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Dangote Petroleum Refinery

Refinery in Nigeria. Approximate location 6.45484, 3.9986.

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Dangote Petroleum Refinery is a refinery in Nigeria with a reported capacity of 650,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. By capacity it ranks #1 of 9 oil refineries tracked in Nigeria. It emits about 2,656,212 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 619,164 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 52% below the median refinery.

650,000BBL per day
2,656,212t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#6CO₂ rank in Nigeria
4.09t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-712785.

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عند 650,000 BBL per day، يكون Dangote Petroleum Refinery أعلى بكثير من متوسط refinery في Nigeria (18,000 BBL per day). CO₂ لكل وحدة سعة هو تقريباً 7% أقل من متوسط refinery. 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 2,656,212 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

619,164cars driven for a year
346,402homes' annual energy use
44,270,200tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Nigeria

Dangote Petroleum Refinery: 650,000 BBL per day650kDangote Pe…PHRC Port Harcourt Refinery: 210,000 BBL per day210kPHRC Port …NNPC Warri Refinery: 125,000 BBL per day125kNNPC Warri…NNPC Kaduna Refinery: 110,000 BBL per day110kNNPC Kadun…Edo Modular Refinery: 18,000 BBL per day18kEdo Modula…Aradel Modular Refinery: 11,000 BBL per day11kAradel Mod…OPAC Modular Refinery: 10,000 BBL per day10kOPAC Modul…Waltersmith Modular Refinery: 5,000 BBL per day5kWaltersmit…

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

Local climate

Dangote Petroleum Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 6.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 9 oil refineries in Nigeria by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 6.45484, 3.9986. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Dangote Petroleum Refinery?

Dangote Petroleum Refinery is a refinery in Nigeria. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of Dangote Petroleum Refinery?

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has a reported capacity of 650,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does Dangote Petroleum Refinery emit?

Dangote Petroleum Refinery emits about 2,656,212 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 619,164 cars. That ranks #6 among tracked facilities in Nigeria.

Where is Dangote Petroleum Refinery located?

Dangote Petroleum Refinery is in Nigeria, near coordinates 6.45484, 3.9986.

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