design study for the production-vessel topsides will involve about 250 people, includes an EPma option; concept selection by end‑2026 and FID planned late‑2027.

Crude oil plants by country

chemXplore tracks 10 plants producing crude oil in 7 countries.

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The 4 with the most plants, of 7 countries.

Crude oil producers

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The 3 with the most plants, of 9 producers.

Plants using crude oil, by country

chemXplore tracks 740 plants using crude oil as feedstock in 123 countries.

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The 4 with the most plants, of 123 countries.

Companies using crude oil

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The 3 with the most plants, of 145 companies.

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