Congo_Lower Congo_Heavy oil — Oil & Gas Field, Congo

Congo_Lower Congo_Heavy oil is an oil & gas field in Congo. It extracts crude oil and natural gas at the wellhead. It emits about 260,125 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 60,635 cars.

260,125t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)

#6CO₂ rank in Congo

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-53058688.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Podsektor: oil-and-gas-production. Pola petrochemiczne, gazowe i zakłady wydobywcze obsługują kompresory, urządzenia do separacji i grzejniki; straty ciepła z pary i gorących rur zmniejszają efektywność wydobycia.

Porównanie pojemności i intensywności CO₂ obliczane na podstawie danych instalacji przemysłowych Climate TRACE; rola sektora oparta na odniesieniau inżynierskim.

What 260,125 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

60,635cars driven for a year

33,923homes' annual energy use

4,335,417tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Local climate

Congo_Lower Congo_Heavy oil sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 4.4°S in the southern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean

~29°Ctypical warm-season

Tropical savanna: 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

Nearby industrial sites

Congo_Lower Congo_LNG · Oil & Gas Field · 1,090,764 t CO₂
Congo_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf · Oil & Gas Field · 4,500,184 t CO₂
Gabon_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf · Oil & Gas Field · 1,541,864 t CO₂
CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery · Refinery · 84,472 t CO₂
Congo_Lower Congo_Deepwater · Oil & Gas Field · 2,038,943 t CO₂
Congo_Lower Congo_Conventional onshore · Oil & Gas Field · 3,284,484 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates -4.44706, 11.07056. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Congo_Lower Congo_Heavy oil?

Congo_Lower Congo_Heavy oil is a oil & gas field in Congo. It extracts crude oil and natural gas at the wellhead.

How much CO₂ does Congo_Lower Congo_Heavy oil emit?

Congo_Lower Congo_Heavy oil emits about 260,125 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 60,635 cars. That ranks #6 among tracked facilities in Congo.

Where is Congo_Lower Congo_Heavy oil located?

Congo_Lower Congo_Heavy oil is in Congo, near coordinates -4.44706, 11.07056.

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