UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 11-K
(Mark One)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
     OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000

                                  OR

[_]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to ____________

Commission file number 1-6841

                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
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         (Title of plan and address of plan, if different from issuer)


                                 SUNOCO, INC.
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        (Exact name of issuer of securities held pursuant to the plan)


          PENNSYLVANIA                                     23-1743282
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(State or other jurisdiction of                         (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                         Identification No.)

       TEN PENN CENTER, 1801 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA  19103-1699
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                   (Address of principal executive offices)
                                  (Zip Code)

                                (215) 977-3000
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             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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                                   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.



         SUNOCO, INC. (Registrant)

         SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN

BY       /s/Joseph P. Krott
         ------------------
         Joseph P. Krott
         Comptroller
         (Principal Accounting Officer)

DATE     June 28, 2001


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                        REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Plan Administrator
Sunoco, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets available for benefits of
the Sunoco, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan (Plan) as of December 31, 2000 and
1999, and the related statements of changes in assets available for benefits for
the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit
also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the assets available for benefits of the Plan at December
31, 2000 and 1999 and the changes in its assets available for benefits for the
years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States.

Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental Schedule of
Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2000 is presented for purposes
of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements
but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the
Plan's management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and, in our
opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic
financial statements taken as a whole.


/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 15, 2001

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                  STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                         AT DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND 1999



                                                   2000              1999
                                                   ----              ----



Investment in Sunoco, Inc. Defined
  Contribution Master Trust  (Notes 1
  and 2)                                        $802,912,076      $800,903,321
Loans receivable from participants,
  including accrued interest (Note 1)             17,098,921        16,053,428
                                                ------------      ------------
Assets available for benefits (Note 5)          $820,010,997      $816,956,749
                                                ============      ============

                See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
            STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
                FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2000 AND 1999


                                                2000              1999
                                                ----              ----


Additions (deductions):

  Employees' contributions                  $ 24,944,418       $ 24,890,064

  Employers' contributions                    13,807,123         13,908,253

  Transfers and rollovers from tax-
    qualified plans (Note 1)                   9,750,682          5,678,415

  Interest income                              1,384,191          1,306,790

  Increase in value of participation in
    Sunoco, Inc. Defined Contribution
    Master Trust (Notes 1 and 3)              17,947,947         56,309,235

  Benefits paid to participants (Note 5)     (63,603,231)       (60,826,386)

  Administrative expenses (Note 2)            (1,176,882)          (843,598)
                                            ------------       ------------


Net additions                                  3,054,248         40,422,773


Assets available for benefits,               816,956,749        776,533,976
  beginning of year                         ------------       ------------

Assets available for benefits,              $820,010,997       $816,956,749
  end of year                               ============       ============


                See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                         NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION
         -------------------

         The Sunoco, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan (Plan) is a combined
         profit-sharing and employee stock ownership plan. The Plan provides
         eligibility for membership for certain employees of Sunoco, Inc. and
         its participating subsidiary companies (collectively, Sunoco) who have
         completed at least 1,000 hours of service with Sunoco in a twelve-month
         period. An eligible employee can join the Plan at any time starting
         with the first payroll period which begins on or next following the day
         after he or she gives written notice to the Plan Administrator. The
         ESOP Fund is an employee stock ownership plan, while the remaining
         funds form a profit-sharing plan.

         The Plan provides an individual account for each participant. Amounts
         disbursed to participants or transferred among funds are based solely
         upon amounts contributed to each participant's account adjusted to
         reflect any withdrawals and distributions, investment earnings
         attributable to such account balances, and appreciation or depreciation
         of the market value of the account balance.

