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Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery

Refinery in Bangladesh. Approximate location 22.26716, 91.80269.

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Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery is a refinery in Bangladesh with a reported capacity of 34,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Eastern Refinery Ltd. It emits about 162,594 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 37,901 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 43% below the median refinery.

34,000BBL per day
162,594t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#9CO₂ rank in Bangladesh
4.78t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143740.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 34,000 BBL per day ist Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery etwa um dem Medianwert von refinery in Bangladesh (34,000 BBL per day). Untersektor: oil-and-gas-refining. Als refinery benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 200–600°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Raffinerien wärmen auf, fraktionieren und chemisch transformieren Rohöl durch energieintensive Destillation und Cracken in Brennstoffe und petrochemische Rohstoffe — extrem anspruchsvoll für Dampfzeugung und Wärmenutzung.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 162,594 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

37,901cars driven for a year
21,204homes' annual energy use
2,709,900tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Eastern Refinery Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 22.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical monsoon: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

How it compares & nearby sites

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Location

Coordinates 22.26716, 91.80269. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery?

Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery is a refinery in Bangladesh. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery?

Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery has a reported capacity of 34,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery emit?

Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery emits about 162,594 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 37,901 cars. That ranks #9 among tracked facilities in Bangladesh.

Where is Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery located?

Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery is in Bangladesh, near coordinates 22.26716, 91.80269.

Who operates Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery?

Eastern Refining Limited Chittagong Refinery is operated by Eastern Refinery Ltd.

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