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Djarmaya Oil Refinery

Refinery in Chad. Approximate location 12.41416, 15.09699.

RefineryChadCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Djarmaya Oil Refinery is a refinery in Chad. 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 Societe des Hydrocarbures du Tchad SA. It emits about 81,557 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 19k passenger cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 53% below the national median for this sector.

20,000BBL per day
81,557t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Chad
4.08t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-40040654.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityDjarmaya Oil Refinery Climate TRACE
CountryChad Climate TRACE
Coordinates12.41416, 15.09699 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectoroil-and-gas-refining Climate TRACE
Reported capacity20,000 BBL per day Climate TRACE
Owner / operatorSociete des Hydrocarbures du Tchad SA Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e81,557 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Chad rank#1 of 3 · top 33.3% calculated
Global oil-and-gas-refining rank#574 of 630 · top 91.1% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

Operating power plants within 50 km

PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.

In context: how this facility compares

At 20,000 BBL per day, Djarmaya Oil Refinery is around the median refinery in Chad (20,000 BBL per day). Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations — heat that must be supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion, and losses through uninsulated vessels and piping represent wasted fuel. Removable modular insulation can cut those losses by 80–96%, surface-cooling equipment to ≤45°C, with payback often under 2 years. 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 81,557 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:

19kcars driven for a year
11khomes' annual energy use
1.4 milliontree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost, Scope 1 & decarbonization potential

At its reported 82k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Djarmaya Oil Refinery carries no domestic carbon price; refinerys are not a CBAM-covered good, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €6.1M/yr. The fastest decarbonization lever is energy efficiency: eliminating heat loss on hot equipment (removable insulation, steam & waste-heat recovery) typically cuts 2–5% of fuel-related CO₂ — here ≈2k t–4k t/yr, worth €123k€307k, with payback up to 2 years. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).

82k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€6.1M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)
2k t–4k t/yr ≈ €123k€307kDecarbonization potential

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €79/t, July 2, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Efficiency range: US DOE / ASTM C680 (method). Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice. Estimate the saving for this site →

Operator

Operated by Societe des Hydrocarbures du Tchad SA.

Local climate

Djarmaya Oil Refinery sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 12.4°N in the northern hemisphere.

~23°Ctypical annual mean
~31°Ctypical warm-season
Hot semi-arid steppe: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Location

Coordinates 12.41416, 15.09699. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

For a refinery, the main modular-insulation targets are crude & vacuum distillation columns, fired heaters, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 150–550 °C.

Indicative recoverable energy

A first-pass insulation screen suggests about 31,000 MWh/year of recoverable heat-loss reduction and about 6,200 t CO₂e/year of avoided emissions. Screening estimate scaled from installed process-heat projects and surface-temperature reduction data.

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Screening calculation from facility class, capacity and open emissions/energy context. Engineering survey required before procurement.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Start with a thermal survey of valves, flanges, doors and bends. Removable modular insulation keeps maintenance access open while lowering exposed-surface temperature and wasted heat.

External climate finance your country can access

For energy-efficiency projects around process heat, likely external funding channels include:

Sources: country climate-finance facilities and public development-bank programmes.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Djarmaya Oil Refinery?

Djarmaya Oil Refinery is a refinery in Chad. 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 Djarmaya Oil Refinery?

The open dataset lists 20,000 BBL per day of capacity for Djarmaya Oil Refinery.

How much CO₂ does Djarmaya Oil Refinery emit?

The page uses about 81,557 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1 among facilities in Chad by estimated CO₂.

Where is Djarmaya Oil Refinery located?

Djarmaya Oil Refinery is in Chad at approximately 12.41416, 15.09699.

Who operates Djarmaya Oil Refinery?

The operator recorded in the open dataset is Societe des Hydrocarbures du Tchad SA.

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