KNPC Shuaiba Refinery

KNPC Shuaiba Refinery is a refinery in Kuwait. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Kuwait National Petroleum Co.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144008.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

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.

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Kuwait

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

Operator

Operated by Kuwait National Petroleum Co. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

KNPC Shuaiba Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

• Equate Petrochemical Co. , Al-Shuaiba, · Petrochemical · 2,215,924 t CO₂
• Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant · Cement Plant · 979,660 t CO₂
• KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery · Refinery · 4,733,535 t CO₂
• KNPC Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery · Refinery · 3,607,496 t CO₂
• United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant · Steel Plant · 267,696 t CO₂
• KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery · Refinery · 8,272,164 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 29.03461, 48.14025. View on OpenStreetMap.

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