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Viva Geelong Refinery

Refinery in Australia. Approximate location -38.078, 144.38181.

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Viva Geelong Refinery is a refinery in Australia with a reported capacity of 120,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. By capacity it ranks #1 of 5 oil refineries tracked in Australia. It emits about 1,460,991 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 340,557 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 44% above the median refinery.

120,000BBL per day
1,460,991t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#9CO₂ rank in Australia
12.17t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143733.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 120,000 BBL per day, Viva Geelong Refinery è attorno a la mediana di refinery in Australia (120,000 BBL per day). 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 1,460,991 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

340,557cars driven for a year
190,531homes' annual energy use
24,349,850tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Australia

Viva Geelong Refinery: 120,000 BBL per day120kViva Geelo…Ampol Lytton Refinery: 109,000 BBL per day109kAmpol Lytt…BP Bulwer Island Refinery: 0 BBL per day0BP Bulwer …ExxonMobil Altona Refinery: 0 BBL per day0ExxonMobil…BP Kwinana Refinery: 0 BBL per day0BP Kwinana…

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

Local climate

Viva Geelong Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 38.1°S in the southern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: 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 #1 largest of 5 oil refineries in Australia by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates -38.078, 144.38181. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Viva Geelong Refinery?

Viva Geelong Refinery is a refinery in Australia. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of Viva Geelong Refinery?

Viva Geelong Refinery has a reported capacity of 120,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does Viva Geelong Refinery emit?

Viva Geelong Refinery emits about 1,460,991 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 340,557 cars. That ranks #9 among tracked facilities in Australia.

Where is Viva Geelong Refinery located?

Viva Geelong Refinery is in Australia, near coordinates -38.078, 144.38181.

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