jarkbauer:
While we grapple with Fuel scarcity every year. These countries have the biggest refinery capacity in the world


1 United States of America
139 operating refineries
17.38 million barrels per day

The United States possesses the biggest refinery capacity in the world with 139 operating refineries as of January 2013. Its refinery capacity stood at 17.38 million barrels per day at the end of 2012, accounting for approximately 18.8% of the world's total refinery capacity. The refinery throughput of the country during 2012 averaged at 15 million barrels a day (Mbd).


2 China
11.54Mbd

China, with a refinery capacity of 11.54Mbd at the end of 2012, has the second biggest refinery capacity in the world. China accounted for 12.5% of the world's refinery capacity per day and registered a throughput of 9.37Mbd during 2012. The country's refinery capacity is expected to reach 14Mbd by 2015.

3 Russia
5.75Mbd

Russia ranks third with a refinery capacity of 5.75Mbd in 2012, accounting for about 6.2% of the world's total refinery capacity per day. Russia is also the second biggest oil producing country after Saudi Arabia and produced 10.04 million barrels of crude oil per day in 2012. State-owned Rosneft is the biggest refiner in Russia.


4 Japan
4.25Mbd

Japan is the fourth biggest refiner in the world and the second biggest in Asia. The country's refinery capacity in 2012 stood at 4.25Mbd accounting for about 4.6% of the world's total refinery capacity. Japan is the third biggest net importer of oil in the world. The country's refinery throughput during 2012 averaged at 3.4Mbd.

5 India
4.1Mbd

India holds the world's fifth biggest refinery capacity with 4.1Mbd in 2012, claiming 4.4% of the global refinery capacity per day. It is the fourth biggest consumer of oil after the US, China and Japan, and imports most of its crude oil from the Middle East. India produced 894,000 barrels of crude oil per day in 2012.

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