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Data layer · est. 2023

Oil refining in Iran: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

10 tracked facilities, ≈25,173,568 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 Iran at a glance

MetricValueNote
Facilities tracked10with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO225,173,568 t/yrClimate TRACE 2023
Average per facility2,517,357 t/yr
Gross value (full price)€2,014M/yrall tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA — before free allocation / EU-bound share

No carbon-pricing instrument is tracked for this country on this hub — exporters of CBAM goods to the EU still pay the border price with no domestic deduction.

Largest emitters

Top 10 oil refining CO2 emitters in Iran

#FacilityOwnert CO2/yr (est. 2023)Indicative value
1NIORDC Isfahan Refinery5,406,785€432.6M
2NIORDC Bandar Abbas Refinery National Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution Co4,613,790€369.1M
3NIORDC Abadan Refinery4,328,496€346.3M
4NIORDC Arak RefineryNational Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution Co3,604,524€288.4M
5Persian Gulf Star RefineryOil Industry Retirement Fund Investment Co2,595,318€207.7M
6NIORDC Tabriz RefineryNational Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution Co1,658,081€132.7M
7NIORDC Tehran RefineryNational Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution Co1,622,074€129.8M
8NIORDC Shiraz RefineryNational Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution Co792,995€63.4M
9NIORDC Lavan RefineryNational Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution Co389,298€31.1M
10NIORDC Kermanshah RefineryNational Iranian Oil Refining And Distribution Co162,207€13.0M

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

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FAQ

Questions

How many oil refining facilities does Iran have with tracked emissions?
10 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈25,173,568 t CO2/yr.
What is the largest oil refining emitter in Iran?
NIORDC Isfahan Refinery — ≈5,406,785 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.
What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?
The gross full-price value is ≈€2,014M/yr (all tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA). Actual EU ETS cost is lower — free allocation still covers most industrial emissions, phasing out 2026→2034.
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 Research. Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.
Source: Inzonex Carbon Hub — inzonex.co.uk/carbon · prices dated as shown on each figure · schedule per Regulation (EU) 2023/956 · indicative analytics, not compliance advice.