The reemergence of COVID-19 in the Chinese Ningbo city, which houses state owned oil and gas major Sinopec’s flagship 27 million mt/year (540,000 b/d) Zhenhai Petrochemical refinery, will have little effect on the country’s crude throughput in December because of its rigorous efforts to contain infections, refining sources and analysts said Dec. 9.
China has adopted zero-tolerance toward COVID-19, with regional lockdowns and movement restrictions in targeted areas. The Zhenhai district in the Ningbo city, Zhejiang Province, has been under lockdown since late Dec. 8, according to the district’s official WeChat platform. Most of Zhenhai Petrochemical’s administrative officials are working from home, but its facilities are running as planned aided by automated production, a source […]