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The Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies is releasing the 2024 edition of the China Energy Map. This open, comprehensive, and regularly updated resource provides critical data on China's energy infrastructure and is designed to support enhanced analysis for a wide audience. The map is available for direct access by clicking here.
Figure 1 — Baker Institute China Energy Map Snapshot
What Does the Baker Institute China Energy Map Show?
The China Energy Map offers a comprehensive, interactive visualization of key energy infrastructure across China. Since its initial launch as the Baker Institute China Oil Map in February 2019, the map has undergone significant development and continues to expand. Originally focused on oil infrastructure, with layers for crude oil pipelines, refined product pipelines, refineries, storage facilities, and oil ports, the map has grown to include a wider range of energy assets. Since July 2020, it now features 13 additional layers, including natural gas infrastructure, coal, nuclear, wind, solar power plants, hydrogen infrastructure, carbon capture projects, mining operations, and electric vehicle (EV) battery factories, providing a more complete picture of China's energy system.
2024: New Interface, Better Experience
In the 2024 update, we transitioned the map to ArcGIS Experience, enhancing usability and interactivity. The new interface features a right-hand sidebar with a search function and layer list, along with three main sections: 1) Map, 2) Key Stats, and 3) About.
To Use the Map
Click on an icon or line on the map to view detailed facility-level information in the popup tooltip, including the facility name, operator, status, year of commissioning, designed capacity, and additional infrastructure details. Users can search for facilities by name using the search bar located at the top of the right-side panel. To zoom into specific locations, simply type the name (e.g., Beijing) in the magnifying glass icon at the top right corner of the map.
The “Key Stats” section displays four charts summarizing data from the map layers: 1) nuclear power plant capacity, 2) coal power plant capacity, 3) natural gas power plant capacity, and 4) EV battery factory manufacturing capacity.
The “About” page includes a brief overview and a summary table.
Layers and Data Sources
As of October 2024, the map includes the layers below. Note that all infrastructure layers include announced, permitted, under construction, and operational facilities, excluding canceled, mothballed, and retired units.
Table 1 — China Energy Map Data Coverage Compared to Public Estimates
Category | Layer Name | Geometry | Description | Last Update | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oil | Crude Pipelines | Line | Crude oil pipelines. If international, only the sections that are within the Chinese border are included, e.g., the Russia-China and Myanmar-China crude pipelines. The location accuracy of this layer falls into the medium range. We traced the pipeline routes by assigning and connecting each pump station at the centroid of cities or towns. | October 2024 | Authors |
Product Pipelines | Line | Refined product pipelines. The same mapping method was applied to this layer as the crude pipelines, thus the location accuracy of this layer should be deemed only descriptive and best displayed at the national and provincial levels. | October 2024 | Authors | |
Oil Storage | Point | Both crude oil and refined product storage facilities. Ninety-five percent of the facility coordinates in this layer are highly accurate. | October 2024 | Authors | |
Oil Refineries | Point | Petroleum refineries. The coordinates of each refinery are highly accurate. | October 2024 | Authors | |
Oil Ports | Point | Oil wharves and docking facilities. The coordinates are highly accurate. | October 2024 | Authors | |
Natural Gas | Natural Gas Pipelines | Line | Natural gas pipelines, both trunk and branch lines. The same mapping method was applied to this layer as the crude pipelines, thus the location accuracy of this layer should be deemed only descriptive and best displayed at the national and provincial levels. | October 2024 | Authors |
Natural Gas Storage | Point | Existing natural gas storage facilities. Due to pripretary information, only facility status can be displayed. | October 2024 | ||
LNG Terminals | Point | Liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals. The coordinates are highly accurate. All the terminals are import terminals. The facility-level details include berths and storage breakdowns if available. | October 2024 | Authors | |
