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Saudi Aramco partners with China National Petroleum Corp to build a new refinery, optimizing for rising fuel demand in China.

Written byKeith Kloor

2011-03-22T22:48:06 | 1 min read

From Bloomberg News:

Saudi Aramco and China National Petroleum Corp. agreed to build a 200,000 barrel-a-day refinery in southern China as producers seek to meet rising fuel demand in the world's fastest-growing major economy.

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