Natref Sasolburg Refinery

Natref Sasolburg Refinery is a refinery in South Africa with a reported capacity of 108,500 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Sasol . By capacity it ranks #2 of 4 oil refineries tracked in South Africa. It emits about 771,500 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 179,837 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 16% below the median refinery.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753782.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 108,500 BBL per day ist Natref Sasolburg Refinery etwa um dem Medianwert von refinery in South Africa (108,500 BBL per day). Sein CO₂ pro Kapazitätseinheit liegt ungefähr 11% unter dem Medianwert von refinery. 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 771,500 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in South Africa

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

Operator

Operated by Sasol .

Local climate

Natref Sasolburg Refinery sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 26.8°S in the southern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 4 oil refineries in South Africa by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Sasol Polymers Sasolburg, Sasolburg · Petrochemical · 197,367 t CO₂
• ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark Steel Works · Steel Plant · 4,161,451 t CO₂
• ZAF-Fezile Dabi_methanol · Chemical Plant · 52,157 t CO₂
• Scaw Metals Group Germiston plant · Steel Plant · 493,095 t CO₂
• Pretoria Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 239,414 t CO₂
• Sasol Polymers Secunda, Secunda · Petrochemical · 1,151,305 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -26.80628, 27.85592. View on OpenStreetMap.

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