         Contributions:
         -------------

         In general, a participant may make Basic Contributions to the Plan of
         up to 5% in whole percentages of base pay on a pre-tax basis (Basic
         Pre-Tax Contributions) or on a post-tax basis (Basic Post-Tax
         Contributions). The participant also may elect to make additional
         contributions up to 10% of base pay provided, however, that Basic
         Pre-Tax or Basic Post-Tax Contributions are at least 5% of base pay.
         The additional 10% may be contributed either on a pre-tax basis
         (Additional Pre-Tax Contributions), post-tax basis (Additional Post-Tax
         Contributions) or any combination thereof. For certain participants,
         limitations imposed by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
         (Code), as described below, restrict their ability to make Basic
         Pre-Tax Contributions or Additional Pre-Tax Contributions. However,
         such participants may make Basic Post-Tax Contributions and Additional
         Post-Tax Contributions such that the sum of their total and employer
         contributions do not exceed other limits imposed by the Plan or the
         Code.

         For every dollar a participant contributes as Basic Contributions,
         Sunoco contributes another full dollar (Matching Employer
         Contributions).

         Pre-tax contributions by each participant may not exceed an annual
         limit which is determined under Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
         regulations. This limit was $10,500 in 2000 and $10,000 in 1999.

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
         ------------------------------

         The pre-tax contributions and combined Basic Post-Tax Contributions,
         Additional Post-Tax Contributions and Matching Employer Contributions
         of participants who come within the classification of "highly
         compensated employees" as defined in the Code, may not exceed certain
         technical limits under the Code. Generally, the allowable percentage of
         such contributions for the highly compensated employees is dependent
         upon the percentage of contributions made by all other employees. These
         limitations may have the effect of reducing the level of contributions
         initially selected by the highly compensated employees. In addition,
         the total employer and employee contributions which may be allocated to
         a participant's account may be limited by Section 415 of the Code.

         The Plan contains a special provision designed to permit the Plan to
         borrow money to purchase a significant number of shares of Sunoco
         Common Stock. Such borrowing could only occur upon the action of the
         Board of Directors of Sunoco, Inc. If this should occur, the securities
         purchased with the proceeds of such a loan will not be allocated
         immediately to the accounts of Plan participants but will be held by
         the Plan in an unallocated suspense account. Securities will be
         released from the suspense account as the loan is repaid and will be
         allocated to participants' accounts according to the ratio which the
         participant's compensation bears to the compensation of all
         participants in the Plan. No participant contributions will be required
         or permitted in paying off the loan. Further, subject to applicable
         limitations imposed by Section 415 of the Code and limitations on
         allocations as set forth in the Plan, any securities which are
         allocated to participants' accounts as a result of the repayment of the
         loan may, at the discretion of the Plan Administrator, be used to
         satisfy Sunoco's obligation with respect to any Matching Employer
         Contributions. As of December 31, 2000, no borrowings had been
         approved.

         A participant's account is credited daily with units representing
         interests held in each of the funds described below except for the
         Personal Choice Retirement Account (PCRA) Fund. A participant's account
         balance is immediately 100% vested.

         Investment Alternatives:
         -----------------------

         Bankers Trust Company is the Trustee for all investments. The
         participant has the option of investing in any one or more of six core
         investment funds (collectively, the Core Funds) (the Equity Index Fund;
         the U.S. Extended Market Equity Fund; the International Equity Fund;
         the Diversified Investments Fund; the Capital Preservation Fund; and
         the Sunoco Common Stock Fund) and the Personal Choice Retirement
         Account (PCRA) Fund. For all funds except the PCRA Fund, participants'
         accounts earn a blended rate, or weighted average, of all of the
         investments held in the respective funds. These seven funds and the
         ESOP Fund are currently invested in corresponding funds with the same
         investment objectives in the Sunoco, Inc. Defined Contribution Master
         Trust (Master Trust). The Master Trust also includes investments from
         other Sunoco tax-qualified defined contribution plans. Except for the
         PCRA Fund, each plan's relative interest in the individual Master Trust
         funds and the related income

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
         ------------------------------

         and administrative expense is determined on a basis proportionate to
         each plan's past contributions adjusted to reflect distributions,
         transfers and prior investment earnings to such funds.

         The PCRA investments are held in separate accounts for each
         participant. If a participant wants to transfer an amount to the PCRA
         Fund, at a minimum, the greater of $1,000 or 10 percent of his account
         balance must remain invested in the Core Funds. Actual income, losses
         and investment expenses associated with PCRA investments are recorded
         directly in the respective participants' accounts.

