KAR Erbil Refinery — Iraq
Refinery in Iraq. Approximate location 36.31274, 43.75193.
RefineryIraqCO₂ estimate (modelled)
KAR Erbil Refinery is a refinery in Iraq. Its listed capacity is 110,000 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 Kar Oil Refining. By capacity it ranks #5 among 14 oil refineries in Iraq. It emits about 259,539 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.7% of the CO₂e from the 37 facilities in Iraq that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 73% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143954.
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
- Khabat Thermal Power Plant · Oil · 300 MW · 25 km
- Erbil · Gas · 1,500 MW · 37 km
- Khormala power station · Gas · 1,430 MW · 38 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 110,000 BBL per day, KAR Erbil Refinery is well above the median refinery in Iraq (40,000 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.
What 259,539 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 260k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), KAR Erbil 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 €19.6M/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.
Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Iraq
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Kar Oil Refining.
Local climate
KAR Erbil Refinery sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 36.3°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 moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1295 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 #5 largest of 14 oil refineries in Iraq by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- F&F Steel Erbil plant · Steel Plant · 35,642 t CO₂
- Van Steel Kurdistan plant · Steel Plant · 454,440 t CO₂
- Makhmur Cement Plant · Cement Plant
- INOC Qayara Refinery · Refinery · 47,189 t CO₂
- Badush Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 570,094 t CO₂
- INOC Kasak Refinery · Refinery · 23,594 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 36.31274, 43.75193. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is KAR Erbil Refinery?
KAR Erbil Refinery is a refinery in Iraq. 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 KAR Erbil Refinery?
The open dataset lists 110,000 BBL per day of capacity for KAR Erbil Refinery.
How much CO₂ does KAR Erbil Refinery emit?
The page uses about 259,539 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #20 among facilities in Iraq by estimated CO₂.
Where is KAR Erbil Refinery located?
KAR Erbil Refinery is in Iraq at approximately 36.31274, 43.75193.
Who operates KAR Erbil Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Kar Oil Refining.