KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery — Kuwait
Refinery in Kuwait. Approximate location 29.00542, 48.15169.
RefineryKuwaitCO₂ estimate (modelled)
KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery is a refinery in Kuwait. Its listed capacity is 454,000 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 Kuwait National Petroleum Co. By capacity it ranks #2 among 3 oil refineries in Kuwait. It emits about 4,733,535 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 24% of the CO₂e from the 6 facilities in Kuwait that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 21% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144007.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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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
- Shuiba North · Gas · 875 MW · 3 km
- Shuiba SPSS · Gas · 720 MW · 3 km
- Shuwaikh · Gas · 252 MW · 10 km
- Az Zour North · Gas · 1,100 MW · 39 km
- Az Zour South CCGT · Gas · 5,945 MW · 40 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 454,000 BBL per day, KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery is around the median refinery in Kuwait (454,000 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 4,733,535 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 4.7M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), KNPC Mina Abdullah 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 €357M/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 Kuwait
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Kuwait National Petroleum Co. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 29.0°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 1240 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× 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 #2 largest of 3 oil refineries in Kuwait by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Equate Petrochemical Co. , Al-Shuaiba, · Petrochemical · 2,215,924 t CO₂
- United Steel Industrial Kuwait Steel Sharq plant · Steel Plant · 267,696 t CO₂
- KNPC Shuaiba Refinery · Refinery
- Kuwait Cement Shuaiba Plant · Cement Plant · 979,660 t CO₂
- KNPC Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery · Refinery · 3,607,496 t CO₂
- KIPIC Al-Zour Refinery · Refinery · 8,272,164 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 29.00542, 48.15169. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery?
KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery is a refinery in Kuwait. 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 KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery?
The open dataset lists 454,000 BBL per day of capacity for KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery.
How much CO₂ does KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery emit?
The page uses about 4,733,535 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Kuwait by estimated CO₂.
Where is KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery located?
KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery is in Kuwait at approximately 29.00542, 48.15169.
Who operates KNPC Mina Abdullah Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Kuwait National Petroleum Co.