Power | Natural Gas Power Plants | Point | Natural gas power-fired plants. The coordinates are highly accurate for the operational and under-construction facilities. Facility level details include plant capacity breakdown and conversion (if any). | October 2024 | Authors |
Coal Power Plants | Point | Coal-fired power plants by individual unit. The coordinates of each unit are highly accurate. | October 2024 | ||
Nuclear Power Plants | Point | Nuclear power plants by reactor unit. The coordinates are highly accurate. Facility level details also include reactor technology. | October 2024 |
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Solar Power Plants | Point | Solar power plants by individual unit. The coordinates of each unit are highly accurate. | June 2024 | ||
Wind Power Plants | Point | Wind power plants by individual unit. The coordinates of each unit are highly accurate. | June 2024 | ||
Emerging | EVB Factories | Point | Factory sites that manufacture batteries for electric vehicles. Ninety-four percent of the facility coordinates are highly accurate. Additional information on this layer includes ownership structure (domestic, foreign, or joint venture) and planned capacity additions in GWh (if any). | October 2024 | Authors |
Hydrogen Facilities | Point | Hydrogen production projects. The coordinates are highly accurate. Facility level details currently include the type of hydrogen (grey, blue, green, etc.) | October 2024 | ||
Hydrogen Pipelines | Line | Hydrogen pipelines. | October 2024 | ||
CCS Projects | Point | Carbon capture and storage projects. | October 2024 | ||
Mining | Mining Properties | Point | Mining sites. Details include primary commodity, list of commodities, mill capacity, reserves and resources, if available. | October 2024 | |
Additional Layers | Annual All Sky Insolation | Raster | The fraction representing clearness of the atmosphere, an indicator of solar power potential. | October 2024 | |
Earth at Night | Image | 2016 Black Marble Earth at Night image. | 2016 | ||
Urban Areas | Polygon | 2019 urban centers defined by GHSL-UCDB. | 2019 | ||
Wind Speed at 50m (m/s) | Raster | Wind speed at 50 meters (meters/second), an indicator of wind power potential. | October 2024 |
Below is a summary table for each infrastructure layer on pipeline length, number of units, capacity, and the latest public estimate:
Table 2 — China Energy Map Data Coverage
Infrastructure | Length | Total Units | Operating Units | Total Mapped Capacity | Operating Capacity | Capacity Unit | Latest Public Estimate of Operating Capacity | Public Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude Pipelines | 28,852km | 107 | 102 | 25,838 | 25,360 | KBD | 28,000km (2022) | people.cn |
| Product Pipelines | 46,073km | 105 | 85 | 9,828 | 8,398 | KBD | 32,000km (2022) | people.cn |
| Oil Storage | NA | 295 | 281 | 1,327,387 | 1,058,344 | KBBL | NA | |
| Oil Refineries | NA | 213 | 204 | 23,155 | 21,430 | KBD | 18,676 KBD (2023) | sohu.com |
| Oil Ports | NA | 67 | 49 | 16,732 | 13,555 | KBD | NA | |
| Natural Gas Pipelines | 114,203km | 431 | 322 | 147 | 114 | BCF/D | 124,000km (2023) | National Energy Administration |
| Natural Gas Storage | NA | 53 | 34 | 1,848 | 1,110 | BCF | NA | |
| Natural Gas Power Plants | NA | 254 | 186 | 177 | 126 | GW | 126 GW (2023) | people.cn |
| LNG Terminals | NA | 81 | 32 | 271 | 133 | MTPA | 120 MTPA (2023) | National Energy Administration |
| Coal Power Plants | NA | 3,820 | 3,146 | 1,544 | 1,137 | GW | 1170 GW (6/30/2024) | National Energy Administration |
| Nuclear Power Plants | NA | 163 | 56 | 177 | 58 | GW | 58 GW (6/30/2024) | National Nuclear Safety Administration |
| EVB Factories | NA | 343 | 262 | 3,059 | 1,863 | GWh | 1,260GWh (2022) | jschina.com.cn |
| Hydrogen Facilities | NA | 77 | 39 | 2,441,814 | 833,408 | nm3/hour | NA | |
| Solar Power Plants | NA | 13,265 | 10,549 | 953 | 387 | GW | 403 GW (6/30/2024) | National Energy Administration |
| Wind Power Plants | NA | 7,988 | 5,080 | 891 | 396 | GW | 467 GW (6/30/2024) | National Energy Administration |
| Hydrogen Pipelines | 560km | 2 | - | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| CCS Projects | NA | 21 | 15 | 12,485,500 | 6,485,500 | Tonnes | 6,000,000 tonnes (2022) | |
| Mining Properties | NA | 11,526 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Future Directions
The data collated and presented to date in the map account for a significant portion of the total known capacity in China. We will frequently update the map as we learn more about infrastructure we already have included, as well as newly constructed facilities and those we were not aware of before.
