Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery — United States
Refinery in United States. Approximate location 30.48627, -91.1698.
RefineryUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery is a refinery in United States. Its listed capacity is 522,500 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 Exxon Mobil Corp. By capacity it ranks #6 among 119 oil refineries in United States. It emits about 5,224,996 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.92% 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 16% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753270.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- ExxonMobil Baton Rouge Turbine Generator · Gas · 85 MW · 2 km
- Louisiana 1 · Gas · 451 MW · 2 km
- Formosa Plastics · Gas · 101 MW · 2 km
- Port Allen (LA) · Gas · 8 MW · 4 km
- LSU Cogen · Gas · 20 MW · 8 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 522,500 BBL per day, Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery is well above 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 5,224,996 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 5.2M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Exxonmobil Baton Rouge 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 €394M/yr.
Measured CO₂: 5.9M t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (13% above the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 5.2M 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 Exxon Mobil Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 30.5°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 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 1301 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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 #6 largest of 119 oil refineries in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - BR SMR · Chemical Plant · 738,863 t CO₂
- EAST WEST COPOLYMER LLC - BATON ROUGE PLANT · Other Manufacturing · 61,494 t CO₂
- Manda Packing Company · Food & Beverage
- Reel Cajun Foods · Food & Beverage
- UOP LLC · Chemical Plant · 23,023 t CO₂
- Eco Services Baton Rouge Site · Chemical Plant · 40,380 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 30.48627, -91.1698. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery?
Exxonmobil Baton Rouge 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 Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery?
The open dataset lists 522,500 BBL per day of capacity for Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery emit?
The page uses about 5,224,996 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #13 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery located?
Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery is in United States at approximately 30.48627, -91.1698.
Who operates Exxonmobil Baton Rouge Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Exxon Mobil Corp.