Oil refining in Germany: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

13 tracked facilities, ≈24,909,291 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing oil refining.

The numbers

Oil refining in Germany at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	13	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	24,909,291 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	1,916,099 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€1,928M/yr	at €77.4/t EUA

Carbon pricing here: National heating/transport ETS (nEHS): €55/t fixed 2025, auction corridor €55–65 from 2026 (BEHG). Current benchmark: €77.4/t (11 Jun 2026). Full country page: carbon price in Germany.

Largest emitters

Top 10 oil refining CO2 emitters in Germany

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Shell Rheinland Werk Wesseling Cologne Refinery	Shell PLC	4,197,080	€324.9M
2	Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein Karlsruhe Refinery	Rosneft Deutschland GmbH	3,875,180	€299.9M
3	BP Gelsenkirchen Refinery	BP PLC	3,280,904	€253.9M
4	Total Leuna Refinery	TotalEnergies SE	2,810,434	€217.5M
5	PCK Schwedt Refinery	Eni SpA	2,225,769	€172.3M
6	Bayernoil Neustadt Refinery	Rosneft Deutschland GmbH	1,238,077	€95.8M
7	BP Emsland Lingen Refinery	BP PLC	1,200,935	€93.0M
8	Bayernoil Vohburg Refinery	Rosneft Deutschland GmbH	1,141,420	€88.3M
9	Klesch Heide Refinery	Klesch Group Ltd	1,114,269	€86.2M
10	Gunvor Ingolstadt Refinery	Gunvor Group	1,046,302	€81.0M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Oil refining in United States

186,505,868 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in China

178,383,452 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in India

70,283,893 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Russian Federation

59,137,040 t CO2/yr

Oil refining in Saudi Arabia

33,605,972 t CO2/yr

Other industries in Germany

Iron & steel in Germany

51,387,613 t CO2/yr

Cement in Germany

9,292,048 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in Germany

8,140,168 t CO2/yr

Petrochemicals (steam cracking) in Germany

7,831,019 t CO2/yr

Chemicals in Germany

7,628,569 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many oil refining facilities does Germany have with tracked emissions?

13 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈24,909,291 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest oil refining emitter in Germany?

Shell Rheinland Werk Wesseling Cologne Refinery — ≈4,197,080 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€1,928M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.