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ORPIC Sohar Refinery

Refinery in Oman. Approximate location 24.48201, 56.61993.

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ORPIC Sohar Refinery is a refinery in Oman with a reported capacity of 198,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by OQ . By capacity it ranks #2 of 3 oil refineries tracked in Oman. It emits about 2,083,130 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 485,578 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 25% above the median refinery.

198,000BBL per day
2,083,130t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Oman
10.52t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144044.

في السياق: كيف يتم مقارنة هذا المنشأة

عند 198,000 BBL per day، يكون ORPIC Sohar Refinery حوالي متوسط refinery في Oman (198,000 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 2,083,130 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

485,578cars driven for a year
271,665homes' annual energy use
34,718,833tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Oman

Oman Duqm Refinery: 230,000 BBL per day230kOman Duqm …ORPIC Sohar Refinery: 198,000 BBL per day198kORPIC Soha…ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery: 106,000 BBL per day106kORPIC Mina…

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

Operator

Operated by OQ .

Local climate

ORPIC Sohar Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 24.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 3 oil refineries in Oman by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 24.48201, 56.61993. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ORPIC Sohar Refinery?

ORPIC Sohar Refinery is a refinery in Oman. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of ORPIC Sohar Refinery?

ORPIC Sohar Refinery has a reported capacity of 198,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does ORPIC Sohar Refinery emit?

ORPIC Sohar Refinery emits about 2,083,130 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 485,578 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Oman.

Where is ORPIC Sohar Refinery located?

ORPIC Sohar Refinery is in Oman, near coordinates 24.48201, 56.61993.

Who operates ORPIC Sohar Refinery?

ORPIC Sohar Refinery is operated by OQ .

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