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China Petroleum & Chemical Corp
30 June 2017
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
Report on Payments to Governments for 2015 and 2016
1. Introduction
Section 4.3 of the UK Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules (DTR 4.3) requires the extractive sector companies whose transferable securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market to publicly disclose payments made to the governments of those countries where they carry out extractive operations.
DTR 4.3 apply without limitation to companies incorporated outside the UK but that have transferable securities traded on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.) consolidated Report on payments to governments (the Report) is presented below pursuant to DTR 4.3. It includes Payments made by Sinopec Corp.'s Extractive Companies as defined below, for the benefit of each government in the countries in which these companies carry out their activities. The Report also provides details on the total amount of such payments by type, specific project and government paid.
Where the amount of payment made during the period for a specific project or country are less than 86,000 or the equivalent amount in another currency,such payment is not disclosed in the Report.
2. Reporting principles
Definitions
Extractive Companies: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation and its subsidiaries whose activities consist, in whole or in part, of the exploration, prospection, discovery, development and extraction of minerals, crude oil and natural gas, amongst others, fully consolidated by Sinopec Corp. in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
Payment: a single payment or multiple interconnected payments, whether in money or in kind, for extractives activities.
The payment types included in this Report:
Production entitlement: host Government's share of production. This payment is generally made in kind.For the financial years of 2015 and 2016, there was no reportable production entitlement payments to Governments.
Taxes: taxes and levies paid on income, production or profits, excluding taxes levied on consumption such as value added tax, personal income taxes and sales taxes. Regarding taxes paid in the People's Republic of China (PRC), the Report includes Income Tax,Special Oil Income Levy and Resource tax.
Royalties: products or monetary value payment for the mining rights to extract oil and gas resources.
Dividends: dividends paid to host government, other than dividends paid to government as an ordinary shareholder unless they are paid in lieu of a production entitlement or royalty. For the financial years of 2015 and 2016, there were no reportable Dividend payments to Governments.
Signature, Discovery and Production Bonuses: bonuses paid for and in consideration of signature, discovery, production, awards, grants and transfers of extraction rights; bonuses related to achievement or failure to achieve certain production levels or targets, and the discovery of additional mineral reserves or deposits. For the financial years of 2015 and 2016, there were no reportable Signature, Discovery and Production Bonuses payments to Governments.
Licence and other fees: licence fees, rental fees, entry fees and other considerations for licences and/or concessions that are paid for access to the area where the extractive activities will be conducted. Regarding Licence and other fees paid in PRC, the Report includes Exploration License Fee and Production License Fee.
Infrastructure improvements: payments for local infrastructure development, including the improvement of infrastructure, except where the infrastructure is exclusively used for operational purposes.For the financial years of 2015 and 2016, there were no reportable Infrastructure Improvement payments to Governments.
Government: any national, regional or local authority of a country or territory, or any department, agency or undertaking controlled by that authority.
Project: operational activities governed by a single contract, licence, lease, concession or similar legal agreement that form the basis for payment liabilities with a Government. If multiple such agreements are substantially interconnected, they are considered as a single Project.
Reporting currency
All amounts presented in the Report are stated in Reminbi (RMB). Payments made to Governments in US Dollars were translated into the equivalent RMB amount using an average exchange rate during each of the reporting period of 2015 and 2016.
In-kind payments
Production entitlement and Royalties paid in kind owed to Governments pursuant to legal or contractual provisions (not booked in the Extractive Companies' accounts pursuant to the accounting standards) are reported in proportion to the interest held in the Project. Payments in kind are estimated at fair value which corresponds to the contractual price of oil and gas, market price (if available) or an appropriate benchmark price. These prices may be calculated on an averaged basis over a given period.
Operatorship
Payments made by the Extractive Companies directly to a Government arising from a project are reported in the full amount, regardless of whether the Extractive Companies are the Operators. Such payments are reported in the full amount even where the Extractive Companies acting as Operators are proportionally reimbursed by their non-operating venture partners.


3. Summary Report
2015 Unit: RMB million
Country
Total Amount of Payments
Taxes
Royalties
Licence and Other Fees
China
13,895
13,685
12
198
Angola
993
993
-
-
2016 Unit: RMB million
Country
Total Amount of Payments
Taxes
Royalties
Licence and Other Fees
China
4,699
4,421
7
271
Angola
985
985
-
-
4. Reporting by Subsidiary/Project
2015 Unit: RMB million
Subsidiary/Project
Total Amount of Payments
Taxes
Royalties
Licence and Other Fees
China
13,895
13,685
12
198
Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Company
7,453
7,441
12
-
Sinopec Zhongyuan Oilfield Company
1,732
1,705
-
27
Sinopec Henan Oilfield Company
698
686
-
12
Sinopec Jianghan Oilfield Company
876
846
-
30
Sinopec Jiangsu Oilfield Company
402
381
-
21
Sinopec Shanghai Offshore Petroleum Company
4
0
-
4
Sinopec North China Company
440
423
-
17
Sinopec Northwest Oilfield Company
1,727
1,664
-
63
Sinopec East China Company
101
77
-
24
Sinopec Northeast Oil and Gas Company
104
104
-
-
Sinopec Southwest Oil & Gas Company
358
358
-
-
Angola
993
993
-
-
Sonangol Sinopec International Limited
993
993
-
-
2016 Unit: RMB million
Subsidiary/Project
Total Amount of Payments
Taxes
Royalties
Licence and Other Fees
China
4,699
4,421
7
271
Sinopec Shengli Oilfield Company
1,782
1,775
7
-
Sinopec Zhongyuan Oilfield Company
494
464
-
30
Sinopec Henan Oilfield Company
159
148
-
11
Sinopec Jianghan Oilfield Company
895
867
-
28
Sinopec Jiangsu Oilfield Company
174
155
-
19
Sinopec Shanghai Offshore Petroleum Company
1
0
-
1
Sinopec North China Company
241
223
-
18
Sinopec Northwest Oilfield Company
371
315
-
56
Sinopec East China Company
58
33
-
25
Sinopec Northeast Oil and Gas Company
86
58
-
28
Sinopec Southwest Oil & Gas Company
438
383
-
55
Angola
985
985
-
-
Sonangol Sinopec International Limited
985
985
-
-
5. Reporting by Government
2015 Unit: RMB million
Government
Total Amount of Payments
Taxes
Royalties
Licence and Other Fees
China
13,895
13,685
12
198
Ministry of Finance
3,395
3,383
12
-
State Administration of Taxation
4,943
4,943
-
-
Local Taxation Bureau
5,359
5,359
-
-
Ministry of Land and Resources
198
-
-
198
Angola
993
993
-
-
Ministry of Finance
993
993
-
-
2016 Unit: RMB million
Government
Total Amount of Payments
Taxes
Royalties
Licence and Other Fees
China
4,699
4,421
7
271
Ministry of Finance
7
-
7
-
State Administration of Taxation
656
656
-
-
Local Taxation Bureau
3,765
3,765
-
-
Ministry of Land and Resources
271
-
-
271
Angola
985
985
-
-
Ministry of Finance
985
985
-
-

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