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ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery

Refinery in Albania. Approximate location 40.70096, 19.54648.

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ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery is a refinery in Albania with a reported capacity of 10,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by unknown . By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 oil refineries tracked in Albania. It emits about 38,984 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,087 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 54% below the median refinery.

10,000BBL per day
38,984t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#3CO₂ rank in Albania
3.90t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38895667.

في السياق: كيف يتم مقارنة هذا المنشأة

عند 10,000 BBL per day، يكون ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery حوالي متوسط refinery في Albania (10,000 BBL per day). القطاع الفرعي: oil-and-gas-refining. كـ refinery، يتطلب حرارة عملية مكثفة (عادة 200–600°C) لعملياته الصناعية الأساسية — حرارة يجب توفيرها بواسطة الغلايات أو الأفران أو الاحتراق المباشر، والخسائر من خلال الحاويات والأنابيب غير المعزولة تمثل وقود مهدر. يمكن للعزل المعياري القابل للإزالة أن يقلل هذه الخسائر بمقدار 80-96٪، وتبريد الأسطح إلى ≤45°C، مع فترة استرجاع غالباً أقل من سنتين. تقوم المصافي بتسخين وتجزئة وتحويل النفط الخام كيميائياً إلى الوقود والمواد الخام البتروكيميائية من خلال التقطير والتكسير اللذين يتطلبان طاقة كثيفة — متطلبة بشكل استثنائي لتوليد البخار وتعافي الحرارة.

مقارنة السعة وكثافة CO₂ محسوبة من بيانات منشآت Climate TRACE الصناعية؛ دور القطاع بناءً على مرجع الهندسة.

What 38,984 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

9,087cars driven for a year
5,084homes' annual energy use
649,733tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Albania

ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery: 10,000 BBL per day10kARMO Fier …Bitex Refinery: 4,000 BBL per day4kBitex Refi…Armo Ballsh Refinery: 0 BBL per day0Armo Balls…

Reported capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by unknown .

Local climate

ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 40.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 3 oil refineries in Albania by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 40.70096, 19.54648. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery?

ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery is a refinery in Albania. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery?

ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery has a reported capacity of 10,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery emit?

ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery emits about 38,984 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,087 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Albania.

Where is ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery located?

ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery is in Albania, near coordinates 40.70096, 19.54648.

Who operates ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery?

ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery is operated by unknown .

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