An immediate focus centers on the question of what is missing from the China Energy Map that could make it better. One weakness of the existing map is that it provides solid coverage of asset stock and designed capacity, but not the physical flows through that stock. Accordingly, the map would benefit greatly from including real-time data that could be updated on a regular basis, such as pipeline flow, refinery runs, inventory changes, tanker offloading, and real-time electricity output by plant.
As the map continues to evolve, we plan to include additional infrastructure layers such as EV manufacturing sites processing plants, and other natural gas infrastructure (processing plants) to the China Energy Map. We welcome formal and informal collaboration with other parties who would like to provide data that enhances the map, and who are willing to do so under an open-source philosophy. Interested parties can contact the author(s) at [email protected].
Related Resources
- The Center for Energy Studies Eurasia Program led by Fellow Gabriel Collins.
- An independent interactive time slider map (version 2020) on the relationship between China’s power fleet and rising EV industry.
Data and Methodology
Data
For data developed by authors, the sources included, but were not limited to:
- The 2012 China Petroleum Map by ARA International Limited (for names of pipelines and storage facilities).
- Bloomberg Professional Service(for names of refineries).
- The Oil and Gas Journal World Wide Refinery Survey 2018.
- 13th Five-Year Plan for Energy Development Appendix I and II (oil and gas) by China’s National Development and Reform Commission.
- 13th Five-Year Plan for Transportation system by China’s State Council.
- Infopetro.com.
- Global Energy Monitor.
- World Nuclear Association.
- China’s National Nuclear Safety Association.
- “White Lists” of EV battery suppliers in compliance with industry standards 1-4 in 2015 and 2016.
- bjx.com.cn(北极星儲能网).
- GlobalData.
- Capital IQ.
- Petroleum Economist.
- Online press releases by operating companies.
Data displayed on the China Energy Map has been confirmed with multiple sources before mapping. Specifically, with the difficulties of tracking individual EV battery manufacturers, we verified each EVB facility with recent job postings in addition to company websites/lookup pages. The facility is omitted from the database if: 1) no factory sites are seen on the satellite image, 2) the address found indicates a suit/office building, or 3) the address refers to a previously established company.
Technical Framework
For data developed by authors, we created the initial list of facility names based on the sources listed above and built the database of China’s energy infrastructure using a deep internet search to collect as much facility-level information as possible. Relevant data included name, location (latitude/longitude coordinates), owner/operator, designed capacity, operating status, and the year the facility entered service.
We targeted infrastructure groups in oil, natural gas, electricity, and emerging energy technologies. The majority of data was extracted from individual press releases and news articles written in Mandarin Chinese. The specified facility capacity for oil infrastructure was generally converted from 10,000 metric tons (per year), which is conventional for the Chinese oil sector, to a thousand barrels (per day) using the CME Group conversion calculator, which uses a ratio of 7.33 barrels per metric ton of crude oil.
Next, we mapped individual infrastructure groups in vector layers (i.e., lines and points) with attribute information using QGIS, an open-source GIS application. With these geospatial data, we initially built the online map interface utilizing Mapbox, a web-based GIS platform, and added interactivity with JavaScript and HTML. In 2024, we migrated the map to ArcGIS Experience. We will continue to improve the user interface and appearance of this beta version map. The data is expected to be updated quarterly to reflect any new addition, expansion, and retirement of facilities.
