{
  "id": 15443865,
  "title": "PetroChina said to restart part of shuttered Dalian refinery in November",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/petrochina-said-to-restart-part-of-shuttered-dalian-refinery-in",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-18T16:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times Business",
    "slug": "gulf-times-business",
    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/736079/business/petrochina-said-to-restart-part-of-shuttered-dalian-refinery-in-november"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PetroChina is set to restart a portion of the previously shuttered Dalian refinery in November, according to multiple industry sources. The 410,000-barrel-per-day facility was closed in July 2025 as part of Beijing's efforts to reduce excess refining capacity and focus on higher-value petrochemicals. Initially, PetroChina had planned to reactivate a 200,000 bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) at Dalian in mid-2026, but the project was delayed due to disruptions in crude oil supplies and surging prices caused by the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. The decision to restart the CDU gained momentum when China faced dwindling crude and fuel stocks following months of reduced imports and refining output. The restarted CDU is expected to process 500,000 to 600,000 metric tons of crude per month, equivalent to 122,000 to 146,000 bpd or around 2% of China's September seaborne crude imports. The refinery will receive crude shipments from South America and the Middle East next week for the restart. Additionally, the delay in the planned startup of a $10bn new refinery complex on a nearby island has prompted the restart of the old Dalian plant. The new complex, initially expected to begin operations in mid-2028, is now projected to start in March 2029. PetroChina did not provide a comment on the matter. The Dalian refinery, once the group's largest and most profitable facility, will continue to process Russian crude, including Russian ESPO blend, following the restart. Plans for a pipeline linking Dalian's Xingang port to the refinery, designed to handle 8.4mn metric tons of annual transport capacity (about 168,000 bpd), were also announced in a September 8 tender document reviewed by Reuters.",
  "summary": "PetroChina is preparing to restart a mothballed crude oil processing unit in northeast China next month to replenish domestic fuel stocks until a replacement refinery is constructed, according to mult...",
  "key_points": [
    "PetroChina to restart 410,000-bpd Dalian refinery portion in November.",
    "CDU restart delayed due to crude supply disruptions and Iran conflict.",
    "Restarted CDU to process 122,000-146,000 bpd, 2% of China's September imports."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}