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Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery

Refinery in Papua New Guinea. Approximate location -9.4555, 147.11498.

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Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery is a refinery in Papua New Guinea with a reported capacity of 32,500 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. It emits about 154,495 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 36,013 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 44% below the median refinery.

32,500BBL per day
154,495t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Papua New Guinea
4.75t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144050.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 32,500 BBL per day ist Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery etwa um dem Medianwert von refinery in Papua New Guinea (32,500 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 154,495 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

36,013cars driven for a year
20,148homes' annual energy use
2,574,917tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 9.5°S in the southern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical rainforest: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

Location

Coordinates -9.4555, 147.11498. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery?

Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery is a refinery in Papua New Guinea. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery?

Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery has a reported capacity of 32,500 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery emit?

Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery emits about 154,495 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 36,013 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Papua New Guinea.

Where is Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery located?

Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery is in Papua New Guinea, near coordinates -9.4555, 147.11498.

Who operates Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery?

Puma Energy Port Moresby Refinery is operated by Trafigura Group Pte Ltd.

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