Shandong (simplified Chinese: 山东; traditional Chinese: 山东; pinyin: Shāndōng; Wade-Giles: Shan-tung) is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. Its abbreviation is Lǔ, after the state of Lu that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Shandong's name is literally translated as: east of the mountain, which refers to the province's location east of the Taihang Mountains. The province is located in the lower reaches of the Huang He (Yellow River) and extends out to sea in the form of the Shandong Peninsula. Shandong borders the Bohai Sea to the north, Hebei to the northwest, Henan to the west, Jiangsu to the south, and the Yellow Sea to the southeast; it also shares a very short border with Anhui, between Henan and Jiangsu.

A common nickname for Shandong is Qílǔ, after the state of Lu and state of Qi that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period.

Shandong Refinery and Petrochemical Association now has 26 group member units. Shandong Provincial Petroleum Chemistry Industrial Office is in charge of the higher level business. The fundamental purpose and main tasks of the Association: abiding by relevant state laws and regulations and policies; concentrated on the reform and development of Shandong refining enterprises; putting emphasis on raising economic efficiency; promoting the modernization of management; advancing technologies; strengthening horizontal integration; giving full play to the role of bridges between the government and manufacturing enterprises; and providing a full range of coordination and services to improve the management level, technical level, economic efficiency and overall strength of all refining and petrochemical enterprises in Shandong province.