Global Conventional Refineries Industry, 2026-2030 - Capacity and Capital Expenditure Outlook with Details of All Operating and Upcoming Refineries

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

01. Global Conventional Refineries and Key Units Capacity Outlook

• Key Highlights
• Global Refining Capacity by Key Regions
• Regional Comparison of Refining Capacity and Average Nelson Complexity Index (NCI)
• Global CDU Capacity Additions Through New and Existing Refineries by Region and Key Countries
• Global Key Unit Capacity Additions Through New and Existing Refineries by Region
• Key Global New Build Refineries

02. Global Conventional Refining Industry Capital Expenditure Outlook

• New Build and Expansion Capex of Refineries by Region
• New Build and Expansion Capex of Refineries by Key Countries and Key Companies

03. Major Project Announcements and Cancellations

• Key Project Announcements
• Stalled and Cancelled Projects

04. Asia Conventional Refining Industry Outlook

• Refining Capacity in Asia by Key Countries
• Key Unit Capacity Additions Through New and Existing Refineries in Asia
• New Build and Expansion Capex of Refineries in Asia by Key Countries and Key Companies

05. North America Conventional Refining Industry Outlook

• Refining Capacity in North America by Key Countries
• Key Unit Capacity Additions Through New and Existing Refineries in North America
• New Build and Expansion Capex of Refineries in North America by Key Countries and Key Companies

06. Middle East Conventional Refining Industry Outlook

• Refining Capacity in the Middle East by Key Countries
• Key Unit Capacity Additions Through New and Existing Refineries in the Middle East
• New Build and Expansion Capex of Refineries in the Middle East by Key Countries and Key Companies

07. Europe Conventional Refining Industry Outlook

• Refining Capacity in Europe by Key Countries
• Key Unit Capacity Additions Through New and Existing Refineries in Europe
• Regional Comparison of Refining Capacity and Average Nelson Complexity Index (NCI)
• New Build and Expansion Capex of Refineries in Europe by Key Countries and Key Companies

08. FSU Conventional Refining Industry Outlook

• Refining Capacity in the FSU by Key Countries
• Key Unit Capacity Additions Through New and Existing Refineries in the FSU
• New Build and Expansion Capex of Refineries in the FSU by Key Countries and Key Companies

09. South America Conventional Refining Industry Outlook

• Refining Capacity in South America by Key Countries
• Key Unit Capacity Additions Through New and Existing Refineries in South America
• New Build and Expansion Capex of Refineries in South America by Key Countries and Key Companies

10. Africa Conventional Refining Industry Outlook

• Refining Capacity in Africa by Key Countries
• Key Unit Capacity Additions Through New and Existing Refineries in Africa
• New Build and Expansion Capex of Refineries in Africa by Key Countries and Key Companies

11. Conventional Refining Industry Outlook in Other Regions

• Refining Capacity in the Caribbean by Key Countries
• Refining Capacity in Oceania by Key Countries
• Refining Capacity in Central America by Key Countries
• Key Unit Capacity Additions and Capex Through New and Existing Refineries in Central America

12. Appendix

• Abbreviations and Definitions
• Abbreviations and Definitions (Contd.)
• About GlobalData
• Contact us

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List of Tables

• Global refining capacity by key regions (mmbd*), 2020-2030
• Refining industry, Global, top 10 planned and announced (new build) refineries, 2026-2030
• Key project announcements
• Stalled projects
• Cancelled projects
• Asia refining capacity by key countries (mmbd*), 2020-2030
• North America refining capacity by key countries (mmbd*), 2020-2030
• Middle East refining capacity by key countries (mmbd*), 2020-2030
• Europe refining capacity by key countries (mmbd*), 2020-2030
• FSU refining capacity by key countries (mmbd*), 2020-2030
• South America refining capacity by key countries (mmbd*), 2020-2030
• Africa refining capacity by key countries (mmbd*), 2020-2030
• Caribbean refining capacity by key countries (mbd*), 2020-2030
• Oceania refining capacity by country (mbd*), 2020-2030
• Central America refining capacity by country (mbd*), 2020-2030

List of Figure

List of Figures

• Global refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share by key regions (mmbd)*, 2026-2030
• Regional contribution (%) to global refining capacity, 2020-2030
• Regional comparison based on average Nelson Complexity Index (NCI) of refineries, 2025
• Global crude distillation unit (CDU) capacity additions through new and existing refinery expansions by region (mbd*), 2026-2030
• Global CDU capacity additions through new and existing refinery expansions by key countries, 2026-2030 (mbd*)
• Condensate splitter capacity additions by region, 2026-2030
• Coking capacity additions by region, 2026-2030*
• Catalytic cracker capacity additions by region, 2026-2030*
• Hydrocracker capacity additions by region, 2026-2030*
• New build and expansion capex of refineries by major regions during 2026-2030 ($B)
• New build and expansion capex of refineries by key countries, 2026-2030 ($B)
• New build and expansion capex of refineries by key companies, 2026-2030 ($B)
• Refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share in Asia by key countries (mmbd), 2026-2030
• CDU capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• Condensate splitter capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• Coking capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• Catalytic cracker capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• Hydrocracker capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in Asia by key countries, 2026-2030 ($B)
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in Asia by key companies, 2026-2030 ($B)
• Refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share in North America by country (mmbd), 2026-2030
• CDU capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Coking capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Catalytic cracker capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Hydrocracker capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in North America by country, 2026-2030 ($B)
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in North America by key companies, 2026-2030 ($B)
• Refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share in the Middle East by key countries (mmbd), 2026-2030
• CDU capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• Condensate splitter capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Coking capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Catalytic cracker capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• Hydrocracker capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in the Middle East by key countries, 2026-2030 ($B)
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in the Middle East by key companies, 2026-2030 ($B)
• Refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share in Europe by key countries (mmbd), 2026-2030
• CDU capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Coking capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Catalytic cracker capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Hydrocracker capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in Europe by key countries, 2026-2030 ($M)
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in Europe by key companies, 2026-2030 ($M)
• Refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share in the FSU by key countries (mmbd), 2026-2030
• CDU capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• Coking capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Catalytic cracker capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Hydrocracker capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in the FSU by key countries, 2026-2030 ($B)
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in the FSU by key companies, 2026-2030 ($B)
• Refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share in South America by key countries (mmbd), 2026-2030
• CDU capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Coking capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Catalytic cracker capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Hydrocracker capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in South America by country, 2026-2030 ($B)
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in South America by key companies, 2026-2030 ($B)
• Refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share in Africa by key countries (mmbd), 2026-2030
• CDU capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• Condensate splitter capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Coking capacity additions by country, 2026-2030
• Catalytic cracker capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• Hydrocracker capacity additions by key countries, 2026-2030
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in Africa by key countries, 2026-2030 ($B)
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in Asia by key companies, 2026-2030 ($B)
• Refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share in the Caribbean by key countries (mbd), 2026-2030
• Refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share in Oceania by country (mmbd), 2026-2030
• Refining capacity growth vis-a-vis share in Central America by country (mbd), 2026-2030
• Capacity additions for CDU, catalytic cracker, and hydrocracker units In Nicaragua, 2026-2030
• New build and expansion capex of refineries in Central America by country, 2026-2030 ($B)