BP Rotterdam Refinery — Netherlands
Refinery in Netherlands. Approximate location 51.94281, 4.10823.
RefineryNetherlandsCO₂ estimate (modelled)
BP Rotterdam Refinery is a refinery in Netherlands. 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 BP PLC. It emits about 3,444,274 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 9.5% of the CO₂e from the 25 facilities in Netherlands that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144032.
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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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Nerefco · Wind · 22 MW · 2 km
- Enecogen power station · Gas · 870 MW · 2 km
- Maasvlakte Power Station (Riverstone Holdings) · Coal · 800 MW · 3 km
- Alco Energy Rotterdam power station · Biomass · 60 MW · 5 km
- Maasvlakte 3 · Coal · 1,100 MW · 6 km
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.
What 3,444,274 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 3.4M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), BP Rotterdam Refinery carries €294M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Measured CO₂: 2.1M t/yr — verified EUTL (reporting year 2023) (38% below the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 3.4M t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (EUTL RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by BP PLC. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
BP Rotterdam Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.9°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 humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1402 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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
- Archer Daniels Midland Europoort Bv (Adm) · Food & Beverage · 153,291 t CO₂
- Vitol Processing Rotterdam Refinery · Refinery · 665,990 t CO₂
- ExxonMobil Botlek Rotterdam Refinery · Refinery · 1,859,980 t CO₂
- Shell Pernis Refinery · Refinery · 5,007,588 t CO₂
- Frieslandcampina Rotterdam · Food & Beverage
- Unilever Nederland Foods Factories Bv · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates 51.94281, 4.10823. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is BP Rotterdam Refinery?
BP Rotterdam Refinery is a refinery in Netherlands. 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.
How much CO₂ does BP Rotterdam Refinery emit?
The page uses about 3,444,274 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #3 among facilities in Netherlands by estimated CO₂.
Where is BP Rotterdam Refinery located?
BP Rotterdam Refinery is in Netherlands at approximately 51.94281, 4.10823.
Who operates BP Rotterdam Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is BP PLC.