LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery — Russian Federation
Refinery in Russian Federation. Approximate location 56.09818, 44.16217.
RefineryRussian FederationCO₂ estimate (modelled)
LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery is a refinery in Russian Federation. Its listed capacity is 340,000 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 PJSC. By capacity it ranks #4 among 32 oil refineries in Russian Federation. It emits about 2,903,564 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.2% of the CO₂e from the 186 facilities in Russian Federation that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144076.
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.
In context: how this facility compares
At 340,000 BBL per day, LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery is well above the median refinery in Russian Federation (166,000 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 2,903,564 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 2.9M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo 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 €219M/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 Russian Federation
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by LUKOIL PJSC. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery sits in a warm-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen Dfb), at 56.1°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
How it compares & nearby sites
The #4 largest of 32 oil refineries in Russian Federation by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Sibur Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod · Petrochemical · 470,886 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 56.09818, 44.16217. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery?
LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery is a refinery in Russian Federation. 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-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery?
The open dataset lists 340,000 BBL per day of capacity for LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery.
How much CO₂ does LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery emit?
The page uses about 2,903,564 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #16 among facilities in Russian Federation by estimated CO₂.
Where is LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery located?
LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery is in Russian Federation at approximately 56.09818, 44.16217.
Who operates LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez Kstovo Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is LUKOIL PJSC.