CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya Bay — China
Petrochemical in China. Approximate location 22.75729, 114.59662.
PetrochemicalChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya Bay is a petrochemical plant in China. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes. It is operated by CNOOC. It emits about 3,761,677 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.14% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648382.
Data status
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Calculated from the dataset
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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
- DAYA BAY CSPC · Oil · 240 MW · 1 km
- Guangdong Huizhou · Gas · 1,080 MW · 1 km
- Huizhou LNG Gas · Gas · 1,080 MW · 1 km
- Yudean Huizhou Gas power station · Gas · 2,550 MW · 2 km
- Huizhou Cogen power station · Coal · 1,660 MW · 3 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. As petrochemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 300–800°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 3,761,677 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 3.8M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya Bay 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 €283M/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.
Operator
Operated by CNOOC. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya Bay sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 22.8°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 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 1282 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.99× 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
- CNOOC Huizhou Refinery · Refinery · 5,467,956 t CO₂
- Qingyuan Yueqiang Environmental Protection Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Longyan City Yongding District Baiyan Building Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant · 39,508 t CO₂
- Longyan City Yongding District Jingguang Building Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Bengbu Huajian Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Heyuan Derun Steel Co Ltd LanTang Industrial Park · Steel Plant · 256,757 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 22.75729, 114.59662. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya Bay?
CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya Bay is a petrochemical plant in China. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
How much CO₂ does CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya Bay emit?
The page uses about 3,761,677 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #183 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya Bay located?
CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya Bay is in China at approximately 22.75729, 114.59662.
Who operates CNOOC & Shell Petrochemical, Guangdong, Daya Bay?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is CNOOC.