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SONARA Limbe Refinery

Refinery in Cameroon. Approximate location 4.01347, 9.12732.

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SONARA Limbe Refinery is a refinery in Cameroon with a reported capacity of 42,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by National Refining Co Ltd.

42,000BBL per day

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143765.

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عند 42,000 BBL per day، يكون SONARA Limbe Refinery حوالي متوسط refinery في Cameroon (42,000 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.

Operator

Operated by National Refining Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SONARA Limbe Refinery sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 4.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical monsoon: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

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Location

Coordinates 4.01347, 9.12732. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SONARA Limbe Refinery?

SONARA Limbe Refinery is a refinery in Cameroon. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of SONARA Limbe Refinery?

SONARA Limbe Refinery has a reported capacity of 42,000 BBL per day.

Where is SONARA Limbe Refinery located?

SONARA Limbe Refinery is in Cameroon, near coordinates 4.01347, 9.12732.

Who operates SONARA Limbe Refinery?

SONARA Limbe Refinery is operated by National Refining Co Ltd.

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