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ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery

Refinery in Spain. Approximate location 41.10536, 1.21476.

RefinerySpainCO₂ reported

ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery is a refinery in Spain with a reported capacity of 30,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Asfaltos Españoles SA. By capacity it ranks #9 of 9 oil refineries tracked in Spain. It emits about 168,475 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 39,272 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 33% below the median refinery.

30,000BBL per day
168,475t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#55CO₂ rank in Spain
5.62t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144123.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 30,000 BBL per day, ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery est en dessous de la médiane des refinery en Spain (186,000 BBL per day). Son CO₂ par unité de capacité est approximativement 52% en dessous de la médiane des refinery. Sous-secteur: oil-and-gas-refining. Comme refinery, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 200–600°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les raffineries chauffent, fractionnent et transforment chimiquement le pétrole brut en combustibles et matières premières pétrochimiques par distillation et craquage gourmands en énergie — extrêmement exigeants pour la génération de vapeur et la récupération de chaleur.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 168,475 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

39,272cars driven for a year
21,971homes' annual energy use
2,807,917tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Spain

CEPSA Gibraltar-San Roque Refinery: 240,000 BBL per day240kCEPSA Gibr…Repsol Bilbao Refinery: 220,000 BBL per day220kRepsol Bil…Repsol Cartagena Refinery: 220,000 BBL per day220kRepsol Car…CEPSA La Rabida Refinery: 190,000 BBL per day190kCEPSA La R…Repsol Tarragona Refinery: 186,000 BBL per day186kRepsol Tar…Repsol Puertollano Refinery: 150,000 BBL per day150kRepsol Pue…Repsol A Coruna Refinery: 120,000 BBL per day120kRepsol A C…BP Castellon Refinery: 110,000 BBL per day110kBP Castell…

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

Operator

Operated by Asfaltos Españoles SA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 41.1°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

The #9 largest of 9 oil refineries in Spain by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 41.10536, 1.21476. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery?

ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery is a refinery in Spain. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery?

ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery has a reported capacity of 30,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery emit?

ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery emits about 168,475 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 39,272 cars. That ranks #55 among tracked facilities in Spain.

Where is ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery located?

ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery is in Spain, near coordinates 41.10536, 1.21476.

Who operates ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery?

ASESA Tarragona Asphalt Refinery is operated by Asfaltos Españoles SA.

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