Exhibit
1.1





AMENDMENT
TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL
CORPORATION








According to the prevailing market
conditions and the needs for further development of the business of China
Petroleum & Chemical Corporation ( the “Company”), the board of directorsof the Company
announced that it resolved to extend the business scope of the Company and to
revise the relevant provisions in Article 12 of the Articles of Association on
April 3, 2008. The proposed amendments to the Articles of Association has
been approved at the annual
general meeting of shareholdersheld on 26 May
2008.





Article 12
prior to the proposed amendments is as follows:





“The
Company’s scope of business shall be consistent with and subject to the scope of
business approved by the authority responsible for the registration of the
Company. The Company’s scope of business includes: the exploration, exploitation
and sales of oil and natural gas; pipeline transportation of oil and natural
gas; oil refining; the production, sales and storage of oil, petrochemical
products, chemical fiber products and other chemical products; wholesaling,
retailing and storage of oil and other oil products; operation of 24-hour
stores; power generation; manufacturing and installation of machinery; purchase
and sales of raw materials, charcoal, equipment and parts; supervision of
manufacturing of equipment; research, development and application of technology
and information; import and export; and provision of technology and
labor.”





Article 12
post the proposed amendments is as follows:





“The
Company’s scope of business shall be consistent with and subject to the scope of
business approved by the authority responsible for the registration of the
Company. The Company’s scope of business includes: the exploration,
exploitation, storage, pipeline transportation, land transportation, water
transportation, sales of oil and natural gas; oil refining; wholesaling and
retailing of gasoline, kerosene and diesel oil(for subsidiaries only); sales of
lubricant, liquid gas, fuel oil, solvent naphtha and asphalt; the production,
sales, storage land transportation and water transportation of ethylene,
propylene, butadiene, naphtha, heavy oil, ethylene glycol, PTA, beta-lactam,
dacron, nitrilon, rubber and other chemical raw materials and products;
production of chemical fertilizer; production of electricity; operation of
24-hour stores; shaped packing foods, retailing of cigarettes, automobile
decorations(for subsidiaries only), automobile cleaning; production, supervision
of manufacturing, installation of oil and petrochemical machinery and equipment;
purchase and sales of oil and petrochemical raw and auxiliary materials,
equipment and parts; technology and information, research, development,
application and consultation of alternative energy products; Self-operation of
and acting as agency for the import and export of various commodities and
technologies other than those restricted or prohibited by the state from import
and export; contractor of overseas mechanical, electronics, petrochemical
projects and domestic international bid-inviting projects; export of equipments
and materials required for the aforementioned overseas projects; dispatch of
labour required for the aforementioned overseas projects.”