Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery — United States
Refinery in United States. Approximate location 29.26162, -97.78725.
RefineryUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery is a refinery in United States. Its listed capacity is 14,000 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. It is operated by Blue Dolphin Energy Co. By capacity it ranks #107 among 119 oil refineries in United States. It emits about 84,576 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.01% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 30% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753377.
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.
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In context: how this facility compares
At 14,000 BBL per day, Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery is below the median refinery in United States (89,200 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 84,576 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 85k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon 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 €6.4M/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 United States
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Blue Dolphin Energy Co.
Local climate
Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 29.3°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1298 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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 #107 largest of 119 oil refineries in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 29.26162, -97.78725. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery?
Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery is a refinery in United States. 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 Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery?
The open dataset lists 14,000 BBL per day of capacity for Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery emit?
The page uses about 84,576 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #692 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery located?
Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery is in United States at approximately 29.26162, -97.78725.
Who operates Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Blue Dolphin Energy Co.