Sinopec Group

NEWS ANALYSIS

China learns to live on less fuel, to the relief of oil markets

The sell-off came after CATL’s Hong Kong-listed shares had surged 166% to HK$699 on Tuesday.

Sinopec unit sells CATL shares for US$770 million amid EV battery stock surge

China has taken a number of steps to soften the impact of the war, including tightening curbs on fuel exports and limiting price hikes on domestic petrol and diesel.

Sinopec to prioritise China’s fuel supply as pressures mount

The company will also need to deal with the fallout from the Middle East war, which has sent oil prices soaring and led to China banning fuel exports.

Sinopec flags chemicals spending cut as profit pressure mounts

Sinopec forecasts that refinery throughput will remain stable at about 250 million tonnes in 2026.

Sinopec posts 36.8% drop in 2025 net profit on weak petrochemical margins, new energy substitution

Chinese state oil firms stopped buying Russian oil after Washington imposed sanctions on Moscow’s biggest oil companies, including Rosneft.

China oil majors resume seeking Russian oil after 4-month halt: sources

The cuts by Sinopec are part of Beijing’s widening measures to curb oil supply disruptions.

Sinopec plans to cut crude runs by over 10% on Middle East supply squeeze: sources

The volume Sinopec sought equates to roughly 19 days of its crude processing, or 40 days of imports from the Middle East.

Beijing rejects Sinopec’s request to tap commercial reserve: sources

A model of oil pump jack at Sinopec's booth at the China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing last September.

China Aviation Oil confirms Sinopec merger with parent CNAF

It will supply about 60,000 metric tons of jet fuel to Lufthansa annually.

China's Unipec agrees to jet fuel term supply deal with Lufthansa