4 of 500
Sinopec Group
Sinopec Group
4
Rank: 4
Previous rank: 5
CEO: Fu Chengyu
Employees: 1,015,039

China's largest oil and gas producer moves up a notch on Fortune's Global 500 list. The company continues to grow despite peculiar circumstances -- it looks, in many ways, like a multinational, except it's exposed to the Chinese government's control over oil and gas prices.

Sinopec, also known as China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., posted a 25% increase in first-quarter net profits in April, beating out competitor PetroChina thanks to Sinopec’s extensive distribution network in the country. It’s also acquiring aggressively outside China -- this past June, Sinopec bought Marathon Oil's stake in an Angolan oil and gas field, which should boost its production by 14,600 barrels-per-day.

Headquarters:
22 Chaoyangmen N. St.
Beijing. 100728
China
86-10-5996-0114
Website: www.sinopec.com
Key financials
$ millions
% change from 2011
Revenues
428,167
14.1
Profits
8,221
-13.0
Assets
314,082
Stockholder's equity
102,165
Profits as % of
Revenues
1.9
Assets
2.6
From the July 22, 2013 issue

Notes:
Government owned 50% or more.
Excise taxes have been deducted.
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