ExxonMobil Altona Refinery — Australia
Refinery in Australia. Approximate location -37.85014, 144.85036.
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ExxonMobil Altona Refinery is a refinery in Australia. 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 Exxon Mobil Corp.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143732.
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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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
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.
Operator
Operated by Exxon Mobil Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
ExxonMobil Altona Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 37.9°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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1351 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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
- Qenos Pty. Ltd., Altona ,Victoria · Petrochemical · 106,915 t CO₂
- Tasman Butchers · Food & Beverage
- GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill · Steel Plant · 48,490 t CO₂
- Viva Geelong Refinery · Refinery · 1,460,991 t CO₂
- Opal Australian Paper - Maryvale Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 74,484 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates -37.85014, 144.85036. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is ExxonMobil Altona Refinery?
ExxonMobil Altona Refinery is a refinery in Australia. 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.
Where is ExxonMobil Altona Refinery located?
ExxonMobil Altona Refinery is in Australia at approximately -37.85014, 144.85036.
Who operates ExxonMobil Altona Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Exxon Mobil Corp.