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ENEOS Wakayama Refinery

Refinery in Japan. Approximate location 34.10362, 135.11459.

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ENEOS Wakayama Refinery is a refinery in Japan. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by ENEOS Corp.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-712490.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

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.

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Japan

ENEOS Mizushima Refinery: 350,200 BBL per day350kENEOS Mizu…Idemitsu Kosan Yokkaichi Refinery: 255,000 BBL per day255kIdemitsu K…ENEOS Kawasaki Refinery: 249,100 BBL per day249kENEOS Kawa…ENEOS Kashima Refinery: 203,100 BBL per day203kENEOS Kash…Idemitsu Kosan Chiba Refinery: 190,000 BBL per day190kIdemitsu K…Cosmo Oil Chiba Refinery: 177,000 BBL per day177kCosmo Oil …Idemitsu Kosan Aichi Refinery: 170,000 BBL per day170kIdemitsu K…ENEOS Negishi Refinery: 153,000 BBL per day153kENEOS Negi…

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

Operator

Operated by ENEOS Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

ENEOS Wakayama Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.1°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: hot summers and mild winters

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

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Location

Coordinates 34.10362, 135.11459. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ENEOS Wakayama Refinery?

ENEOS Wakayama Refinery is a refinery in Japan. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

Where is ENEOS Wakayama Refinery located?

ENEOS Wakayama Refinery is in Japan, near coordinates 34.10362, 135.11459.

Who operates ENEOS Wakayama Refinery?

ENEOS Wakayama Refinery is operated by ENEOS Corp.

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