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Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery

Refinery in Belgium. Approximate location 51.33369, 4.2904.

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Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery is a refinery in Belgium. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Gunvor Group .

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143744.

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 Belgium

Total Antwerp Refinery: 338,000 BBL per day338kTotal Antw…ExxonMobil Antwerp Refinery: 307,000 BBL per day307kExxonMobil…Vitol Antwerp N.V. Refinery: 0 BBL per day0Vitol Antw…Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery: 0 BBL per day0Gunvor BRC…

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

Operator

Operated by Gunvor Group .

Local climate

Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

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Location

Coordinates 51.33369, 4.2904. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery?

Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery is a refinery in Belgium. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

Where is Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery located?

Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery is in Belgium, near coordinates 51.33369, 4.2904.

Who operates Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery?

Gunvor BRC Antwerp Refinery is operated by Gunvor Group .

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