139.9
million barrels
●
Middle East
65.57
％
●
Africa
25.68
％
●
Central Asia and other regions
4.04
％
●
Australia
2.60
％
●
South-east Asia
2. 1 1
％
Total crude oil imports in 2013
Downstream Operations
Producing the finest petroleum products for
both home and export markets
Importing and Refining
Almost all of the crude oil that is refined by CPC has to be
imported, as only an extremely small amount is produced in
Taiwan. The company therefore purchases oil through long-
term contracts, and diversifies its sources, to ensure stability in its
supplies. Imports of crude oil reached 139.9 million barrels in 2013,
with 65.57% coming from the Middle East, 25.68% from Africa,
2.60% from Australia, 2.11% from Southeast Asia and 4.04% from
Central Asia and other regions. In line with increasingly stringent
domestic environmental protection standards, a set amount of
imports consist of low-sulfur crude.
CPC has efficient oil importing facilities in the form of offshore
mooring and unloading buoys for large tankers at the Shalun
terminal in Taoyuan County and the Dalinpu terminal in
Kaohsiung, as well as dedicated tanker wharves at Kaohsiung,
Taichung and Shenao harbors.
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