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Industry assessment · Oil refining

Assess energy and carbon in oil refining

Set the boundary first. Collect site evidence before selecting a measure or reporting a result.

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01

Set the assessment boundary

Define the refinery boundary by process unit and utility system. Do not infer a site result from throughput alone.

02

Collect site evidence

Fuel and steam balances, fired-heater operating data, hydrogen production, flaring, electricity, product throughput, maintenance status and reporting factors.

Inzonex removable modular insulation on industrial equipment
Equipment heat loss

Measure exposed hot surfaces

Use measured surface area, temperature and operating hours to calculate heat loss from boilers, kilns, heat exchangers, valves and pipework. Inzonex supplies removable modular insulation for equipment that requires maintenance access.

  • Design target: surface temperature at or below 45 °C, subject to the application and design review
  • Claimed heat-loss reduction: up to 96%, subject to the measured boundary and insulation specification
  • Removable construction for inspection and maintenance access
  • Calculation record available for the selected equipment and operating conditions

Do not add a calculated reduction to an emissions report until the reporting boundary, factor, implementation date and verification method have been approved.

03

Record the decision

Assess combustion control, heat recovery, hydrogen, electrification and insulation against the affected unit and operating constraint.

04

Assess exposed hot equipment

Review fired-heater auxiliaries, steam systems, hot-oil services, valves, flanges and removable access points. Exclude surfaces that require specialist refractory design.

05

Use the technical source

US Department of Energy: Process Heating Systems

This page does not assign a sector benchmark, standard saving, cost or payback. Use current site data, record the calculation method and obtain the required technical and compliance review.

Measures to assess

Review: retain the site evidence, source date, calculation method and approval status. Published by Inzonex Research. Report an error.
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.