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SORAZ Refinery

Refinery in Niger. Approximate location 14.18612, 8.78489.

RefineryNigerCO₂ reported

SORAZ Refinery is a refinery in Niger with a reported capacity of 20,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Government of Nigeria . It emits about 81,557 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 19,011 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 52% below the median refinery.

20,000BBL per day
81,557t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#3CO₂ rank in Niger
4.08t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-40040655.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 20,000 BBL per day ist SORAZ Refinery etwa um dem Medianwert von refinery in Niger (20,000 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 81,557 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

19,011cars driven for a year
10,636homes' annual energy use
1,359,283tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Government of Nigeria .

Local climate

SORAZ Refinery sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 14.2°N in the northern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

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

Location

Coordinates 14.18612, 8.78489. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is SORAZ Refinery?

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

What is the capacity of SORAZ Refinery?

SORAZ Refinery has a reported capacity of 20,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does SORAZ Refinery emit?

SORAZ Refinery emits about 81,557 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 19,011 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Niger.

Where is SORAZ Refinery located?

SORAZ Refinery is in Niger, near coordinates 14.18612, 8.78489.

Who operates SORAZ Refinery?

SORAZ Refinery is operated by Government of Nigeria .

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