Current and recent greenfield refinery projects sorted by projected or actual start date:

2030 - Zhangshou (China) - Proposed new refinery by Aramco and Sinopec (300 kbpd)

2028 - Biskra (Algeria) - Proposed new refinery by Sonatrach project, 100 kbpd

2028 - Tiaret (Algeria ) - Proposed new refinery by  Sonatrach project, 100 kbpd

2028 - Soyo (Angola) - Proposed new refinery by  Sonangol project, 100 kbpd

2028 - Richards Bay (South Africa) - Proposed new refinery by Saudi Aramco, 300kbpd

2028 - Payra (Bangladesh) - Proposed new refinery by BPC, 150kbpd

2028 - Raigad (India) - Proposed new refinery by HPCL/BPCL/IOCL, 1200kbpd

2028 - Gwadar (Pakistan) - Proposed new refinery by Volant/Others, 300kbpd

2028 - Hambantota (Sri Lanka) - Proposed new refinery by Accord, 200kbpd

2028 - Manabi (Ecuador) - Proposed new refinery by PetroEcuador, 200kbpd

2028 - Kirkuk (Iraq) - Proposed new refinery by NRC, 70kbpd

2028 - Nassiriya (Iraq) - Proposed new refinery by ORA, 150kbpd

2028 - Rafidain (Missan) (Iraq) - Proposed new refinery by MRC, 140kbpd

2028 - Zubair (Iraq) - Proposed new refinery by SRC, 300kbpd

2028 - Yanbu (Saudi Arabia) - Proposed new refinery by Saudi Aramco, 400kbpd

2028 - Ruwais (3) (UAE) - Proposed new refinery by ADNOC (ADNOC/Eni/OMV), 600kbpd

2027 - Lobito (Angola) - Proposed new refinery by Sonangol, 200kbpd

2027 - Tuban (Indonesia) - Proposed new refinery by Pertamina/Rosneft, 300kbpd

2027 - Kaabale (Uganda) - Proposed new refinery by the Uganda Government, 30kbpd

2027 - Hassi Messaoud 2 (Algeria) - Proposed Sonatrach project, 100 kbpd

2026 - Point Noir (Congo) - Proposed new refinery by Atlantic Petrochemical (with Chinese financing), 50 kbpd

2026 - Nagapattinam (India) - Proposed new refinery by Chennai (IOCL), on site of existing Cauvery Basin refinery 180kbpd

2026 - Sainshand (Monglia) - Proposed new refinery owned by the Mongolian government, 30 kbpd

2026 - Sohar (Oman) - Proposed new asphalt refinery located next to existing ORPIC refinery, 30 kbpd 

2026 - Kampong Som (Cambodia) - Proposed new refinery by Cambodian Petrochemical/Sinomach, 60kbpd

2026 - Panjin, Liaoning (China) - Proposed new refinery by Huajin and Aramco, 300kbpd

2026 - Khalifa Point (Pakistan) - Proposed new refinery by Pak-Arab, 250kbpd

2026 - Anahita (Iran) - Proposed new refinery by NIORDC, 150kbpd

2026 - Fao, Basra (Iraq) - Proposed new refinery by SRC, 300kbpd

2026 - Paloich (South Sudan) - Proposed new refinery by Trinity Energy, 50kbpd

2025 - Kamsar (Guinea) - Proposed new refinery by Brahms Oil Refineries, 10kbpd. Status unknown

2025 - Maloy (Indonesia) - Proposed new refinery by Continental Energy, 24kbpd. Status unclear.

2025 - Sohar (Oman) - Proposed new refinery by Sohar Asphalt, 30kbpd. Status unclear.

2025 - Kaabale, Hoima (Uganda) - Proposed new refinery by AGRC (GE/Yaatra/Lionworks/Saipem), 30kbpd

2025 - Yantai (China) - New refinery by Yulong Petrochemical, 400kbpd

2025 - Cabinda (Angola) - Proposed new refinery by Sonangol/Gemcorp, 30kbpd

2025 - Sainshand (Mongolia) - Proposed new refinery by Mongolia Govt., 30kbpd

2024 - Barmer (India) - Proposed new refinery by HPCL, 180kbpd

2024 - Dos Bocas (Mexico) - New refinery by Pemex, 340kbpd

2024 - Lekki, Lagos (Nigeria) - New refinery  by Dangote, 650kbpd. 

2023 - Karbala (Iraq) - New refinery built by KRC, 150kbpd

2023 - Duqm (Oman) - New refinery built  by OOC/KPC,  230kbpd

2023 - Jieyang (China) - New refinery built  by CNPC, 400kbpd

2023 - Tema (Ghana) - New 40 kbpd refinery built by Sentuo.

2022 - Tanjung Bin (Malaysia) - New topping refinery built by Vitol, 32 kbpd

2022 - Lianyungang (China) - New refinery commissioned in November 2022  by Shenghong Petrochemical, 320kbpd

2022 - Jazan (Saudi Arabia) - New refinery built by Saudi Aramco, 400kbpd

2022 - Al Zour (Kuwait) - New refinery commissioned in November 2022 by KPC, 615kbpd

2020 - Zhanjiang (New plant) (China) - New refinery built by Sinopec, 200kbpd

2020 - Vientiane (Laos) -  New refinery built by Lao-China Dongyan PC, 20kbpd

2020 - Fujairah (UAE) - New topping refinery built by Ecomar, 20kbpd

2019 - Pulau Muara Besar (Brunei) -  New refinery built by Zhejiang Hengyi, 160 kbpd

2019 - Dalian (China) -  New refinery built by Hengli, 400 kbpd

2019 - Zhoushan (China) -  New refinery built by Zhejiang Petrochemical (Rongsheng/Partners), 400 kbpd

2019 - RAPID (Malaysia) -  New refinery built by Petronas/Aramco, 300 kbpd

2018 - Nghi Son (Vietnam) -  New refinery built by PetroVietnam, 200 kbpd

2017 - Kunming (China) -  New refinery built by CNPC, 260 kbpd

2017 - Sturgeon (Alberta) -  New refinery built by North West Refining, 79 kbpd

2016 - Taizhou, Jiangsu (China) -  New refinery built by CNOOC, 60 kbpd

2015 - Paradip (India) -  New refinery built by IOCL, 300 kbpd

2015 - Ruwais West (UAE) -  New refinery built by ADNOC, 420 kbpd.