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Analysis-China's vast refining sector faces shakeout as fuel demand peaks

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Up to 10% of China 's oil refining capacity faces closure in the next ten years .

Tighter U.S. sanctions enforcement under the incoming Trump administration could send more plants into the red and accelerate shutdowns by halting access to cheap crude from the likes of Iran .

Authorities have lacked political will to shut inefficient plants that employ tens of thousands of workers.

PetroChina is set to shut a 410,000 -bpd refinery in Dalian this year and replace it with a smaller new plant focusing on petrochemicals.

In a nationwide probe in 2021/2022 , Beijing stripped five refineries of their import quotas.

Meanwhile, state-owned refiners are shifting to higher-end chemicals investment.

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