ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery — Albania
Refinery in Albania. Approximate location 40.70096, 19.54648.
RefineryAlbaniaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery is a refinery in Albania. Its listed capacity is 10,000 BBL per day. 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. By capacity it ranks #1 among 2 oil refineries in Albania. It emits about 38,984 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 4.0% of the CO₂e from the 5 facilities in Albania that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 55% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38895667.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
In context: how this facility compares
At 10,000 BBL per day, ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery is around the median refinery in Albania (10,000 BBL per day). 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.
What 38,984 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 39k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery carries no domestic carbon price, and its products are not CBAM-covered goods, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €2.9M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Albania
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 40.7°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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1353 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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
The #1 largest of 2 oil refineries in Albania by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
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- Fushi Kruji Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 475,835 t CO₂
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- Podgorica aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 170,152 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 40.70096, 19.54648. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery?
ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery is a refinery in Albania. 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.
What capacity is listed for ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery?
The open dataset lists 10,000 BBL per day of capacity for ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery.
How much CO₂ does ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery emit?
The page uses about 38,984 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #3 among facilities in Albania by estimated CO₂.
Where is ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery located?
ARMO Fier Bitumen Refinery is in Albania at approximately 40.70096, 19.54648.