Kinder Morgan Galena Park Refinery — United States
Refinery in United States. Approximate location 29.73302, -95.21968.
RefineryUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Kinder Morgan Galena Park 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. It is operated by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP. It emits about 639,312 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.11% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753335.
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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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 639,312 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 639k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Kinder Morgan Galena Park 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 €48.2M/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 Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP.
Local climate
Kinder Morgan Galena Park Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 29.7°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 1292 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.99× 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
- Chevron Pasadena Refinery · Refinery · 1,001,984 t CO₂
- US GYPSUM - GALENA PARK PLANT · Metals Plant · 48,397 t CO₂
- Air Products LLC - Pasadena SMR · Chemical Plant · 312,547 t CO₂
- Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America, LLC - Pasadena · Chemical Plant · 19,197 t CO₂
- Evonik Pasadena PMD Site · Chemical Plant · 8,300 t CO₂
- Sekisui Specialty Chemicals America, LLC - Pasadena · Other Manufacturing · 28,259 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 29.73302, -95.21968. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Kinder Morgan Galena Park Refinery?
Kinder Morgan Galena Park 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.
How much CO₂ does Kinder Morgan Galena Park Refinery emit?
The page uses about 639,312 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #203 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Kinder Morgan Galena Park Refinery located?
Kinder Morgan Galena Park Refinery is in United States at approximately 29.73302, -95.21968.
Who operates Kinder Morgan Galena Park Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP.