Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery — Laos
Refinery in Laos. Approximate location 18.02155, 102.74637.
RefineryLaosCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery is a refinery in Laos. Its listed capacity is 20,000 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 Lao-China JV Investment. It emits about 91,347 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 2.4% of the CO₂e from the 11 facilities in Laos that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 47% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753948.
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.
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In context: how this facility compares
At 20,000 BBL per day, Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery is around the median refinery in Laos (20,000 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 91,347 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 91k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company 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 €6.9M/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 Lao-China JV Investment.
Local climate
Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 18.0°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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1236 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
Nearby industrial sites
- Hongshi Hin Huep Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 677,240 t CO₂
- Lao Cement Vang Vieng III Cement Plant · Cement Plant
- Lanexang Cement Khoun Ngeun Cement Plant · Cement Plant
Location
Coordinates 18.02155, 102.74637. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery?
Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery is a refinery in Laos. 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 Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery?
The open dataset lists 20,000 BBL per day of capacity for Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery emit?
The page uses about 91,347 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #7 among facilities in Laos by estimated CO₂.
Where is Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery located?
Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery is in Laos at approximately 18.02155, 102.74637.
Who operates Lao Petroleum and Chemical Company Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Lao-China JV Investment.