BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) — India
Refinery in India. Approximate location 26.58068, 93.78909.
RefineryIndiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) is a refinery in India. Its listed capacity is 60,000 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 State of Assam. By capacity it ranks #13 among 17 oil refineries in India. It emits about 883,918 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.18% of the CO₂e from the 297 facilities in India that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 71% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143929.
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.
In context: how this facility compares
At 60,000 BBL per day, BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) is below the median refinery in India (161,000 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 883,918 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 884k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) 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 €66.6M/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 India
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by State of Assam.
Local climate
BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 26.6°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 1259 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.97× 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 #13 largest of 17 oil refineries in India by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Cement Corp of India Bokajan Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 88,640 t CO₂
- Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL) Assam Gas Cracker Project, Lepetkattaa Bangla Block, Assam · Petrochemical · 347,139 t CO₂
- Dibrugarh (Namrup) Fertilizer Complex · Chemical Plant · 1,144 t CO₂
- Namrup Chemical Complex · Chemical Plant · 66,306 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 26.58068, 93.78909. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL)?
BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) is a refinery in India. 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 BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL)?
The open dataset lists 60,000 BBL per day of capacity for BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL).
How much CO₂ does BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) emit?
The page uses about 883,918 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #150 among facilities in India by estimated CO₂.
Where is BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) located?
BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) is in India at approximately 26.58068, 93.78909.
Who operates BPCL Numaligarh Refinery (NRL)?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is State of Assam.