Isla Oil Refinery — Curaçao
Refinery in Curaçao. Approximate location 12.13419, -68.93337.
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Isla Oil Refinery is a refinery in Curaçao. Its listed capacity is 335,000 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 Refineria di Korsou NV.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753946.
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.
In context: how this facility compares
At 335,000 BBL per day, Isla Oil Refinery is around the median refinery in Curaçao (335,000 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.
Operator
Operated by Refineria di Korsou NV.
Local climate
Isla Oil Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 12.1°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1269 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.98× 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
- Cumarebo Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 620,214 t CO₂
- PDVSA Paraguana Refinery Complex · Refinery · 2,923,919 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 12.13419, -68.93337. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Isla Oil Refinery?
Isla Oil Refinery is a refinery in Curaçao. 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 Isla Oil Refinery?
The open dataset lists 335,000 BBL per day of capacity for Isla Oil Refinery.
Where is Isla Oil Refinery located?
Isla Oil Refinery is in Curaçao at approximately 12.13419, -68.93337.
Who operates Isla Oil Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Refineria di Korsou NV.