Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery — United Arab Emirates
Refinery in United Arab Emirates. Approximate location 24.43696, 54.49262.
RefineryUnited Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery is a refinery in United Arab Emirates. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery. It is operated by ADNOC.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144156.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Operating power plants within 50 km
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
Operator
Operated by ADNOC.
Local climate
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 24.4°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1223 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- Abu Dhabi Municipal Region · Aluminium Smelter · 663,169 t CO₂
- Emsteel Abu Dhabi plant · Steel Plant · 2,617,390 t CO₂
- Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant · Steel Plant · 1,827,542 t CO₂
- Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 4,739,433 t CO₂
- Taweelah-Abu Dhabi aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 3,459,725 t CO₂
- ENOC Jebel Ali Refinery · Refinery · 1,233,224 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 24.43696, 54.49262. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery?
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery is a refinery in United Arab Emirates. Refineries heat, fractionate and chemically transform crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through energy-intensive distillation and cracking — extremely demanding on steam generation and heat recovery.
Where is Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery located?
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery is in United Arab Emirates at approximately 24.43696, 54.49262.
Who operates Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is ADNOC.