China Resources Petroleum Company Limited (), was a subsidiary of
China Resources
China Resources Holdings Company Limited (), or simply China Resources, is a Chinese state-owned conglomerate that owns a variety of businesses in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Some of its subsidiaries use the name in the form of the acronym CRC ...
(CRC), and was a major
petroleum
Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crud ...
product company in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
1991–2007. CRC was created in 1991 and had operations throughout
Southeast Asia
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and based in
Hong Kong
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. CR Enterprises disposed Dongguan China Resources Petrochems to
Sinopec
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (中国石油化工股份有限公司) or Sinopec (), is a Chinese oil and gas enterprise based in Beijing. It is listed in Hong Kong and also trades in Shanghai.
Sinopec Limited's parent, Sinopec Gr ...
at the end of 2005, the mainland petrochemical services in October 2006 and the business in Hong Kong to Sinopec in 2007.
People's Daily 16 March 2007 "Sinopec to acquire petro distribution business from China Resources Enterprise"
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CRC consisted of:
* CRC Petroleum
* CRC Chemical
* CRC LPG
* CRC Callony
* CRC PFS
* Oleochemicals
See also
* Energy in Hong Kong
Energy in Hong Kong refers to the type of energy and its related infrastructure used in Hong Kong. Energy is crucial for the development of trade and industries in Hong Kong with its relatively small usable land. Hong Kong mostly imports its ...
* CRC Oil Storage Depot
CRC Oil Storage Depot was one of five oil terminals in Hong Kong and owned by China Resources Petroleum Company Limited (CRC).
See also
* Energy in Hong Kong
Energy in Hong Kong refers to the type of energy and its related infrastructure u ...
References
Oil and gas companies of Hong Kong
Energy companies established in 1991
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1991
1991 establishments in Hong Kong
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