The 5th REFINING CHINA conference was held at the Regent Hotel, Beijing, 13-14 April 2011

The conference was attended by over 180 delegates. It opened with a presentation by Zhao Jungui, Vice Chairman, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation and continued with papers from:
Cao Xianghong, Senior General Engineer, Sinopec: Development Trends in China's Oil Refining Industry to 2015
Yang Weijin, Director, Refinery Institute of CNPC: Upgrading for Extra-Heavy Crude
Zhao Yan, Vice President, CNOOC Huizhou Refinery: Equipment and Materials Selection for High TAN and Heavy Crudes Processing
Sun Lili, Vice President, Sinopec SEI: Integration and Optimisation of Refinery Expansion with Oil Quality Upgrading Technology
Liang Longhu, Vice General Engineer, Sinopec LPEC: CTL Technology Developments
Yuan Ying, Professor, China Research Academy of Environmental Sciences: Clean Fuels DevelopmentsAramco: Materials Selection Process for Refinery Capital Projects
Nigerian National Petroleum: Reliability Management in Large Scale Plants
Kuwait National Petroleum/Albemarle: Commercial Experience with the Production of Low Sulphur Diesel
Jacobs: Economic Gains in Refining Extra Heavy Oils
Veolia Water: Managing Water in a Petrochemical Complex
Muse Stancil: Cogeneration Options for RefinersIntercat: Controlling FCC SOx Emissions
Pall: An Alternative to FCC Flue Gas Scrubbers
Baker Hughes: Reducing Crude Unit Operations Costs and CO2 Emissions

Once again delegates comprised senior engineers from companies across China including Chemical Industry & Engineering Society of China , China International United Petroleum & Chemical Co, China Petroleum Planning & Engineering Institute, CNOOC Huizhou Refining Company, CNOOC Refining & Marketing Company, CNPC Refining & Chemical Company , CNPC Scientific and Technological Department, Committee on Science and Technology of Sinopec, Environmental Research Institute of China Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Fushun Petrochemcial Research Institute, Jilin Songyuan Petrochemcial Co, PetroChina Dalian Engineering Company, PetroChina Fushun Petrochemcial Company, PetroChina Qinzhou Refining & Chemical Company, PetroChina Refining and Chemical Company, Refinery institute of China Petroleum Planning & Engineering Institute, Shandong Jincheng Petrochemical Group, Shanghai Hoto Petrochemcial Engineering Co, Sinochem Hongrun Petrochemcial Corporation, SinoChem Oil and Gas Exploitation Centre, Sinopec Cangzhou Company , Sinopec Changling Company, Sinopec Corp. Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, Sinopec Engineering Incorporation, Sinopec Gaoqiao Company, Sinopec Hainan Refining and Petrochemcial Company, Sinopec Henan Oilfield Nanyang Fine Wax & Chemical Factory, Sinopec Jinling Company, Sinopec Jiujiang Company, Sinopec Nanhua Company, Sinopec Ningbo Engineering Company, Sinopec Pipeline Transport & Storage Company, Sinopec Qidao Safety Engineering Research Institute, Sinopec Qilu Company, Sinopec Qilu Petrochemcial Research Institute, Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Company , Sinopec Scientific and Technological Development Dept, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemcial Company, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Research Institute, Sinopec Shijiazhang Refining & Chemical Company, Sinopec Tianjin Company, Sinopec Yangzi Petrochcemcial Corp, Sinopec Zhenhai Refining & Chemcial Comapany, Sinopec Zhongyuan Petrochemical Complex, Zhongyuan Oilfield Petrochemical Complex, Sinopec Cangzhou Company and Sinopec Qidao Safety Engineering Research Institute. International delegates came from Singapore, India, Iran, Kuwait, France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Angola, Nigeria, Sudan and USA.