PetroChina Karamay Base Oil Unit Maintenance Alert

Petro China Karamay plans maintenance at base oils unit

Jun 15, 2026

Petro China Karamay Petrochemical, is likely to shut its Naphthenic base oils unit in Xinjiang. A source in China informed that, "The company has planned to shut the unit for maintenance in August 2026. The exact date and duration of the shutdown could not be ascertained."Located at Xinjiang, China, the unit has a Base oil production capacity of 1 million mt/year.