         The following table sets forth each fund's respective share of the
         total net assets of the corresponding Master Trust fund at December 31,
         2000 and 1999:

                                                   2000                 1999
                                                   ----                 ----
          Equity Index Fund                       98.4786%             98.5680%
          U.S. Extended Market Equity Fund        97.3603%             98.8610%
          International Equity Fund               96.9959%             99.3473%
          Diversified Investments Fund            96.8466%             97.0640%
          Capital Preservation Fund               93.0785%             92.9696%
          Sunoco Common Stock Fund               100.0000%            100.0000%
          ESOP Fund                              100.0000%            100.0000%
          PCRA Fund                              100.0000%            100.0000%


         Set forth below is a brief description of these funds:

         Equity Index Fund - a fund to be invested by investment managers in a
         broadly diversified portfolio of common stocks, other types of equity
         investments and/or an index fund of large, established, well-known
         corporations. The fund may not be invested in any Sunoco, Inc.
         securities except that an index fund may contain Sunoco, Inc.
         securities. The Equity Index Fund of the Master Trust is currently
         invested in an index fund maintained by Deutsche Asset Management which
         is designed to approximate the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500
         Composite Stock Index; however, alternate stock market indices and/or
         an actively managed portfolio could be substituted at any time.

         U.S. Extended Market Equity Fund - a fund to be invested by investment
         managers in a portfolio of common stocks, other types of equity
         investments and/or an index fund of small and medium-sized United
         States companies diversified across a broad range of industry sectors.
         The U.S. Extended Market Equity Fund of the Master Trust is currently
         invested in an index fund maintained by Deutsche Asset Management which
         is designed to approximate the performance of the Russell 2500 Index;
         however, alternate stock market indices and/or an actively managed
         portfolio could be substituted at any time.

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)



1.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
         ------------------------------

         International Equity Fund - a fund to be invested by investment
         managers in a diversified portfolio of common stocks, other types of
         equity investments and/or an index fund of companies based outside the
         United States. This fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate
         risk and "single country" investment risk. The International Equity
         Fund of the Master Trust is currently invested in an actively managed
         portfolio which is managed by the Capital Guardian Trust Company.

         Diversified Investments Fund - a fund to be invested by investment
         managers in a combination of equity investments (diversified common
         stocks, other types of equity investments and/or an index fund of
         large, established, well-known corporations) and fixed income
         securities, including U.S Treasury bonds and money market instruments.
         The fund may not be invested in any Sunoco, Inc. securities except that
         an index fund may contain Sunoco, Inc. securities. The Diversified
         Investments Fund of the Master Trust is currently invested in a
         tactical asset allocation fund managed by Barclays Global Investors.

         Capital Preservation Fund - a fund to be invested in: (1) contracts
         with insurance companies or other financial institutions backed by the
         types of obligations described in (3) and (4) below (synthetic
         investment contracts); (2) contracts with insurance companies or other
         financial institutions where the repayment of principal and payment of
         interest at a fixed rate for a fixed period of time are backed by the
         financial strength of such financial institutions (standard investment
         contracts); (3) U.S. government-backed and agency obligations; or (4)
         fixed income securities of corporations primarily rated "investment
         grade" and high-quality asset-backed securities primarily rated "AAA".
         The Capital Preservation Fund of the Master Trust is currently managed
         by Certus Asset Advisors.

         Sunoco Common Stock Fund - a fund to be invested principally in Sunoco
         Common Stock. Cash contributions directed for investment in the Sunoco
         Common Stock Fund are used by the Trustee to purchase Sunoco Common
         Stock on securities exchanges, from Sunoco, Inc., or from any other
         bona fide offeror of such Sunoco Common Stock, at the lowest price
         obtainable at the time.

         ESOP Fund - a fund to be invested principally in Sunoco Common Stock,
         which constitutes an employee stock ownership plan under Section
         4975(e)(7) of the Code. No contributions are invested directly in the
         ESOP Fund.