2023, released March 24, 2023
- Crude oil pipelines: 101 pipelines with a total length of 25,943 km and total throughput capacity of 23 million barrels per day (MBD);
- Refined product pipelines: 89 pipelines with a total network length of 25,574 km and a total throughput capacity of 7.9 MBD;
- Oil refineries: 212 facilities with 23.1 MBD of processing capacity;
- Oil storage facilities: 299 facilities with approximately 1.23 billion barrels of total storage capacity (crude oil: 83 facilities with 871.9 million barrels of capacity; refined products: 216 facilities with 365.2 million barrels of capacity);
- Oil ports: 64 docking facilities for oil tankers with a total throughput capacity of 15.5 MBD;
- Natural gas pipelines: 414 pipelines with a total length of 110,433 km and total throughput capacity of 145 billion cubic feet per day (BCFD);
- LNG terminals: 78 facilities with 260 MTPA of capacity. 26 facilities are currently operational;
- Coal power plants: 3,703 power stations with a total installed capacity of 1,458 GW, 1,093 GW of which are currently in operation;
- Nuclear power plants: 151 reactors with a total installed capacity of 170 GW. 57 GW are operational;
- Natural gas power plants: 243 power plants with a total installed capacity of 168 GW. 113 GW are operational;
- EV battery factories: 319 facilities, 243 of which are online, 56 are under construction (greenfield) and 20 have been announced. This translates to a total manufacturing capacity of 2,676 GWh, of which 1,445 GWh are in operation; and
- Hydrogen facilities: 37 facilities, 23 of which are currently in operation.
Table 1 — China Energy Map Data Coverage Compared to Public Estimates
Indicators | China Energy Map Tabulated Capacity | Most Recent Publicly Available Capacity Estimate | Year of Estimate Baseline Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude pipelines length (thousand km) | 25.9 | 31.0 | 2021 |
| Crude pipelines capacity (MBD) | 23 | 14.5 | 2018 |
| Refined pipelines length (thousand km) | 28.7 | 30.0 | 2021 |
| Refined pipelines capacity (MBD) | 7.9 | 4.9 | 2015 |
| Natural gas pipelines length (thousand km) | 110.4 | 116 | 2021 |
| Natural gas pipelines capacity (BCF/D) | 144.7 | 65 | 2017 |
| LNG terminals capacity (MTPA) | 260.1 | NA | |
| LNG terminals operating capacity (MTPA) | 97.2 | 99.1 | 2021 |
| Oil refineries capacity (MBD) | 23.1 | 18.5 | 2022 |
| Oil refineries operating capacity (MBD) | 21 | 20.3 | 2022 |
| Crude storage capacity (MBBL) | 872 | 760 | 2020 |
| Product storage capacity (MBBL) | 365 | NA | |
| Oil port throughout capacity (MBD) | 15.5 | NA | |
| Coal power plants operating capacity (GW) | 1093 | 1120 | 2022 |
| Natural gas power plants operating capacity (GW) | 113 | 114 | 2022 |
| Nuclear power plants operating capacity (GW) | 57 | 56 | 2022 |
| EV battery factories operating capacity (GWh) | 1445 | 1437 | 2023 |
| EV battery factories (number of units) | 319 | NA |
Sources: National Development and Reform Commission of China, http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201701/W020170119333354977981.pdf;
Ruining Hou, January 16, 2019, https://www.jiemian.com/article/2798250.html;
Shivani Singh and Muyu Xu, Jan 16, 2020, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-output-oil/chinas-2019-and-december-crude-oil-runs-hit-record-highs-idUSKBN1ZG0AS;
Muyu Xu, Shu Zhang, and Devika Krishna Kumar, Feb 13, 2020, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-oil-storage/stranded-tankers-full-storage-tanks-coronavirus-leads-to-crude-glut-in-china-idUSKBN2072NR;
China Electricity Council, March 21, 2022, https://cec.org.cn/detail/index.html?3-307614;
Bloomberg;
Oil. IN-EN.com, May 17, 2021, https://oil.in-en.com/html/oil-2919718.shtml.
