SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of November, 2005
CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
A6, Huixindong Street,
Chaoyang District Beijing, 100029
People's Republic of China
Tel: (8610) 6499-0060
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information contained in this form is also thereby furnishing the information
to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. )
Yes No X
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-__________. )
N/A
This Form 6-K consists of:
The announcement to clarify the misstatement in some recent media reports, made
by China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (the "Registrant") in English on
November 28, 2005.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
By: /s/ Chen Ge
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Name: Chen Ge
Title: Secretary to the Board of Directors
Date: November 28, 2005
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CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL CORPORATION
(a joint stock limited company incorporated in the People's Republic of China
with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 0386)
CLARIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT
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The directors of Sinopec Corp. note some recent media reports contain
misstatement in relation to the Jilin Petrochemical Explosion and its
relationship with Sinopec Corp. and would like to clarify that the Sinopec
Corp. is not connected with the Jilin Petrochemical Explosion.
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This Announcement is made by China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation ("Sinopec
Corp.") to clarify the misstatement in some recent media reports. A commentator
of Phoenix Satellite Television referred the explosion accident taken place in
Jilin Petrochemical Plant (the "Jilin Petrochemical Explosion") as an accident
of Sinopec Corp. in a television program on 24th November 2005. Sinopec Corp.
hereby clarifies that Sinopec Corp. is not connected with the Jilin
Petrochemical Explosion as the commentator so reported. Sinopec Corp. condemns
such irresponsible and untrue statement made by the commentator of Phoenix
Satellite Television.
By Order of the Board
China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
Chen Ge
Company Secretary
Beijing, 28th November, 2005
As at the date of this announcement, the directors of the Company are Messrs.
Chen Tonghai, Wang Jiming, Mou Shuling, Zhang Jiaren, Cao Xianghong, Liu
Genyuan, Gao Jian and Fan Yifei; the independent non-executive directors of the
Company are Messrs. Chen Qingtai, Ho Tsu Kwok Charles, Shi Wanpeng and Zhang
Youcai; and the employee representative director of the Company is Mr. Cao
Yaofeng.