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
         ------------------------------

         PCRA Fund - a fund to be invested by the participant in a wide range of
         investment choices including common stocks listed on major U.S.
         exchanges, over-the-counter stocks, bonds and eligible mutual funds.
         Investments are made as directed by the participant and are purchased
         through Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., a brokerage firm. Participants may
         not invest in common stock or debt securities of Sunoco through this
         account.

         Each of the above funds may invest in short-term investments for
         purposes of administering the funds, including satisfying the transfer
         and withdrawal requests of participants.

         The following table details the above funds' investments in the net
         assets of the corresponding Master Trust funds at December 31, 2000 and
         1999:



                                                                   2000                      1999
                                                                   ----                      ----
                                                                                   
         Equity Index Fund                                     $227,080,244              $264,098,373

         U.S. Extended Market Equity Fund                        32,890,645                25,378,529

         International Equity Fund                               25,378,288                27,613,529

         Diversified Investments Fund                           117,115,944               124,488,355

         Capital Preservation Fund                              242,508,937               241,438,199

         Sunoco Common Stock Fund                                72,866,046                52,118,127

         ESOP Fund                                               57,227,215                44,875,997

         PCRA Fund                                               27,844,757                20,892,212
                                                               ------------              ------------
         Investment in Sunoco, Inc.
          Defined Contribution Master Trust                    $802,912,076              $800,903,321
                                                               ============              ============


         At December 31, 2000 and 1999, the Capital Preservation Fund of the
         Master Trust is principally invested in both synthetic and standard
         investment contracts.

         The synthetic investment contracts are currently with Bank of America,
         CDC Financial Products, Inc., Monumental Life Insurance Co., National
         Westminster Bank plc, Rabobank Nederland, Transamerica Life Companies
         and Westdeutsche Landesbank Giroentrale. They are composed of
         underlying assets and "wrappers", which are contracts that enable
         withdrawals to be made at contract value, rather than at the market
         value of the underlying assets. The contracts have underlying assets
         invested either directly or through collective trust funds in
         government agency-backed collateralized mortgage obligation issues,
         government and corporate bonds and other asset-backed securities. The
         contracts are presented below in two separate portfolios based upon the
         investment strategy for the underlying assets. The assets in the "Buy
         and Hold Portfolios" are expected to be held until maturity, while the
         "Managed Portfolios" are actively managed to reflect changing market
         conditions. Interest crediting rates for these contracts are reset at
         least quarterly, as specified in the respective contracts.

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
         ------------------------------

         The following table details for each synthetic investment contract
         respective interest crediting rates and percentage of the net assets of
         the Capital Preservation Fund of the Master Trust at December 31, 2000
         and 1999:



                                                                                                       % of Master Trust
                                                                                                     Capital Preservation
         Financial Institutions                                    Average Interest                     Fund Net Assets
         Providing Wrapper                                          Crediting Rate                         at 12/31
         ----------------------                                  ---------------------            --------------------------
                                                                  2000           1999               2000              1999
                                                                 ------         ------            ---------         --------
                                                                                                        
         Buy and Hold Portfolios:
         -----------------------

         CDC Financial Products, Inc.                            6.58%           6.58%                3                 3

         Monumental Life Insurance Co.                           6.69%           5.88%                4                 1

         National Westminster Bank plc                           6.98%           6.64%                2                 4

         Rabobank Nederland                                      6.53%           5.78%                8                 4

         Transamerica Life Companies                             6.88%           6.61%               --                 3

         Managed Portfolios:
         ------------------
         Bank of America                                         6.32%           6.70%               16                16

         Monumental Life Insurance Co.                           6.35%           6.74%               22                22

         Westdeutsche Landesbank
          Giroentrale                                            6.34%           6.73%               16                17
                                                                                                    ---               ---
                                                                                                     71%*              70%*
                                                                                                    ===               ===


         ----------
         *The other 29% and 30% of net assets of the Capital Preservation Fund
          of the Master Trust at December 31, 2000 and 1999, respectively, are
          invested in standard investment contracts (20% and 21%) and in cash
          and collective trust funds (9% and 9%) maintained by Barclay's Global
          Investors. The collective trust funds are comprised primarily of U.S.
          government-backed and agency obligations and short-term investments.

