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NOC Zawia Refinery

Refinery in Libya. Approximate location 32.78618, 12.69664.

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NOC Zawia Refinery is a refinery in Libya with a reported capacity of 120,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by National Oil Corp. By capacity it ranks #2 of 5 oil refineries tracked in Libya. It emits about 598,189 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 139,438 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 41% below the median refinery.

120,000BBL per day
598,189t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#4CO₂ rank in Libya
4.98t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144010.

W kontekście: jak ta instalacja się porównuje

Przy 120,000 BBL per day, NOC Zawia Refinery jest znacznie powyżej medianę refinery w Libya (20,000 BBL per day). Jego CO₂ na jednostkę pojemności wynosi w przybliżeniu 7% poniżej medianę refinery. 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 598,189 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

139,438cars driven for a year
78,011homes' annual energy use
9,969,817tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Libya

NOC Ras Lanuf Refinery: 220,000 BBL per day220kNOC Ras La…NOC Zawia Refinery: 120,000 BBL per day120kNOC Zawia …AGOCO Tobruk Refinery: 20,000 BBL per day20kAGOCO Tobr…AGOCO Sarir Refinery: 10,000 BBL per day10kAGOCO Sari…NOC El-Brega Refinery: 10,000 BBL per day10kNOC El-Bre…

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

Operator

Operated by National Oil Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

NOC Zawia Refinery sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 32.8°N in the northern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: hot summers and mild winters

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 5 oil refineries in Libya by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 32.78618, 12.69664. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is NOC Zawia Refinery?

NOC Zawia Refinery is a refinery in Libya. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of NOC Zawia Refinery?

NOC Zawia Refinery has a reported capacity of 120,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does NOC Zawia Refinery emit?

NOC Zawia Refinery emits about 598,189 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 139,438 cars. That ranks #4 among tracked facilities in Libya.

Where is NOC Zawia Refinery located?

NOC Zawia Refinery is in Libya, near coordinates 32.78618, 12.69664.

Who operates NOC Zawia Refinery?

NOC Zawia Refinery is operated by National Oil Corp.

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