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2022, released March 25, 2022
- Crude oil pipelines: 98 pipelines with a total length of 25,430 km and total throughput capacity of 23 million barrels per day (MBD);
- Refined product pipelines: 89 pipelines with a total network length of 28,686 km and a total throughput capacity of 7.9 MBD;
- Oil refineries: 210 facilities with 22.4 MBD of processing capacity;
- Oil storage facilities: 291 facilities with approximately 1.15 billion barrels of total storage capacity (crude oil: 76 facilities with 790.6 million barrels of capacity; refined products: 215 facilities with 361.1 million barrels of capacity);
- Oil ports: 62 docking facilities for oil tankers with a total throughput capacity of 15.5 MBD;
- Natural gas pipelines: 405 pipelines with a total length of 104,909 km and total throughput capacity of 138 billion cubic feet per day (BCFD);
- LNG terminals: 73 facilities with 220 MTPA of capacity. 24 facilities are currently operational;
- Coal power plants: 3,468 power stations with a total installed capacity of 1,307 GW, 1,047 GW of which are currently in operation;
- Nuclear power plants: 129 reactors with a total installed capacity of 112 GW. 51 GW are operational;
- Natural gas power plants: 189 power plants with a total installed capacity of 138 GW. 99 GW are operational;
- EV battery factories: 285 facilities, 220 of which are online, 50 are under construction (greenfield) and 15 have been announced. This translates to a total manufacturing capacity of 1,933 GWh, of which 844 GWh are in operation; and
- Hydrogen facilities: 29 facilities, 18 of which are currently in operation.
Table 1 — China Energy Map Data Coverage Compared to Public Estimates
Indicators | China Energy Map Tabulated Capacity | Most Recent Publicly Available Capacity Estimate | Year of Estimate Baseline Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude pipelines length (thousand km) | 25.4 | 31.0 | 2020 |
| Crude pipelines capacity (MBD) | 23 | 14.5 | 2018 |
| Refined pipelines length (thousand km) | 28.7 | 32.0 | 2020 |
| Refined pipelines capacity (MBD) | 7.9 | 4.9 | 2015 |
| Natural gas pipelines length (thousand km) | 104.9 | 110 | 2021 |
| Natural gas pipelines capacity (BCF/D) | 138.1 | 65 | 2017 |
| LNG terminals capacity (MTPA) | 220.4 | NA | |
| Oil refineries capacity (MBD) | 22.7 | 17.3 | 2019 |
| Crude storage capacity (MBBL) | 791 | 760 | 2020 |
| Product storage capacity (MBBL) | 360 | NA | |
| Oil port throughput capacity (MBD) | 15.3 | NA | |
| Coal power plants operating capacity (GW) | 1,047 | 1,110 | 2022 |
| Natural gas power plants operating capacity (GW) | 99 | 108 | 2022 |
| Nuclear power plants operating capacity (GW) | 51 | 53 | 2022 |
| EV battery factories operating capacity (GWh) | 844 | 569 | 2021 |
| EV battery factories (number of units) | 285 | NA |
Sources: National Development and Reform Commission of China, http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201701/W020170119333354977981.pdf;
Ruining Hou, January 16, 2019, https://www.jiemian.com/article/2798250.html;
Shivani Singh and Muyu Xu, Jan 16, 2020, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-output-oil/chinas-2019-and-december-crude-oil-runs-hit-record-highs-idUSKBN1ZG0AS;
Muyu Xu, Shu Zhang, and Devika Krishna Kumar, Feb 13, 2020, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-oil-storage/stranded-tankers-full-storage-tanks-coronavirus-leads-to-crude-glut-in-china-idUSKBN2072NR;
China Electricity Council, March 21, 2022, https://cec.org.cn/detail/index.html?3-307614;
Bloomberg;
Oil. IN-EN.com, May 17, 2021, https://oil.in-en.com/html/oil-2919718.shtml.
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2021, released April 2, 2021
- Crude oil pipelines: 98 pipelines with a total length of 25,430 km and total throughput capacity of 23 million bpd (MBD);
- Refined product pipelines: 89 pipelines with a total network length of 28,686 km and a total throughput capacity of 7.9 MBD;
- Oil refineries: 210 facilities with 22.7 MBD of processing capacity;
- Oil storage facilities: 292 facilities with approximately 1.15 billion barrels of total storage capacity (crude oil: 76 facilities with 790.6 million barrels of capacity; refined products: 216 facilities with 360.2 million barrels of capacity);
- Oil ports: 61 docking facilities for oil tankers with a total throughput capacity of 15.3 MBD;
- Coal power plants: 3,090 power stations with a total installed capacity of 1,215 GW, 1,033 GW of which are currently in operation;
- Nuclear power plants:124 reactors with a total installed capacity of 106 GW. 48 GW are operational; and
- EV battery factories:243 facilities, 217 of which are online, 22 are under construction and 9 have been announced. This translates to a total manufacturing capacity of 1,083 GWh, of which 559 GWh are in operation.
