Global Leaders In The Production Of Kerosene
The kerosene industry, along with the refining industry as a whole, is in a transition period with the introduction of the latest International Maritime Organisation (IMO) low-sulphur shipping fuel. Crude refining and its by-products like kerosene are key for carrying out many functions, making it a vital commodity.
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Global Kerosene Manufacturers
Top 12 Global Kerosene Manufacturers are:
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) – 5,909kb/d
| Company Website | http://ssc.sinopec.com/ |
| Headquartered in | Beijing, China |
| Founded in | 2000 |
Sinopec, a subsidiary of China Petrochemical Corporation, is a global refining giant that also includes the latest low-sulphur fuel oil formulations that passed the endurance and engine tests. The company has a huge capacity and has invested in major business segments like Zhenhai, Tianjin, Maoming, Zhongke Refining and Petrochemical project, and Luoyang refinery upgrades. They have around 30 refineries and 402,206 employees with a product range comprising essential products such as diesel, fuel oil, asphalt, gasoline, LPG, chemical feedstock, jet fuel, naphtha, paraffin, solvent oil, kerosene, and petroleum coke.
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) – 4,832kb/d
| Company Website | http://cnpc.com.cn/ |
| Headquartered in | Beijing, China |
| Founded in | 1988 |
CNPC has around 11 refineries and 7 integrated refining-petrochemical complexes. The company's functions are spread across regions like the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central Asia-Russia, the Americas, etc. Their key product offerings include natural gas, diesel, gasoline, crude oil, ammonia, kerosene, fuel oil, lube oil, petroleum coke, and LPG.
ExxonMobil – 3,981kb/d
| Company Website | https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/ |
| Headquartered in | Texas, USA |
| Founded in | 1999 |
The company is a leading producer of products like naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, heating oil, aviation fuel, heavy fuel, diesel, and speciality petroleum products, with their operations spread throughout regions like Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East.
Saudi Aramco – 3,600kb/d
| Company Website | https://www.aramco.com/ |
| Headquartered in | Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia |
| Founded in | 1933 |
The Saudi Arabian company, with over 79,000 employees, has its operations spread across Asia, North America and Europe. The company also holds a 17% interest in Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings' (HHIH) Hyundai Oilbank.
Valero Energy Corporation – 3,150kb/d
| Company Website | https://www.valero.com/ |
| Headquartered in | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Founded in | 1980 |
Valero has around 15 refineries all over the U.K., the U.S. and Canada, with around 10,222 employees. The company is a producer of standard and premium gasoline, low-sulphur diesel. Diesel, ultra-low sulphur diesel, CARB diesel, other distillates, asphalt, petrochemicals, jet fuel, lubricants, gasoline meeting the California Air Resources Board (CARB) specifications, and other refined petroleum products. The company's main brands comprise Valero®, Shamrock®, Diamond Shamrock®, Beacon®, Ultramar®, and Texaco®.
Marathon Petroleum – 3,067kb/d
| Company Website | https://www.marathonpetroleum.com/ |
| Headquartered in | Findlay, Ohio |
| Founded in | 2009 |
The company has 16 refineries all over the U.S. and is focused on making its processes and products sustainable. They operate via refining, marketing, retail, and midstream businesses. Their refineries are spread across the Mid-Continent, the Gulf Coast, and the West Coast regions of the U.S. They mainly refine crude oil and other blend stocks. The company has an employee force of 60,000 people with three leading brands, Marathon®, Speedway® and ARCO®.
Rosneft – 2,900kb/d
| Company Website | https://www.rosneft.com/ |
| Headquartered in | Moscow |
| Founded in | 1993 |
The company's crude refining operations focus more on sustainability as they launched AI-95-K5 Euro-6 gasoline and RMLS, a low-sulphur marine fuel. The company also has a German subsidiary, Rosneft Deutschland, and also holds a 21% interest in the Mozyr Refinery indirectly, with a 49% interest in India's Vadinar refinery. The company employs 334,600 people across the world and operates 13 refineries.
PDVSA – 2,859kb/d
| Company Website | http://www.pdvsa.com/ |
| Headquartered in | Maracaibo, Venezuela |
| Founded in | 1976 |
PDVSA is a Venezuelan state-owned oil and gas company with a total of 15 refineries, with 6 refineries operating in Venezuela and the rest 9 in different areas of the world. The company has functions all over the Americas, South America, and Europe regions and produces products like motor gasoline, gas, aviation gasoline, kerosene, solvents, diesel, paraffin, lubricating bases, fuel oil and asphalt.
Royal Dutch Shell – 2,564kb/d
| Company Website | https://www.shell.com/ |
| Headquartered in | The Hague, Netherlands |
| Founded in | 2005 |
Shell is a leading refinery operator with 15 functional refineries in the world. Most of the company's capacity is spread across Africa and Europe, and the rest is spread out in the Americas, Asia and Oceania. The Netherlands-based company has around 83,000 employees in over 70 countries. Their key offerings include kerosene, gas, gasoline, fuel oil, diesel oil, ethylene, propylene, detergent alcohols, aromatics, ethylene glycol, propylene oxide, styrene monomer, solvents and ethylene oxide.
Petrobras – 2,176kb/d
| Company Website | https://petrobras.com.br/en/ |
| Headquartered in | Rio de Janeiro |
| Founded in | 1953 |
Petrobras has witnessed immense growth in its refining segment over the years as a result of the high volume and margin for exports of fuel oil and petroleum.
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