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BP Whiting Refinery

Refinery in United States. Approximate location 41.6681, -87.48027.

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BP Whiting Refinery is a refinery in United States with a reported capacity of 435,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by BP PLC. By capacity it ranks #8 of 134 oil refineries tracked in United States. It emits about 3,458,037 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 806,069 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 6% below the median refinery.

435,000BBL per day
3,458,037t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#30CO₂ rank in United States
7.95t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753271.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 435,000 BBL per day, BP Whiting Refinery è ben al di sopra di la mediana di refinery in United States (93,500 BBL per day). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 18% al di sotto di la mediana di refinery. Sottosettore: oil-and-gas-refining. Come refinery, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 200–600°C) per le sue operazioni industriali essenziali — calore che deve essere fornito da caldaie, forni o combustione diretta, e le perdite attraverso recipienti e tubazioni non isolati rappresentano carburante sprecato. L'isolamento modulare removibile può ridurre queste perdite dell'80–96%, raffreddando superfici a ≤45°C, con payback spesso inferiore a 2 anni. Le raffinerie riscaldano, frazionano e trasformano chimicamente il petrolio greggio in carburanti e materie prime petrolchimiche attraverso distillazione e cracking ad alta intensità energetica — estremamente esigenti per la generazione di vapore e il recupero di calore.

Confronto di capacità e intensità di CO₂ calcolato dai dati delle strutture industriali Climate TRACE; ruolo del settore basato su riferimento ingegneristico.

What 3,458,037 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

806,069cars driven for a year
450,970homes' annual energy use
57,633,950tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in United States

Motiva Port Arthur Refinery: 640,500 BBL per day640kMotiva Por…Marathon Galveston Bay Refinery: 633,000 BBL per day633kMarathon G…Exxonmobil Beaumont Refinery: 612,000 BBL per day612kExxonmobil…Marathon Garyville Refinery: 606,000 BBL per day606kMarathon G…Exxonmobil Baytown Refinery: 564,440 BBL per day564kExxonmobil…Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery: 522,500 BBL per day522kExxonmobil…Citgo Lake Charles Refinery: 459,800 BBL per day460kCitgo Lake…BP Whiting Refinery: 435,000 BBL per day435kBP Whiting…

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

Operator

Operated by BP PLC. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

BP Whiting Refinery sits in a hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfa), at 41.7°N in the northern hemisphere.

~9°Ctypical annual mean
~23°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer humid continental: 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 #8 largest of 134 oil refineries in United States by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 41.6681, -87.48027. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is BP Whiting Refinery?

BP Whiting Refinery is a refinery in United States. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of BP Whiting Refinery?

BP Whiting Refinery has a reported capacity of 435,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does BP Whiting Refinery emit?

BP Whiting Refinery emits about 3,458,037 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 806,069 cars. That ranks #30 among tracked facilities in United States.

Where is BP Whiting Refinery located?

BP Whiting Refinery is in United States, near coordinates 41.6681, -87.48027.

Who operates BP Whiting Refinery?

BP Whiting Refinery is operated by BP PLC.

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