Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa Refinery
Refinery in Jordan. Approximate location 32.12467, 36.11216.
RefineryJordanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa Refinery is a refinery in Jordan. 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 Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co. It emits about 353,663 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 14% of the CO₂e from the 7 facilities in Jordan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143995.
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
- Hussein Thermal Power Plant Jordan · Oil · 382 MW · 1 km
- Samra CCGT Power Plant Jordan · Gas · 1,031 MW · 3 km
- Rehab CCGT Power Plant Jordan · Gas · 357 MW · 24 km
- IPP3 ICE Power Plant Jordan · Gas · 573 MW · 24 km
- Jordanian Royal Court · Solar · 5 MW · 24 km
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.
What 353,663 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 354k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa 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 €26.7M/yr.
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co.
Local climate
Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa Refinery sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 32.1°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 a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1318 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.01× 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
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- Muaqqar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 220,646 t CO₂
- Good Chicken (Shan) Ltd · Food & Beverage · 5,319 t CO₂
- Becker Tnuva Limited Partnership - Slaughterhouse · Food & Beverage
- White sand industries · Other Manufacturing · 4,891 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 32.12467, 36.11216. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa Refinery?
Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa Refinery is a refinery in Jordan. 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.
How much CO₂ does Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa Refinery emit?
The page uses about 353,663 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #4 among facilities in Jordan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa Refinery located?
Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa Refinery is in Jordan at approximately 32.12467, 36.11216.
Who operates Jordan Petroleum Al Zarqa Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Jordan Petroleum Refinery Co.