Current and recent greenfield refinery projects and major capacity expansions, sorted by projected or actual start date:
2015 - Paradip (India - commissioned) - New refinery built by IOCL, 300 kbpd
2015 - Ruwais West (UAE - commissioned) - New refinery built by ADNOC, 420 kbpd.
2016 - Taizhou, Jiangsu (China - commissioned) - New refinery built by CNOOC, 60 kbpd
2017 - Kunming (China - commissioned) - New refinery built by CNPC, 260 kbpd
2017 - Sturgeon (Alberta - commissioned) - New refinery built by North West Refining, 79 kbpd
2017 - La Pampa (Argentina - commissioned) - New refinery built by Refipampa, 5 kbpd
2018 - Nghi Son (Vietnam - commissioned) - New refinery built by PetroVietnam, 200 kbpd
2019 - Pulau Muara Besar (Brunei - commissioned) - New refinery built by Zhejiang Hengyi, 160 kbpd
2019 - Dalian (China - commissioned) - New refinery built by Hengli, 400 kbpd
2019 - Zhoushan (China - commissioned) - New refinery built by Zhejiang Petrochemical (Rongsheng/Partners), 400 kbpd
2019 - RAPID (Malaysia - commissioned) - New refinery built by Petronas/Aramco, 300 kbpd
2020 - Zhanjiang (New plant) (China - commissioned) - New refinery built by Sinopec, 200kbpd
2020 - Vientiane (Laos - commissioned) - New refinery built by Lao-China Dongyan PC, 20kbpd
2020 - Fujairah (UAE - commissioned) - New topping refinery built by Ecomar, 20kbpd
2022 - Tanjung Bin (Malaysia - commissioned) - New topping refinery built by Vitol, 32 kbpd
2022 - Lianyungang (China - commissioned) - New refinery commissioned in November 2022 by Shenghong Petrochemical, 320kbpd
2022 - Jazan (Saudi Arabia - commissioned) - New refinery built by Saudi Aramco, 400kbpd
2022 - Al Zour (Kuwait - commissioned) - New refinery commissioned in November 2022 by KPC, 615kbpd. Conversion units are still under development with unclear completion date.
2023 - Karbala (Iraq - commissioned) - New refinery built by KRC, 150kbpd
2023 - Duqm (Oman - commissioned) - New refinery built by OOC/KPC, 230kbpd
2023 - Jieyang (China - commissioned) - New refinery built by CNPC, 400kbpd
2024 - Lekki, Lagos (Nigeria - commissioned) - New refinery built by Dangote, 650kbpd.
2024 - Tema (Ghana - commissioned) - New 40 kbpd refinery built by Sentuo.
2025 - Zhenhai (China - commissioned) - Expansion or refinery by Sinopec with new 220 kbpd CDU
2025 - Assaluyeh (Iran - under construction) - New condensate splitter (60 kbpd)in Iran being developed by NIORDC.
2025 - Dos Bocas (Mexico - commissioned) - New refinery by Pemex, 340kbpd
2025 - Ningbo Daxie (Chinas - commissioned) - Expansion of existing refinery by 120 kbpd by Sinopec
2025 - Yantai (China - commissioned) - New refinery built by Yulong Petrochemical, 400kbpd
2026 - Cabinda (Angola - under construction) - Proposed new refinery by Sonangol/Gemcorp, 30kbpd in phase 1 topping plant, 160kbpd phase 2 includes FCC, CCR, and HDT .
2026 - Numaligarh (India - under construction) - expansion of existing refinery to 180 kbpd
2026 - Barauni (India - under construction) - expansion of existing reifnery by IOCL to 191 kbpd
2026 - Panipat (India - under construction) - expansion of existing refinery by IOCL to 500 kbpd
2026 - Koyali, Gujarat (India - under construction) - expansion of existing refinery by IOCL to 360 kbpd
2026 - Barmer (India - under construction) - New refinery by HPCL, 180kbpd
2027 - Kaabale, Hoima (Uganda - planning) - Proposed new refinery by AGRC (GE/Yaatra/Lionworks/Saipem), 30kbpd
2027 - Lobito (Angola - planning) - Proposed new refinery by Sonangol, 200kbpd
2027 - Hassi Messaoud 2 (Algeria - planning) - Planned Sonatrach project, 100 kbpd and $4B. Construction restarted in Nov 2024 by Tecnicas Reunidas and Sinopec Engineering.
2027 - Nagapattinam (India - planning) - Planned new refinery by Chennai (IOCL), on site of existing Cauvery Basin refinery 180kbpd
2027 - Panjin (China - under construction) - New 300 kbpd refinery being built by Huajin, Sincen, and Aramco
2028 - Sriracha (Thailand - under construction) - Expansion of the existing Thai Oil (PTT) refinery to 432 kbpd
2029 - Sainshand (Mongolia - under construction) - Proposed new refinery owned by the Mongolian government, 30 kbpd
2030 - Qilu (China - expansion) - proposed 215 kbpd expansion by Sinopec
2030 - Fujian (China - planning) - proposed new 320 kbpd refinery by Fujian Petrochemical, Sinopec, and Aramco
2030 - Gulei (China - under construction) - Proposed new refinery by Aramco and Sinopec (320 kbpd)
2030 - RNEST (Brazil - FEED) - expansion of existing refinery by Petrobras, adding 130 kbpd capacity
20?? - Kirkuk (Iraq - proposed) - Proposed new refinery by NRC, 70kbpd
20?? - Khalifa Point (Pakistan - proposed) - Proposed new refinery by Mubadala and OMV, 250kbpd
20?? - Anahita (Iran - proposed) - Proposed new refinery by NIORDC, 150kbpd
20?? - Kulevi (Georgia - proposed) - Proposed 24 kbd refinery by Black Sea Petroleum.
20?? - Hambantotal (Sri Lanka - proposed) - Proposed new refinery by Sinopec, 100kbpd
20/? - Gwadar (Pakistan - proposed) - Proposed new refinery by Volant/Others, 300kbpd
20?? - Raigad (India - proposed) - Proposed new refinery by HPCL/BPCL/IOCL, 1200kbpd
20?? - Akwa Ibom (Nigeria - proposed) - Proposed new refinery (200 kbpd) by Bua Group
20?? - Paloich (South Sudan - proposed) - Proposed new refinery (50 kbpd) by Trinity Energy
20?? - Lawas (Malaysia - proposed) - Proposed new refinery (200 kbpd) by Beijing BECA Sci-Tech
20?? - Aubari City (Libya - proposed) - Proposed new refinery (30 kbpd) by Libya NOC
20?? - Soyo (Angola - proposed) - Proposed new refinery by Sonangol project, 100 kbpd
20?? - Dhi Qar (Iraq - proposed) - Proposed new refinery (100 kbpd) to be built adjacent to existing Dhi Qar topping plant.
20?? - Fao, Basra (Iraq - proposed) - Proposed new refinery by SRC, 300kbpd
20?? - Kampong Som (Cambodia - stalled) - Proposed new refinery by Cambodian Petrochemical/Sinomach, 60kbpd
20?? - Point Noir (Congo - proposed) - Proposed new refinery by Atlantic Petrochemical (with Chinese financing), 50 kbpd
20?? - Tuban (Indonesia - planning) - Proposed new refinery by Pertamina/Rosneft, 300kbpd
20?? - Sohar (Oman - planning) - Proposed new asphalt refinery located next to existing ORPIC refinery, 30 kbpd
20?? - Paloich (South Sudan - proposed) - Proposed new refinery by Trinity Energy, 50kbpd