Table 1 — China Energy Map Data Coverage Compared to Public Estimates
Indicators | China Energy Map Tabulated Capacity | Most Recent Publicly Available Capacity Estimate | Year of Estimate Baseline Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude pipelines length (thousand km) | 25.4 | 29.0 | 2019 |
| Crude pipelines capacity (MBD) | 23.0 | 14.5 | 2018 |
| Refined pipelines length (thousand km) | 28.7 | 29.0 | 2019 |
| Refined pipelines capacity (MBD) | 7.9 | 4.9 | 2015 |
| Oil refineries capacity (MBD) | 22.7 | 17.3 | 2019 |
| Crude storage capacity (MBBL) | 791 | 760 | 2020 |
| Product storage capacity (MBBL) | 360 | N/A | |
| Oil port throughout capacity (MBD) | 15.3 | N/A | |
| Coal power plants operating capacity (GW) | 1033 | 1080 | 2021 |
| Nuclear power plants operating capacity (GW) | 48 | 51 | 2021 |
| EV battery factories operating capacity (GWh) | 559 | 569 | 2021 |
| EV battery factories (number of units) | 243 | N/A |
Sources: National Development and Reform Commission of China, http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201701/W020170119333354977981.pdf;
Ruining Hou, January 16, 2019, https://www.jiemian.com/article/2798250.html;
Shivani Singh and Muyu Xu, Jan 16, 2020, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-output-oil/chinas-2019-and-december-crude-oil-runs-hit-record-highs-idUSKBN1ZG0AS;
Muyu Xu, Shu Zhang, and Devika Krishna Kumar, Feb 13, 2020, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-oil-storage/stranded-tankers-full-storage-tanks-coronavirus-leads-to-crude-glut-in-china-idUSKBN2072NR;
China Electricity Council, March 19, 2021, https://cec.org.cn/detail/index.html?3-294515.
Bloomberg.
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2020 Q2, released July 10, 2020
- Crude oil pipelines: 98 pipelines with a total length of 25,430 km and total throughput capacity of 23 million bpd (MBD);
- Refined product pipelines: 87 pipelines with a total network length of 27,945 km and a total throughput capacity of 7.7 MBD;
- Oil refineries: 208 facilities with 22.3 MBD of processing capacity;
- Oil storage facilities: 288 facilities with approximately 1.12 billion barrels of total storage capacity (crude oil: 74 facilities with 764.3 million barrels of capacity; refined products: 214 facilities with 359.4 million barrels of capacity);
- Oil ports: 61 docking facilities for oil tankers with a total throughput capacity of 15.3 MBD;
- Coal power plants: 2,956 power stations with a total installed capacity of 1,145 GW, 997 GW of which are currently in operation;
- Nuclear power plants:114 reactors with a total installed capacity of 95 GW. 45 GW are operational; and
- EV battery factories:185 facilities, 176 of which are online, 8 are under construction and 1 has been announced.
Table 1 — China Energy Map Data Coverage Compared to Public Estimates
Indicators | China Energy Map Tabulated Capacity | Most Recent Publicly Available Capacity Estimate | Year of Estimate Baseline Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude pipelines length (thousand km) | 25.4 | 28.7 | 2017 |
| Crude pipelines capacity (MBD) | 23.0 | 14.5 | 2018 |
| Refined pipelines length (thousand km) | 27.9 | 27.2 | 2017 |
| Refined pipelines capacity (MBD) | 7.7 | 4.9 | 2015 |
| Oil refineries capacity (MBD) | 22.7 | 17.3 | 2019 |
| Crude storage capacity (MBBL) | 764 | 760 | 2020 |
| Product storage capacity (MBBL) | 359 | N/A | |
| Oil port throughout capacity (MBD) | 15.3 | N/A | |
| Coal power plants operating capacity (GW) | 997 | 1040 | 2019 |
| Nuclear power plants operating capacity (GW) | 45 | 49 | 2019 |
| EV battery factories (number of units) | 185 | N/A |
Sources: National Development and Reform Commission of China, http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201701/W020170119333354977981.pdf;
Ruining Hou, January 16, 2019, https://www.jiemian.com/article/2798250.html;
Shivani Singh and Muyu Xu, Jan 16, 2020, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-output-oil/chinas-2019-and-december-crude-oil-runs-hit-record-highs-idUSKBN1ZG0AS;
Muyu Xu, Shu Zhang, and Devika Krishna Kumar, Feb 13, 2020, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-oil-storage/stranded-tankers-full-storage-tanks-coronavirus-leads-to-crude-glut-in-china-idUSKBN2072NR;
China Electricity Council, April 26, 2020, https://www.cec.org.cn/detail/index.html?1-281670.
