The Oil & Gas Journal publishes an annual worldwide oil refinery survey that provides plant-by-plant data, including refinery location, crude oil processing capacity, and major process unit capacities. The survey is widely used as an industry reference for refinery information and capacity data.
As per Energy Institute and OPEC data from 2024.
| Country | Amount (million bpd) |
Percentage of global capacity |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 18.48 | 17.8% | Overtook the U.S. as the world's largest refiner by capacity in 2023. |
| United States | 18.43 | 17.7% | Maintains the highest actual throughput and complex secondary processing. |
| Russia | 6.80 | 6.6% | Capacity largely focused on diesel exports; current runs impacted by sanctions. |
| India | 5.80 | 5.6% | Fastest growing regional hub; operates the massive Jamnagar complex. |
| South Korea | 3.50 | 3.4% | Highly integrated export-oriented coastal refineries. |
| Saudi Arabia | 3.29 | 3.2% | Leading refiner in the Middle East, with significant joint ventures. |
| Japan | 3.10 | 3.0% | Capacity consolidating due to declining domestic demand. |
| No. | Refinery | Company | Location | Barrels per calendar day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamnagar Refinery | Reliance Industries Ltd. | India, Gujarat, Jamnagar | 1,400,000 |
| 2 | Paraguana Refinery Complex | PDVSA | Venezuela, Falcón, Punto Fijo | 955,000 |
| 3 | Ulsan Refinery | SK Energy | South Korea, Ulsan | 840,000 |
| 4 | Ruwais Refinery | Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) | UAE, Ruwais | 817,000 |
| 5 | Yeosu Refinery | GS Caltex | South Korea, Yeosu | 730,000 |
| 6 | Port Arthur Refinery | Saudi Aramco | United States, Texas, Port Arthur | 730,000 |
| 7 | Onsan Refinery | S-Oil | South Korea, Ulsan | 669,000 |
| 8 | Dangote Refinery | Dangote Group | Nigeria, Lekki | 650,000 |
| 9 | Galveston Bay Refinery | Marathon Petroleum | United States, Texas, Texas City | 631,000 |
| 10 | Beaumont Refinery | ExxonMobil | United States, Texas, Beaumont | 630,000 |
| 11 | Garyville Refinery | Marathon Petroleum | United States, Louisiana, Garyville | 617,000 |
| 12 | Al Zour Refinery | Kuwait Petroleum Corporation | Kuwait | 615,000 |
| 13 | Jurong Island Refinery | ExxonMobil | Singapore, Jurong Island | 605,000 |
| 14 | Daesan Refinery | Hyundai Oilbank | South Korea, Seosan | 561,000 |
| 15 | Baytown Refinery | ExxonMobil | United States, Texas, Baytown | 560,640 |
| 16 | Ras Tanura Refinery | Saudi Aramco | Saudi Arabia, Ras Tanura | 550,000 |
| 17 | Mailiao Refinery | Formosa Petrochemical | Taiwan, Mailiao | 540,000 |
| 18 | Baton Rouge Refinery | ExxonMobil | United States, Louisiana, Baton Rouge | 522,500 |
| 19 | Shell Pulau Bukom Refinery | Shell | Singapore, Bukom Island | 500,000 |
| 20 | Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery | KNPC | Kuwait | 466,000 |
Note: Libya's refining sector reportedly impacted by UN sanctions, specifically UN Resolution 883 of November 11, 1993, which banned Libya from importing refinery equipment.
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The Asian portion of Russia has the following refineries:
The European portion of Russia contains the following refineries:
As of 2018, Canadian refineries collectively had the capacity to process 1.6 million bbl/d (250,000 m3/d) of crude oil and produce 1.9 million bbl/d (300,000 m3/d) of petroleum products.
As of January 2024[update], there were 132 operating oil refineries in the United States with an atmospheric crude oil distillation capacity of 18,374,628 barrels per calendar day, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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