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STIR Bizerte Refinery

Refinery in Tunisia. Approximate location 37.25622, 9.88962.

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STIR Bizerte Refinery is a refinery in Tunisia with a reported capacity of 34,242 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Tunisian Company of Refining Industries . It emits about 142,879 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 33,305 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 51% below the median refinery.

34,242BBL per day
142,879t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#8CO₂ rank in Tunisia
4.17t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144141.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 34,242 BBL per day ist STIR Bizerte Refinery etwa um dem Medianwert von refinery in Tunisia (34,242 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 142,879 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

33,305cars driven for a year
18,633homes' annual energy use
2,381,317tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Operator

Operated by Tunisian Company of Refining Industries .

Local climate

STIR Bizerte Refinery sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 37.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 37.25622, 9.88962. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is STIR Bizerte Refinery?

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

What is the capacity of STIR Bizerte Refinery?

STIR Bizerte Refinery has a reported capacity of 34,242 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does STIR Bizerte Refinery emit?

STIR Bizerte Refinery emits about 142,879 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 33,305 cars. That ranks #8 among tracked facilities in Tunisia.

Where is STIR Bizerte Refinery located?

STIR Bizerte Refinery is in Tunisia, near coordinates 37.25622, 9.88962.

Who operates STIR Bizerte Refinery?

STIR Bizerte Refinery is operated by Tunisian Company of Refining Industries .

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