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AGOCO Tobruk Refinery

Refinery in Libya. Approximate location 32.04344, 23.9721.

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AGOCO Tobruk Refinery is a refinery in Libya 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 National Oil Corp. By capacity it ranks #3 of 5 oil refineries tracked in Libya. It emits about 107,070 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 24,958 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 37% below the median refinery.

20,000BBL per day
107,070t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#9CO₂ rank in Libya
5.35t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753684.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 20,000 BBL per day, AGOCO Tobruk Refinery está alrededor de la mediana de refinery en Libya (20,000 BBL per day). Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. Como refinery, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 200–600°C) para sus operaciones industriales centrales — calor que debe ser suministrado por calderas, hornos o combustión directa, y las pérdidas a través de recipientes y tuberías sin aislar representan combustible desperdiciado. El aislamiento modular desmontable puede reducir esas pérdidas en un 80–96%, enfriando superficies a ≤45°C, con amortización a menudo inferior a 2 años. Las refinerías calientan, fraccionan y transforman químicamente el petróleo crudo en combustibles y materias primas petroquímicas mediante destilación y craqueo que consumen mucha energía — extremadamente exigentes en generación de vapor y recuperación de calor.

Comparación de capacidad e intensidad de CO₂ calculada a partir de datos de instalaciones industriales de Climate TRACE; papel del sector basado en referencia de ingeniería.

What 107,070 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

24,958cars driven for a year
13,963homes' annual energy use
1,784,500tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Libya

NOC Ras Lanuf Refinery: 220,000 BBL per day220kNOC Ras La…NOC Zawia Refinery: 120,000 BBL per day120kNOC Zawia …AGOCO Tobruk Refinery: 20,000 BBL per day20kAGOCO Tobr…AGOCO Sarir Refinery: 10,000 BBL per day10kAGOCO Sari…NOC El-Brega Refinery: 10,000 BBL per day10kNOC El-Bre…

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

Operator

Operated by National Oil Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

AGOCO Tobruk Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 32.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 5 oil refineries in Libya by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 32.04344, 23.9721. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is AGOCO Tobruk Refinery?

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

What is the capacity of AGOCO Tobruk Refinery?

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

How much CO₂ does AGOCO Tobruk Refinery emit?

AGOCO Tobruk Refinery emits about 107,070 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 24,958 cars. That ranks #9 among tracked facilities in Libya.

Where is AGOCO Tobruk Refinery located?

AGOCO Tobruk Refinery is in Libya, near coordinates 32.04344, 23.9721.

Who operates AGOCO Tobruk Refinery?

AGOCO Tobruk Refinery is operated by National Oil Corp.

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