PetroChina to Restart Part of Shuttered Dalian Refinery in November: 200,000 b/d Crude Unit Back Ahead of a March 2029 Replacement Complex

2026-10-17 PetroChina plans to restart part of the Dalian Petrochemical refinery, which it shut down entirely in July 2025, in November 2026, according to Hydrocarbon Processing. The publication reported the plan on October 16, 2026, citing several industry and trade sources. The unit to be restarted is a single 200,000 b/d crude distillation unit (CDU), […]