          Over time, the contracts will earn the rate of return of the
          underlying assets.

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
         ------------------------------

         Identified below are the insurance companies and other financial
         institutions that have entered into standard investment contracts as of
         December 31, 2000 and 1999 with the Master Trust to pay interest on
         funds invested in them:



                                                                                           % of Master
                                                                                          Trust Capital
                                                                   Effective              Preservation
                                                                     Annual              Fund Net Assets
                                                                    Interest                at 12/31                 Last
                                                                   Rate (Net          --------------------         Maturity
Financial Institution                                             of Expenses)        2000            1999           Date
---------------------                                             ------------        ----            ----         --------
                                                                                                       
Hartford Life Insurance Company                                      7.13%             2                -          12/15/05
Monumental Life Insurance Company                                    5.58%             2                2          12/16/02
New York Life Insurance Co.                                          7.97%             -                2          10/16/00
Ohio National Life Insurance Company                                 5.96%             2                2          11/15/02
Pacific Life Insurance Company                                       4.98%             2                2          11/15/01
Protective Life Insurance Company                                    6.74%             1                2           6/15/01
Safeco Life Insurance Companies                                      7.05%             -                1           6/15/00
Safeco Life Insurance Companies                                      6.55%             2                2          12/17/01
Safeco Life Insurance Companies                                      6.00%             2                2           7/15/03
Security Life of Denver Insurance Company                            6.56%             2                2           9/16/02
SunAmerica Life Insurance Co.                                        6.68%             3                2          11/17/03
United of Omaha                                                      7.09%             2                2          11/15/04
                                                                                      ---              ---
                                                                                      20%              21%
                                                                                      ===              ===


         The Plan's relative interest in the standard investment contracts with
         insurance companies or other financial institutions described above
         represents the maximum potential credit losses from concentrations of
         credit risk in the Capital Preservation Fund in accordance with the
         provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 105,
         "Disclosure of Information about Financial Instruments with
         Off-Balance-Sheet Risk and Financial Instruments with Concentrations of
         Credit Risk" (SFAS No. 105). SFAS No. 105 requires that such potential
         credit losses be determined assuming (1) complete nonperformance by the
         counterparties to the transactions and (2) any related collateral has
         no value. There is no collateral associated with substantially all of
         the standard investment contracts in the Capital Preservation Fund.
         Plan management believes that future credit losses of the Plan's
         investment in the Capital Preservation Fund of the Master Trust, if
         any, would not be material in relation to the Capital Preservation
         Fund's net assets available for benefits at December 31, 2000. There
         are no other significant concentrations of credit risk in other Plan
         assets.




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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
         ------------------------------

         The average interest crediting rates at December 31, 2000 and 1999 for
         all synthetic and standard investment contracts in the aggregate were
         6.38% and 6.58%, respectively. The average yields for the years ended
         December 31, 2000 and 1999 for such contracts in the aggregate were
         6.54% and 6.40%, respectively.

         Employers' Contributions:
         ------------------------

         Employer contributions are invested in each of the funds in the same
         proportion as the participant's contributions are invested in such
         funds.

         Investment Earnings Reinvestment/Distribution:
         ---------------------------------------------

         Earnings from dividends and interest in all funds (except the ESOP Fund
         and the PCRA Fund) are retained by the Trustee and reinvested in the
         same fund. A participant who has funds in the ESOP Fund may elect to
         receive a payment equal to the dividends due on all Sunoco Common Stock
         attributable to his or her account in the ESOP Fund (dividend
         equivalents) if they exceed $10. Dividends on Sunoco Common Stock in
         the ESOP Fund for which a participant has not elected to receive an
         equivalent distribution, or which are not eligible for payment, are
         credited to his or her account in the ESOP Fund and are reinvested in
         Sunoco Common Stock by the Trustee. Earnings from dividends and
         interest in the PCRA Fund are invested in short-term investments that
         are credited directly to the participant's account.

