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ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery

Refinery in France. Approximate location 43.45032, 4.9243.

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ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery is a refinery in France with a reported capacity of 133,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Rhône Energies SARL. By capacity it ranks #5 of 7 oil refineries tracked in France. It emits about 1,213,600 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 282,890 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 8% above the median refinery.

133,000BBL per day
1,213,600t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#7CO₂ rank in France
9.12t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143886.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 133,000 BBL per day, ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery jest poniżej medianę refinery w France (219,000 BBL per day). Podsektor: oil-and-gas-refining. Jako refinery, wymaga intensywnego ciepła procesowego (typowo 200–600°C) do swoich głównych operacji przemysłowych — ciepła, które musi być dostarczane przez kotły, piece lub spalanie bezpośrednie, a straty przez nieisolowane zbiorniki i rury stanowią zmarnowane paliwo. Modułowa izolacja demontowalna może zmniejszyć te straty o 80–96%, chłodząc powierzchnie do ≤45°C, z zwrotem inwestycji często poniżej 2 lat. Rafinerie ogrzewają, frakcjonują i chemicznie transformują ropę naftową w paliwa i surowce petrochemiczne poprzez destylację i krekowanie o wysokim natężeniu energii — niezwykle wymagające w stosunku do generowania pary i odzysku ciepła.

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

What 1,213,600 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

282,890cars driven for a year
158,268homes' annual energy use
20,226,667tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in France

Total Normandy Refinery: 253,000 BBL per day253kTotal Norm…ExxonMobil Port Jerome-Gravenchon Refinery: 244,000 BBL per day244kExxonMobil…Total Donges Refinery: 219,000 BBL per day219kTotal Dong…INEOS Lavera Marseilles Refinery: 210,000 BBL per day210kINEOS Lave…ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery: 133,000 BBL per day133kExxonMobil…Total Feyzin Refinery: 109,000 BBL per day109kTotal Feyz…Total Grandpuits Refinery: 0 BBL per day0Total Gran…

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

Operator

Operated by Rhône Energies SARL. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 43.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

~17°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Hot-summer mediterranean: 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 #5 largest of 7 oil refineries in France by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 43.45032, 4.9243. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery?

ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery is a refinery in France. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery?

ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery has a reported capacity of 133,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery emit?

ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery emits about 1,213,600 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 282,890 cars. That ranks #7 among tracked facilities in France.

Where is ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery located?

ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery is in France, near coordinates 43.45032, 4.9243.

Who operates ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery?

ExxonMobil Fos-sur-Mer Refinery is operated by Rhône Energies SARL.

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