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BPCL Kochi Refinery

Refinery in India. Approximate location 9.9722, 76.378.

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BPCL Kochi Refinery is a refinery in India with a reported capacity of 311,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. By capacity it ranks #3 of 22 oil refineries tracked in India. It emits about 3,469,260 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 808,685 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 32% above the median refinery.

311,000BBL per day
3,469,260t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#33CO₂ rank in India
11.16t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143923.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 311,000 BBL per day, BPCL Kochi Refinery è ben al di sopra di la mediana di refinery in India (210,000 BBL per day). Il suo CO₂ per unità di capacità è approssimativamente 21% 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 3,469,260 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

808,685cars driven for a year
452,433homes' annual energy use
57,821,000tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in India

RPL (Reliance Petroleum Limited) Jamnagar Refinery: 1,369,000 BBL per day1.4MRPL (Relia…Nayara Vadinar Oil Refinery: 401,000 BBL per day401kNayara Vad…BPCL Kochi Refinery: 311,000 BBL per day311kBPCL Kochi…Mangalore Refinery: 301,000 BBL per day301kMangalore …IOCL Paradip Refinery: 301,000 BBL per day301kIOCL Parad…HPCL Visakh Refinery: 301,000 BBL per day301kHPCL Visak…IOCL Panipat Refinery: 301,000 BBL per day301kIOCL Panip…IOCL Gujarat Koyali Refinery: 275,000 BBL per day275kIOCL Gujar…

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

Operator

Operated by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

BPCL Kochi Refinery sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 10.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~28°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical monsoon: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 22 oil refineries in India by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 9.9722, 76.378. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is BPCL Kochi Refinery?

BPCL Kochi Refinery is a refinery in India. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of BPCL Kochi Refinery?

BPCL Kochi Refinery has a reported capacity of 311,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does BPCL Kochi Refinery emit?

BPCL Kochi Refinery emits about 3,469,260 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 808,685 cars. That ranks #33 among tracked facilities in India.

Where is BPCL Kochi Refinery located?

BPCL Kochi Refinery is in India, near coordinates 9.9722, 76.378.

Who operates BPCL Kochi Refinery?

BPCL Kochi Refinery is operated by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

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