         Rollovers, Withdrawals and Transfers:
         ------------------------------------

         Certain employees of Sunoco may roll over the taxable portion of a
         distribution from a tax-qualified plan of a previous employer into the
         Plan, provided certain conditions imposed by the Plan Administrator are
         met. Such transfers are separately reflected in the statements of
         changes in assets available for benefits.

         Employees who terminate employment and elect to defer the distribution
         of their Plan account may also directly roll over the taxable portion
         of distributions from other Sunoco tax-qualified plans into the Plan.

         Upon retirement or other termination of employment, the balances
         credited to a participant's account will be held in the Plan until the
         participant reaches age 70 1/2, unless the participant elects an
         earlier distribution. However, if the participant is still employed at
         age 70 1/2, the balances will be distributed at retirement.
         Alternatively, a participant who terminates service may request that
         the account balance be transferred directly to an individual retirement
         account or annuity or a defined contribution plan maintained by a
         successor employer. Retirees or terminated vested persons, regardless
         of age, may elect to take periodic distributions either through
         withdrawals every six months in varying amounts or in substantially
         equal payments every six months over the participant's remaining life
         expectancy.

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

1.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
         ------------------------------

         A participant, during employment, may withdraw up to 100% of Matching
         Employer Contributions, including any earnings thereon, and his ESOP
         sub-account under the ESOP Fund, if any, provided that such
         contributions have been in the Plan for two years. In addition, a
         participant may withdraw up to 100% of Additional Post-Tax
         Contributions including any earnings thereon. Withdrawals are permitted
         once every six months.

         Withdrawals from the Equity Index Fund, U.S. Extended Market Equity
         Fund, International Equity Fund and Diversified Investments Fund are
         made in cash only while those from the Capital Preservation Fund may be
         made in cash or as an annuity. Withdrawals from the Sunoco Common Stock
         Fund and the ESOP Fund are made in the form of Sunoco Common Stock or
         cash at the participant's discretion. Withdrawals of Sunoco Common
         Stock are valued at the closing market prices on the last business day
         of the week in which the notice of withdrawal has been processed by the
         Plan. Withdrawals will be distributed from participants' accounts in
         the following order:

                        Capital Preservation Fund
                        Diversified Investments Fund
                        Equity Index Fund
                        U.S. Extended Market Equity Fund
                        International Equity Fund
                        Sunoco Common Stock Fund
                        ESOP Fund

         Account balances in the PCRA Fund cannot be withdrawn directly.
         Participants must first liquidate investments held in the PCRA Fund and
         transfer sufficient proceeds to one of the other investment funds from
         which the withdrawal or a loan to the participant (see below) can be
         made.

         While actively employed, a participant generally is not entitled to
         withdraw Basic Pre-Tax Contributions, Basic Post-Tax Contributions or
         Additional Pre-Tax Contributions, including earnings thereon.

         A participant may transfer investments among all funds (except the Loan
         Fund), subject generally to the following rules. A participant may
         elect to change the investment allocation percentage for any fund
         (except the Loan Fund or PCRA Fund) or elect to transfer a specified
         dollar amount from the Equity Index Fund, U.S. Extended Market Equity
         Fund, International Equity Fund, Diversified Investments Fund, Capital
         Preservation Fund and PCRA Fund or share equivalents from the Sunoco
         Common Stock and ESOP Funds. Transfers or changes in fund allocation
         percentages may be made daily.

         Should total withdrawals or transfers from a fund during a month cause
         the Trustee to liquidate securities, resulting in a gain or loss to the
         fund, such gain or loss will be allocated, pro rata, among the
         participants who made such withdrawals or transfers during that month.

         Notwithstanding the foregoing, benefit payments shall be made in
         accordance with the Code and IRS regulations and shall be made to a
         participant and/or his or her designated beneficiary not later than
         April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the
         participant attains 70 1/2 years of age or, if employed at age 70 1/2,
         at retirement.

