LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery — Bulgaria
Refinery in Bulgaria. Approximate location 42.5403, 27.32689.
RefineryBulgariaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery is a refinery in Bulgaria. Its listed capacity is 196,000 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 LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas AD. It emits about 1,488,919 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 34% of the CO₂e from the 10 facilities in Bulgaria that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 12% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143764.
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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- Malaysian Refining Company Melaka II Refinery · 1,479,426 t CO₂e/yr · Malaysia
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Neftochim Refinery power station · Gas · 216 MW · 1 km
- Palauzovo · Solar · 7 MW · 47 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 196,000 BBL per day, LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery is around the median refinery in Bulgaria (196,000 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 1,488,919 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 1.5M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery carries €127M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/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 LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas AD.
Local climate
LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 42.5°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1378 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.06× 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
- Lukoil Neftohim Burgas, Burgas · Petrochemical · 241,080 t CO₂
- Solvay Sodi Devnya Soda Ash Plant · Chemical Plant · 529,204 t CO₂
- Devnya Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 205,359 t CO₂
- Cimentas Lalapaşa Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 1,276,946 t CO₂
- Pınarhisar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 554,571 t CO₂
- Evrencik Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 848,413 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 42.5403, 27.32689. View on OpenStreetMap. Location shown at industrial-zone / municipality precision (shared source geocode).
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery?
LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery is a refinery in Bulgaria. 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 LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery?
The open dataset lists 196,000 BBL per day of capacity for LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery.
How much CO₂ does LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery emit?
The page uses about 1,488,919 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1 among facilities in Bulgaria by estimated CO₂.
Where is LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery located?
LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery is in Bulgaria at approximately 42.5403, 27.32689.
Who operates LUKOIL Neftochim Burgas Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is LUKOIL Neftohim Burgas AD.