CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery — Congo
Refinery in Congo. Approximate location -4.73371, 11.84966.
RefineryCongoCO₂ estimate (modelled)
CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery is a refinery in Congo. Its listed capacity is 21,000 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 Congolaise de Raffinage. It emits about 84,472 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 14% of the CO₂e from the 4 facilities in Congo that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 53% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143855.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Blue Dolphin Energy Nixon Refinery · 84,576 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- CAPSI Aktau Bitum Refinery · 85,787 t CO₂e/yr · Kazakhstan
- Puma Energy Managua Refinery · 85,888 t CO₂e/yr · Nicaragua
- Djarmaya Oil Refinery · 81,557 t CO₂e/yr · Chad
- SORAZ Refinery · 81,557 t CO₂e/yr · Niger
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Pointe-Noire · Oil · 13 MW · 7 km
- Centrale Électrique du Congo (CEC) power station · Gas · 1,000 MW · 19 km
- Djeno Eni · Gas · 36 MW · 19 km
- Djeno Total · Gas · 25 MW · 22 km
- Pointe-Noire Sne · Gas · 300 MW · 22 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 21,000 BBL per day, CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery is around the median refinery in Congo (21,000 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 84,472 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 84k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), CORAF Pointe Noire 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 €6.4M/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 Congolaise de Raffinage.
Local climate
CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 4.7°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an extreme marine/tropical environment (estimated ISO 9223 class CX — Extreme), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1248 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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
- Cabinda Oil Refinery · Refinery
- Louvakou Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 122,345 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -4.73371, 11.84966. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery?
CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery is a refinery in Congo. 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 CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery?
The open dataset lists 21,000 BBL per day of capacity for CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery.
How much CO₂ does CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery emit?
The page uses about 84,472 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #4 among facilities in Congo by estimated CO₂.
Where is CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery located?
CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery is in Congo at approximately -4.73371, 11.84966.
Who operates CORAF Pointe Noire Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Congolaise de Raffinage.