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


1.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION (Continued)
         ------------------------------

         Loans to Participants
         ---------------------

         The Plan Administrator has the authority, at his sole discretion, to
         direct the Trustee to lend a participant an amount not exceeding
         certain portions of the participant's account balance in the Plan.
         Participants are eligible to borrow if they are on the active payroll
         of Sunoco and have a Plan account balance of at least $2,000. The
         minimum loan amount is $1,000, while the maximum loan amount is the
         lesser of (a) $50,000 adjusted downward by the highest outstanding loan
         balance in the past twelve months or (b) one-half the value of the
         participant's account balance. Participants are permitted to borrow
         only once in a twelve-month period and to have no more than two loans
         outstanding at any time. Loan proceeds are withdrawn from each fund in
         which the participant has an account balance (except for the PCRA Fund)
         on a pro rata basis and are not taxable to the participant when
         received. Any loan which is not repaid according to its terms is in
         default and the outstanding loan balance (including accrued interest
         thereon) is treated as a distribution from the Plan. Loans may be
         prepaid in full but only after they have been outstanding for at least
         six months. Loans are reflected in the accompanying statements of
         assets available for benefits. As loans receivable (including interest
         thereon) are repaid, amounts are transferred into the funds in the same
         proportion as the participant's current contributions.

2.       SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
         ------------------------------------------

         Use of Estimates:
         ----------------

         The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
         principles generally accepted in the United States requires management
         to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
         the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual amounts could
         differ from these estimates.

         Investments:
         -----------

         The valuation of the Plan's interests in collective trust funds or its
         relative interest in such funds held by the Master Trust is based on
         the closing market price on the last business day of the year of the
         assets held in the funds; the Plan's relative interest in such funds is
         determined by the Trustee on a unit-method basis. The Plan's relative
         interest in investments in both synthetic and standard investment
         contracts with insurance companies or other financial institutions held
         by the Master Trust are stated at contract value. Contract value
         represents contributions made under the contract plus interest accrued
         at the contract rate less any withdrawals. Synthetic investment
         contracts earn interest at rates that are reset at least quarterly as
         specified in the respective contract while standard investment
         contracts earn interest at fixed rates. The Master Trust's management
         believes that the contract value of all of its investment contracts
         approximates fair value. However, since there is no significant
         secondary market for these investments, contract value may not be

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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

2.       SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
         -----------------------------------------------------

         indicative of amounts that could be realized in a current market
         exchange. The valuation of Sunoco Common Stock is based on the closing
         market price reported on the New York Stock Exchange on the last
         business day of the Plan year. Investments held in the PCRA Fund are
         valued at their closing market prices on the last business day of the
         Plan year.

         Purchases and sales of securities are reflected on a trade-date basis.
         Dividend income is reported on the ex-dividend date; interest income is
         recorded as earned on an accrual basis. The net appreciation in the
         fair value of investments, which consists of realized gains (losses)
         and unrealized appreciation (depreciation), is reported as a component
         of the increase in value of participation in the Sunoco, Inc. Defined
         Contribution Master Trust (Note 3).

         Benefits Paid to Participants:
         -----------------------------

         Benefits paid to participants, which include withdrawals and
         distributions, are recorded upon distribution.

         Administrative Expenses:
         -----------------------

         All brokerage fees, taxes and other expenses related to the purchase
         and sale of securities in all funds are paid out of the respective
         assets of such funds. All other costs and expenses (other than the cost
         of services provided by Sunoco employees which are paid by Sunoco)
         incurred in administering the Plan are generally charged, pro rata, to
         each of the respective funds (except the PCRA Fund). Participants with
         investments in the PCRA Fund are charged a separate administrative fee
         which is deducted from their Core Fund investments.

         Reclassifications:
         -----------------

         Certain amounts in the 1999 financial statements have been reclassified
         to conform to the 2000 presentation.


