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LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery

Refinery in Bulgaria. Approximate location 42.5403, 27.32689.

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LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery is a refinery in Bulgaria with a reported capacity of 196,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas AD. It emits about 1,488,919 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 347,067 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 10% below the median refinery.

196,000BBL per day
1,488,919t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Bulgaria
7.60t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143764.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 196,000 BBL per day ist LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery etwa um dem Medianwert von refinery in Bulgaria (196,000 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 1,488,919 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

347,067cars driven for a year
194,173homes' annual energy use
24,815,317tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas AD. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 42.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: 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 42.5403, 27.32689. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery?

LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery is a refinery in Bulgaria. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery?

LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery has a reported capacity of 196,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery emit?

LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery emits about 1,488,919 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 347,067 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Bulgaria.

Where is LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery located?

LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery is in Bulgaria, near coordinates 42.5403, 27.32689.

Who operates LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery?

LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery is operated by LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas AD.

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