Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery — United States
Refinery in United States. Approximate location 40.82474, -111.92394.
RefineryUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery is a refinery in United States. Its listed capacity is 54,720 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 Chevron Corp. By capacity it ranks #86 among 119 oil refineries in United States. It emits about 583,031 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.10% 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 24% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753356.
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.
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Measured and modelled emissions reconciliation
This facility is linked to GHGRP ID 1006189 for reporting year 2023. The official source reports 483,549 t CO2; Climate TRACE models 583,031 t CO2e.
| Crosswalk check | Result |
|---|---|
| Modelled minus measured | 99,482 t |
| Difference as % of measured | 20.573% |
| Modelled / measured ratio | 1.20573 |
| Coordinate distance | 0.570 km |
| Name similarity | 91% |
Limits of this comparison
- Measured CO2 and modelled CO2e are not identical accounting constructs.
- The crosswalk is an entity match, not proof that reporting boundaries are identical.
- The reporting year is shown explicitly and values are not extrapolated to the current year.
Official GHGRP source · Download this reconciliation: CSV · JSON with provenance.
In context: how this facility compares
At 54,720 BBL per day, Chevron Salt Lake City 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 583,031 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 583k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Chevron Salt Lake City 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 €43.9M/yr.
Measured CO₂: 484k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (17% below the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 583k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (GHGRP RY2023), cross-checked vs 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 Chevron Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 40.8°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1388 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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 #86 largest of 119 oil refineries in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Linde Hydrogen, c/o Chevron Refinery · Chemical Plant · 166,542 t CO₂
- FJ Management North Salt Lake Refinery · Refinery · 306,042 t CO₂
- D-S Smith Grinding Division Inc · Food & Beverage
- Marathon Salt Lake City Refifnery · Refinery · 657,241 t CO₂
- Silver Eagle Refining Woods Cross Refinery · Refinery · 100,959 t CO₂
- The Fierro Group · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates 40.82474, -111.92394. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery?
Chevron Salt Lake City 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 Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery?
The open dataset lists 54,720 BBL per day of capacity for Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery emit?
The page uses about 583,031 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #216 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery located?
Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery is in United States at approximately 40.82474, -111.92394.
Who operates Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Chevron Corp.