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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


3.       SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
         ------------------------

         The increase in value of participation in the Sunoco, Inc. Defined
         Contribution Master Trust for the years ended December 31, 2000 and
         1999 was composed of the following:



                                                                                      2000                   1999
                                                                                      ----                   ----
                                                                                                   
         Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments:
            Equity Index Fund                                                     $(22,900,252)          $ 47,476,658
            U.S. Extended Market Equity Fund                                        (3,483,158)             5,828,454
            International Equity Fund                                               (6,348,743)             9,883,074
            Diversified Investments Fund                                             2,332,030             12,347,837
            Sunoco Common Stock and ESOP Funds                                      42,229,516            (42,558,306)
            PCRA Fund                                                              (12,978,222)             4,542,970
                                                                                  ------------           ------------
                                                                                    (1,148,829)            37,520,687
         Dividend income                                                             4,449,592              3,686,617
         Interest income                                                            14,507,545             15,052,148
         Income from collective trust funds                                            139,639                 49,783
                                                                                  ------------           ------------
                                                                                  $ 17,947,947           $ 56,309,235
                                                                                  ============           ============


4.       INCOME TAX STATUS
         -----------------

         The Plan has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue
         Service dated September 16, 1995, stating that the Plan is qualified
         under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and, therefore, the
         related trust is exempt from taxation. Once qualified, the Plan is
         required to operate in conformity with the Code to maintain its
         qualification. The Plan Administrator believes the Plan is being
         operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code
         and, therefore, believes that the Plan is qualified and the related
         trust is tax exempt.

5.       RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500
         ---------------------------------------------------

         The following is a reconciliation of assets available for benefits per
         the financial statements to the Internal Revenue Service Form 5500 at
         December 31, 2000 and 1999:

                                                     2000             1999
                                                     ----             ----
         Assets available for benefits
           per the financial statements          $820,010,997     $816,956,749

         Benefit payments requested
           by participants which have not
           yet been paid at December 31            (1,372,311)      (1,124,402)
                                                 ------------     ------------
         Assets available for benefits
           per the Form 5500                     $818,638,686     $815,832,347
                                                 ============     ============


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                    SUNOCO, INC. CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                   NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)


5.       RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500 (Continued)
         -------------------------------------------------------------

         The following is a reconciliation of benefits paid to participants per
         the financial statements to the Internal Revenue Service Form 5500 for
         the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999:

                                                     2000             1999
                                                     ----             ----

         Benefits paid to participants per
           the financial statements               $63,603,231      $60,826,386

         Benefit payments requested by
           participants which have not yet
           been paid at December 31                 1,372,311        1,124,402

         Benefit payments requested by
           participants during the preceding
           year which were paid during the         (1,124,402)        (378,138)
           current year                           -----------      -----------

         Benefits paid to participants per
           the Form 5500                          $63,851,140      $61,572,650
                                                  ===========      ===========

         Withdrawals requested by participants are recorded on the Form 5500 for
         benefit claims that have been processed and approved for payment prior
         to December 31 but not yet paid as of that date.


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                                 SUNOCO, INC.
                           CAPITAL ACCUMULATION PLAN
                                    PN 002
                                E.I. 23-1743282
                              SCHEDULE H, Line 4:
                   SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
                               DECEMBER 31, 2000




                                                Description of Investment,
                                                 Including Maturity Date,
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor               Rate of Interest, Par                       Cost                  Current
or Similar Party                                    or Maturity Value                        Value                   Value
-----------------------------------             --------------------------                   ------                 -------
                                                                                                          
Loans Receivable from Participants          7.75% - 9.50% with various maturity
                                            dates (last maturity date - 9/24/2010)        $         --             $ 17,098,921
                                                                                          ============             ============


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ITEM 14.   EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)        The following document is filed as part of this report:

           3.   Exhibits:

                23.1 - Consent of Ernst & Young LLP for the Sunoco, Inc. Capital
                       Accumulation Plan.


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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number                              Exhibit
-------                             -------


23.1       Consent of Ernst & Young LLP for the Sunoco, Inc. Capital
           Accumulation Plan.


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