SNP [CHINA PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL] CORRESP: (Original Filing)
[China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation 22 Chaoyangmen North Street Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100728 The People’s Republic of China VIA EDGAR H. Roger Schwall, Assistant Director Kevin Dougherty Laura Nicholson Division of Corporation Finance 100 F Street, N.E. July 17, 2013 Re: China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation Form 20-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012 (“2012 Form 20-F”) Filed April]