Petrochina eyes second south China refinery

China’s top oil and gas producer PetroChina (PTR.N: Quote, Profile , Research)(0857.HK: Quote, Profile , Research) plans to build its second refinery in southern China, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting a company official.

The planned plant, which would have capacity of more than 200,000 barrels per day (bpd), will be located in Zhuhai in Guangdong province, neighbouring Macao, Xinhua said in its bi-weekly energy newsletter dated Aug 15.