Sinopec Posts Refining Loss as Crude Oil Prices Surge
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., Asia’s biggest refiner, said it lost 5.3 billion yuan ($709 million) from processing oil in the third quarter as crude costs rose and the government capped fuel prices.
Surging crude oil prices, inflated by “political, financial and regional” factors, will have a “relatively higher” impact on Sinopec, as the Beijing-based company [...]