China’s Yulong Petrochemical has received 300,000 tons of crude oil import quotas for 2023 in order to secure feedstock for its trial run for a new refinery in the Shangdong province according to JLC and Longzhong, cited by Reuters.
- Yulong was notified about the quota directly by the Ministry of Commerce, both consultancies added.
- The new 400kbpd refinery is expected to start up its CDU in 1Q 2024.
- The refinery is also adding a 1.5mtpa ethylene complex, which is scheduled to be commissioned end 2024.