Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery — Italy
Refinery in Italy. Approximate location 44.57471, 8.94761.
RefineryItalyCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery is a refinery in Italy. Its listed capacity is 38,000 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 Iplom SpA. By capacity it ranks #7 among 7 oil refineries in Italy. It emits about 373,043 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.94% of the CO₂e from the 70 facilities in Italy that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 14% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143973.
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.
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
Measured and modelled emissions reconciliation
This facility is linked to EUTL ID IT_83 for reporting year 2023. The official source reports 252,794 t CO2; Climate TRACE models 373,043 t CO2e.
| Crosswalk check | Result |
|---|---|
| Modelled minus measured | 120,249 t |
| Difference as % of measured | 47.568% |
| Modelled / measured ratio | 1.47568 |
| Coordinate distance | 0.380 km |
| Name similarity | 74% |
Limits of this comparison
- Measured CO2 and modelled CO2e are not identical accounting constructs.
- The crosswalk is an entity match, not proof that reporting boundaries are identical.
- The reporting year is shown explicitly and values are not extrapolated to the current year.
Official EUTL source · Download this reconciliation: CSV · JSON with provenance.
In context: how this facility compares
At 38,000 BBL per day, Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery is below the median refinery in Italy (88,400 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 373,043 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 373k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery carries €31.8M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Measured CO₂: 253k t/yr — verified EUTL (reporting year 2023) (32% below the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 373k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (EUTL 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 Italy
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Iplom SpA.
Local climate
Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csb), at 44.6°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 marine corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1359 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
The #7 largest of 7 oil refineries in Italy by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 44.57471, 8.94761. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery?
Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery is a refinery in Italy. 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 Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery?
The open dataset lists 38,000 BBL per day of capacity for Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery emit?
The page uses about 373,043 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #28 among facilities in Italy by estimated CO₂.
Where is Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery located?
Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery is in Italy at approximately 44.57471, 8.94761.
Who operates Iplom Busalla Oil Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Iplom SpA.