With the improvement of people's living standards, driving out in a car has become the norm. However, it should be noted that most cars on the market are fuel vehicles and require gasoline as power support to drive normally. As we all know, gasoline is refined and processed from petroleum, so the importance of petroleum in people's daily lives is becoming more and more significant.
More importantly, oil is synonymous with wealth, both domestically and internationally, and is the driving force behind a country's economic and industrial development. When people refuel their cars in their daily lives, the two most famous oil companies are PetroChina and Sinopec. Then PetroChina and Sinopec are both backed by central enterprises. What is the difference between the oil of these two companies? ?
Judging from the historical evolution of PetroChina and Sinopec, both are branches of the former Ministry of Petroleum. Sinopec was established much earlier than PetroChina. It was formally established in 1983. In the subsequent development process, relying on the advantages of continuously tilting policies, has become the world's largest oil refining company and the world's third largest chemical company , with the number of gas stations under its name also increasing. To be ranked second in the world.
PetroChina was established in 1998, and its development process is not inferior to Sinopec. In 2015, its crude oil production reached 111.43 million tons, and it achieved sales of 2016.4 billion.
Friends who have refueled their cars should know that in addition to the gas stations of PetroChina and Sinopec, there are also many private gas stations, but the quality of gasoline in private gas stations may not be guaranteed. This is also This is why many people would rather spend a little more money to go to PetroChina and Sinopec to refuel their cars.
However, although PetroChina and Sinopec are both large companies backed by central enterprises, according to some friends in the freight industry, the quality of the gasoline of the two companies is also different. Among them, the quality of Sinopec's gasoline is better.
In fact, the business points and business models of PetroChina and Sinopec are different . On the one hand, PetroChina's business focus is generally in the upstream of the industry, that is, the development and trading of crude oil. Sinopec's operations focus on the downstream of the industry, focusing on petroleum chemical engineering and refining.
As we all know, oil cannot be used directly after being mined. It needs to be processed and refined before it can be converted into gasoline. From this point of view, Sinopec has advantages in the oil processing and refining process.
On the other hand, the crude oil sources of PetroChina and Sinopec are also different . Among them, Sinopec's crude oil mainly relies on imports, and the additives added by Sinopec in the processing of crude oil also use imported additives, so the quality of the refined oil will be better.
PetroChina’s crude oil mainly comes from China, and domestic additives are used in the processing process, so the refined oil is slightly less than Sinopec’s oil.. However, it is precisely because of Sinopec’s differences in petroleum processing costs and oil quality that Sinopec’s gasoline prices are generally higher than PetroChina’s gasoline prices.
It should be noted that although there are certain differences in the quality of gasoline between PetroChina and Sinopec, these two companies are relatively strong because they can rely on central enterprises. The gasoline quality of is definitely in line with national standards, so when car owners refuel their cars, they don’t have to worry too much about whether to fill their cars with Sinopec oil or PetroChina oil . However, everyone should try to keep the amount of gasoline in the car at the same level, and do not change different gasolines from time to time. If you do, it will also cause certain damage to the car.
Oil resources in the world are unevenly distributed. Judging from the usage rankings by country, my country ranks 13th, with its oil reserves reaching 26.2 billion barrels . Although this ranking is quite impressive, from a global perspective, oil reserve resources in the Asia-Pacific region, including my country, are still relatively scarce.
In addition, our country's demand for oil is very huge. For example, in 2020, our country's total oil consumption reached 737 million tons, and 73.5% of the oil was imported . Such a huge demand for oil consumption cannot be solved by relying on my country's own oil resources. Reliance on imports is also unavoidable. However, excessive dependence on oil has brought certain hidden dangers to my country's energy security.
Therefore, our country is also actively looking for new energy sources that can replace petroleum. For example, many provinces, including Henan, are vigorously promoting ethanol gasoline. The promotion of ethanol gasoline can save oil resources to a certain extent.. In addition, new energy has also been a very hot topic in our country in recent years. By developing new energy vehicles, we can reduce oil imports, maintain our country's energy security, and also have positive significance for improving the environment.
Conclusion:
Generally speaking, in terms of oil quality, the quality of Sinopec’s gasoline is better than that of PetroChina. This is mainly because the sources of oil and the focus of operations of the two companies are different. However, both PetroChina and Sinopec are state-owned enterprises under the direct leadership of the State Council. Although the products they produce are different, their advantages over the gasoline produced by private companies are undeniable.
Today’s topic: I took a trip to the expressway and found out that “PetroChina” and “Sinopec” are both state-owned enterprises. What’s the difference?
