CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery — Kazakhstan
Refinery in Kazakhstan. Approximate location 43.66541, 51.2811.
RefineryKazakhstanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery is a refinery in Kazakhstan. Its listed capacity is 20,000 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 National Company KazMunayGas JSC. By capacity it ranks #4 among 4 oil refineries in Kazakhstan. It emits about 85,787 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.38% of the CO₂e from the 20 facilities in Kazakhstan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 50% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-40040666.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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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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- CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery · 84,472 t CO₂e/yr · Congo
- Gaoqing Hongyuan Petrochemical Refinery · 89,416 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Djarmaya Oil Refinery · 81,557 t CO₂e/yr · Chad
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Aktau nuclear power plant · Nuclear · 90 MW · 6 km
- MAEK 2 power station · Gas · 685 MW · 7 km
- MAEK 3 power station · Gas · 855 MW · 8 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 20,000 BBL per day, CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery is below the median refinery in Kazakhstan (120,000 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 85,787 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 86k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), CAPSI Aktau Bitum 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 €6.5M/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 Kazakhstan
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by National Company KazMunayGas JSC. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 43.7°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
How it compares & nearby sites
The #4 largest of 4 oil refineries in Kazakhstan by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- HeidelbergCement CaspiCement Plant · Cement Plant · 307,063 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 43.66541, 51.2811. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery?
CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery is a refinery in Kazakhstan. 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 CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery?
The open dataset lists 20,000 BBL per day of capacity for CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery.
How much CO₂ does CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery emit?
The page uses about 85,787 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #20 among facilities in Kazakhstan by estimated CO₂.
Where is CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery located?
CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery is in Kazakhstan at approximately 43.66541, 51.2811.
Who operates CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is National Company KazMunayGas JSC.