Oil refining in United Kingdom: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

6 tracked facilities, ≈11,747,153 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 United Kingdom at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	6	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	11,747,153 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	1,957,859 t/yr
Gross value (full price)	€940M/yr	all tracked CO2 × €80.01/t EUA — before free allocation / EU-bound share

Carbon pricing here: Carbon Price Support adds £18/t for power generators on top of UK ETS. Current benchmark: £55.0/t (mid-2025 level). Full country page: carbon price in United Kingdom.

Largest emitters

Top 6 oil refining CO2 emitters in United Kingdom

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Phillips 66 Humber Refinery	Phillips 66	2,607,645	€208.6M
2	Valero Pembroke Refinery	Valero Energy Corp	2,477,577	€198.2M
3	Esso Fawley Southampton Refinery	Exxon Mobil Corp	2,404,168	€192.4M
4	Essar Stanlow Refinery	Essar Global Fund Ltd	1,844,419	€147.6M
5	INEOS Grangemouth Refinery	—	1,376,432	€110.1M
6	Prax Group Lindsey Oil Refinery	Prax Group Ltd	1,036,912	€83.0M

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

128,888,870 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 South Korea

32,445,787 t CO2/yr

Other industries in United Kingdom

Oil & gas production in United Kingdom

14,818,050 t CO2/yr

Iron & steel in United Kingdom

5,617,014 t CO2/yr

Cement in United Kingdom

3,661,096 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in United Kingdom

1,926,278 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many oil refining facilities does United Kingdom have with tracked emissions?

6 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈11,747,153 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest oil refining emitter in United Kingdom?

Phillips 66 Humber Refinery — ≈2,607,645 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 ≈€940M/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.