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2020 Q1, released March 11, 2020
- Crude oil pipelines: 98 pipelines with a total length of 25,430 km and total throughput capacity of 23 million bpd (MBD);
- Refined product pipelines: 87 pipelines with a total network length of 27,945 km and a total throughput capacity of 7.7 MBD;
- Oil refineries: 208 facilities with 22.3 MBD of processing capacity;
- Oil storage facilities: 287 facilities with approximately 1.06 billion barrels of total storage capacity (crude oil: 74 facilities with 706.1 million barrels of capacity; refined products: 213 facilities with 357 million barrels of capacity); and
- Oil Ports: 59 docking facilities for oil tankers with a total throughput capacity of 15.3 MBD.
Table 1 — China Oil Map Data Coverage Compared to Public Estimates
Indicators | China Oil Map Tabulated Capacity | Most Recent Publicly Available Capacity Estimate | Year of Estimate Baseline Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude pipelines length (thousand km) | 25.4 | 28.7 | 2017 |
| Crude pipelines capacity (MBD) | 23.0 | 14.5 | 2018 |
| Refined pipelines length (thousand km) | 27.9 | 27.2 | 2017 |
| Refined pipelines capacity (MBD) | 7.7 | 4.9 | 2015 |
| Oil refineries capacity (MBD) | 22.3 | 17.3 | 2019 |
| Crude storage capacity (MBBL) | 706.1 | 760.0 | 2020 |
| Product storage capacity (MBBL) | 357.0 | N/A | |
| Oil port throughout capacity (MBD) | 15.3 | N/A |
Sources: National Development and Reform Commission of China, http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201701/W020170119333354977981.pdf;
Ruining Hou, January 16, 2019, https://www.jiemian.com/article/2798250.html;
Shivani Singh and Muyu Xu, Jan 16, 2020, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-economy-output-oil/chinas-2019-and-december-crude-oil-runs-hit-record-highs-idUSKBN1ZG0AS;
Muyu Xu, Shu Zhang, and Devika Krishna Kumar, Feb 13, 2020, Reuters, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-oil-storage/stranded-tankers-full-storage-tanks-coronavirus-leads-to-crude-glut-in-china-idUSKBN2072NR.
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2019 Q4, released December 9, 2019
China Oil Map is updated with new attribute information within individual facilities, but the statistic summary remains unchanged from the Q3 version.
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2019 Q3, released September 11, 2019
- Crude oil pipelines: 98 pipelines with a total length of 25,430 km and total throughput capacity of 20.01 million bpd (MBD);
- Refined product pipelines: 80 pipelines with a total network length of 27,337 km and a total throughput capacity of 6.4 MBD;
- Oil refineries: 205 facilities with 22.3 MBD of processing capacity;
- Oil storage facilities: 285 facilities with approximately 1.06 billion barrels of total storage capacity (crude oil: 73 facilities with 706.1 million barrels of capacity; refined products: 211 facilities with 355.4 million barrels of capacity); and
- Oil Ports: 59 docking facilities for oil tankers with a total throughput capacity of 15.3 MBD.
