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MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery

Refinery in Hungary. Approximate location 47.28644, 18.89803.

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MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery is a refinery in Hungary with a reported capacity of 165,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by MOL Group . It emits about 1,976,623 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 460,751 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 42% above the median refinery.

165,000BBL per day
1,976,623t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Hungary
11.98t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753587.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 165,000 BBL per day ist MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery etwa um dem Medianwert von refinery in Hungary (165,000 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 1,976,623 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

460,751cars driven for a year
257,776homes' annual energy use
32,943,717tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by MOL Group .

Local climate

MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 47.3°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).

How it compares & nearby sites

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Location

Coordinates 47.28644, 18.89803. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery?

MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery is a refinery in Hungary. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery?

MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery has a reported capacity of 165,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery emit?

MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery emits about 1,976,623 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 460,751 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Hungary.

Where is MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery located?

MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery is in Hungary, near coordinates 47.28644, 18.89803.

Who operates MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery?

MOL Szazhalombatta Refinery is operated by MOL Group .

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