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Salalah Methanol Complex

Chemical Plant in Oman. Approximate location 16.9344, 53.98724.

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Salalah Methanol Complex is a chemical plant in Oman with a reported capacity of 1,095,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by OQ Base Industries SAOG. By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 chemical plants tracked in Oman. It emits about 365,456 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 85,188 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

1,095,000t of chemical
365,456t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#10CO₂ rank in Oman
0.33t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257176.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 1,095,000 t of chemical, Salalah Methanol Complex est autour de la médiane des chemical plant en Oman (984,096 t of chemical). Sous-secteur: chemicals. Comme chemical plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 100–500°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 usines chimiques produisent une large gamme de produits chimiques industriels et spécialisés, beaucoup nécessitant un contrôle précis de la température et un apport de chaleur soutenu pour les réactions et séparations.

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 365,456 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

85,188cars driven for a year
47,660homes' annual energy use
6,090,933tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Oman

Salalah Methanol Complex: 1,095,000 t of chemical1.1MSalalah Me…OMN-Sohar_methanol: 984,096 t of chemical984kOMN-Sohar_…Salalah Methanol Complex: 365,000 t of chemical365kSalalah Me…

Reported capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by OQ Base Industries SAOG. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Salalah Methanol Complex sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 16.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: 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

The #1 largest of 3 chemical plants in Oman by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 16.9344, 53.98724. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Salalah Methanol Complex?

Salalah Methanol Complex is a chemical plant in Oman. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of Salalah Methanol Complex?

Salalah Methanol Complex has a reported capacity of 1,095,000 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does Salalah Methanol Complex emit?

Salalah Methanol Complex emits about 365,456 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 85,188 cars. That ranks #10 among tracked facilities in Oman.

Where is Salalah Methanol Complex located?

Salalah Methanol Complex is in Oman, near coordinates 16.9344, 53.98724.

Who operates Salalah Methanol Complex?

Salalah Methanol Complex is operated by OQ Base Industries SAOG.

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