Table 1 — China Oil Map Data Coverage Compared to Public Estimates
Indicators | China Oil Map Tabulated Capacity | Most Recent Publicly Available Capacity Estimate | Year of Estimate Baseline Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude pipelines length (thousand km) | 25.4 | 27.0 | 2015 |
| Crude pipelines capacity (MBD) | 20.0 | 10.6 | 2015 |
| Refined pipelines length (thousand km) | 27.3 | 21.0 | 2015 |
| Refined pipelines capacity (MBD) | 6.4 | 4.9 | 2015 |
| Oil refineries capacity (MBD) | 22.3 | 16.7 | 2018 |
| Crude storage capacity (MBBL) | 706.1 | N/A | |
| Product storage capacity (MBBL) | 355.4 | N/A | |
| Oil port throughout capacity (MBD) | 15.3 | N/A |
Sources: National Development and Reform Commission of China, http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201701/W020170119333354977981.pdf;
Ruining Hou, January 16, 2019, https://www.jiemian.com/article/2798250.html.
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2019 Q2, released June 1, 2019
- Crude oil pipelines: 95 pipelines with a total length of 24,389 km and total throughput capacity of 19.04 million bpd (MBD);
- Refined product pipelines: 80 pipelines with a total network length of 26,180 km and a total throughput capacity of 5.8 MBD;
- Oil refineries: 201 facilities with 21.1 MBD of processing capacity;
- Oil storage facilities: 283 facilities with approximately 1.06 billion barrels of total storage capacity (crude oil: 72 facilities with 702.3 million barrels of capacity; refined products: 211 facilities with 355.4 million barrels of capacity); and
- Oil Ports: 56 docking facilities for oil tankers with a total throughput capacity of 15.05 MBD
Table 1 — China Oil Map Data Coverage Compared to Public Estimates
Indicators | China Oil Map Tabulated Capacity | Most Recent Publicly Available Capacity Estimate | Year of Estimate Baseline Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude pipelines length (thousand km) | 24.4 | 27.0 | 2015 |
| Crude pipelines capacity (MBD) | 19.0 | 10.6 | 2015 |
| Refined pipelines length (thousand km) | 26.2 | 21.0 | 2015 |
| Refined pipelines capacity (MBD) | 5.8 | 4.9 | 2015 |
| Oil refineries capacity (MBD) | 21.1 | 16.7 | 2018 |
| Crude storage capacity (MBBL) | 702.3 | N/A | |
| Product storage capacity (MBBL) | 355.4 | N/A | |
| Oil port throughput capacity (MBD) | 15.0 | N/A |
Sources: National Development and Reform Commission of China, http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201701/W020170119333354977981.pdf;
Ruining Hou, January 16, 2019, https://www.jiemian.com/article/2798250.html.
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2019 Q1, released February 25, 2019 (Original version)
- Crude oil pipelines: 95 pipelines with a total length of 24,389 km and total throughput capacity of 19.04 million bpd (MBD);
- Refined product pipelines: 80 pipelines with a total network length of 26,180 km and a total throughput capacity of 5.8 MBD;
- Oil refineries: 194 facilities with 18.6 MBD of processing capacity; and
- Oil storage facilities: 278 facilities with approximately 1 billion barrels of total storage capacity (crude oil: 68 facilities with 661.6 million barrels of capacity; refined products: 210 facilities with 352.2 million barrels of capacity)
Table 1: China Oil Map Data Coverage Compared to Public Estimates
Indicators | China Oil Map Tabulated Capacity | Most Recent Publicly Available Capacity Estimate | Year of Estimate Baseline Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crude pipelines length (thousand km) | 24.4 | 27.0 | 2015 |
| Crude pipelines capacity (MBD) | 19.0 | 10.6 | 2015 |
| Refined pipelines length (thousand km) | 26.2 | 21.0 | 2015 |
| Refined pipelines capacity (MBD) | 5.8 | 4.9 | 2015 |
| Oil refineries capacity (MBD) | 18.6 | 16.7 | 2018 |
| Crude storage capacity (MBBL) | 662.0 | N/A | |
| Product storage capacity (MBBL) | 352.0 | N/A |
Sources: National Development and Reform Commission of China, http://www.ndrc.gov.cn/zcfb/zcfbtz/201701/W020170119333354977981.pdf;
Ruining Hou, January 16, 2019, https://www.jiemian.com/article/2798250.html.