Home / Martinique / Oil refineries / SARA Fort de France Refinery

SARA Fort de France Refinery

Refinery in Martinique. Approximate location 14.60796, -61.03202.

RefineryMartiniqueCO₂ reported

SARA Fort de France Refinery is a refinery in Martinique with a reported capacity of 17,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Sol Investments Ltd. It emits about 119,892 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 27,947 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 16% below the median refinery.

17,000BBL per day
119,892t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#2CO₂ rank in Martinique
7.05t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144023.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 17,000 BBL per day ist SARA Fort de France Refinery etwa um dem Medianwert von refinery in Martinique (17,000 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 119,892 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

27,947cars driven for a year
15,635homes' annual energy use
1,998,200tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Sol Investments Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

SARA Fort de France Refinery sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 14.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical rainforest: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 14.60796, -61.03202. View on OpenStreetMap.

Hot industrial equipment? Cut the heat loss.

Kilns, furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, valves and steam lines on sites like this lose energy continuously. Inzonex makes patented removable modular insulation for hot industrial equipment:

  • Up to 96% less heat loss from insulated surfaces
  • Surface temperature down to ≤45°C for worker safety
  • 6× faster maintenance access — removable and refittable
  • Typical payback up to 2 years

See Inzonex process-equipment insulation →

Inzonex modular insulation on industrial equipment

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SARA Fort de France Refinery?

SARA Fort de France Refinery is a refinery in Martinique. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of SARA Fort de France Refinery?

SARA Fort de France Refinery has a reported capacity of 17,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does SARA Fort de France Refinery emit?

SARA Fort de France Refinery emits about 119,892 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 27,947 cars. That ranks #2 among tracked facilities in Martinique.

Where is SARA Fort de France Refinery located?

SARA Fort de France Refinery is in Martinique, near coordinates 14.60796, -61.03202.

Who operates SARA Fort de France Refinery?

SARA Fort de France Refinery is operated by Sol Investments Ltd.

Built from open public data; no personal information. Operate this site? Request a correction or removal.