Refineries unaffected by tremor: Reports

Refineries in China appear to have escaped largely unscathed from the earthquake that yesterday struck Sichuan province, an area where there are no large oil processing plants but several major gas fields.

PetroChina's 200,000 barrel-per-day Lanzhou refinery, the largest in western China and most likely the closest major plant to the quake's epicenter, was shaken but appeared undamaged, a source from the company said yesterday.

Sinopec and PetroChina, which operate fields and pipelines in the area, could not immediately be reached for comment.