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KNPC Shuaiba Refinery

Refinery in Kuwait. Approximate location 29.03461, 48.14025.

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KNPC Shuaiba Refinery is a refinery in Kuwait. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Kuwait National Petroleum Co.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144008.

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 Kuwait

KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery: 615,000 BBL per day615kKIPIC Al-Z…KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery: 454,000 BBL per day454kKNPC Mina …KNPC Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery: 346,000 BBL per day346kKNPC Mina …KNPC Shuaiba Refinery: 0 BBL per day0KNPC Shuai…

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

Operator

Operated by Kuwait National Petroleum Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

KNPC Shuaiba Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.0°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

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Location

Coordinates 29.03461, 48.14025. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is KNPC Shuaiba Refinery?

KNPC Shuaiba Refinery is a refinery in Kuwait. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

Where is KNPC Shuaiba Refinery located?

KNPC Shuaiba Refinery is in Kuwait, near coordinates 29.03461, 48.14025.

Who operates KNPC Shuaiba Refinery?

KNPC Shuaiba Refinery is operated by Kuwait National Petroleum Co.

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