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Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery

Refinery in Egypt. Approximate location 28.63988, 33.22049.

RefineryEgyptCO₂ estimate (modelled)

Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery is a refinery in Egypt. Its listed capacity is 8,550 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. By capacity it ranks #9 among 9 oil refineries in Egypt. It emits about 36,108 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 8.4k passenger cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 51% below the national median for this sector.

8,550BBL per day
36,108t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#56CO₂ rank in Egypt
4.22t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1825771.

Data status

Known source data

FacilityNasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery Climate TRACE
CountryEgypt Climate TRACE
Coordinates28.63988, 33.22049 Climate TRACE
Sector / subsectoroil-and-gas-refining Climate TRACE
Reported capacity8,550 BBL per day Climate TRACE
Modelled CO₂e36,108 t/yr Climate TRACE

Calculated from the dataset

Egypt rank#56 of 56 · top 100.0% calculated
Global oil-and-gas-refining rank#613 of 630 · top 97.3% calculated
Climate contextderived from coordinates calculated

Not available

Owner / operatorNot available not in dataset
Fuel typeNot available not in dataset
Thermal capacity (MW)Not available not in dataset

Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.

Similar facilities by modelled emissions

Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.

In context: how this facility compares

At 8,550 BBL per day, Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery is below the median refinery in Egypt (90,000 BBL per day). Subsector: oil-and-gas-refining. As refinery, it requires high process heat (typically 200–600°C) for its core industrial operations — heat that must be supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion, and losses through uninsulated vessels and piping represent wasted fuel. Removable modular insulation can cut those losses by 80–96%, surface-cooling equipment to ≤45°C, with payback often under 2 years. 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 36,108 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:

8.4kcars driven for a year
4.7khomes' annual energy use
602ktree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Carbon cost, Scope 1 & decarbonization potential

At its reported 36k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery carries no domestic carbon price; refinerys are not a CBAM-covered good, so there is no border-carbon liability. At the EU ETS reference price (€75/t) the emissions carry an indicative carbon value of €2.7M/yr. The fastest decarbonization lever is energy efficiency: eliminating heat loss on hot equipment (removable insulation, steam & waste-heat recovery) typically cuts 2–5% of fuel-related CO₂ — here ≈722 t–2k t/yr, worth €54k€136k, with payback up to 2 years. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).

36k t CO₂e / yrScope 1 emissions
€2.7M/yrindicative carbon value (not a CBAM liability)
722 t–2k t/yr ≈ €54k€136kDecarbonization potential

Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €79/t, July 2, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Efficiency range: US DOE / ASTM C680 (method). Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice. Estimate the saving for this site →

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Egypt

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Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 28.6°N in the northern hemisphere.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season
Hot desert: hot summers and mild winters

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

The local climate sets how fast unprotected steel, protective coatings and the insulation on hot process equipment degrade at this site. It sits in a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.

C1ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
42/100environmental-severity index
15.0°Cseasonal temperature swing
141 kmdistance to coast
LowCUI risk tier

In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1280 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.98× the loss at a 20 °C reference; removable insulation recovers about 1216 W/m² of that. 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).

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

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 #9 largest of 9 oil refineries in Egypt by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 28.63988, 33.22049. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

For a refinery, the main modular-insulation targets are crude & vacuum distillation columns, fired heaters, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 150–550 °C.

Indicative recoverable energy

A first-pass insulation screen suggests about 31,000 MWh/year of recoverable heat-loss reduction and about 6,200 t CO₂e/year of avoided emissions. Screening estimate scaled from installed process-heat projects and surface-temperature reduction data.

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Screening calculation from facility class, capacity and open emissions/energy context. Engineering survey required before procurement.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Start with a thermal survey of valves, flanges, doors and bends. Removable modular insulation keeps maintenance access open while lowering exposed-surface temperature and wasted heat.

External climate finance your country can access

For energy-efficiency projects around process heat, likely external funding channels include:

CBAM. Exporters of cement, steel, aluminium, fertiliser, hydrogen and electricity to the EU face the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — cutting embedded emissions (efficiency + insulation) lowers the levy.

Sources: country climate-finance facilities and public development-bank programmes.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery?

Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery is a refinery in Egypt. 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 Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery?

The open dataset lists 8,550 BBL per day of capacity for Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery.

How much CO₂ does Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery emit?

The page uses about 36,108 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #56 among facilities in Egypt by estimated CO₂.

Where is Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery located?

Nasr Petroleum Company Wadi Feiran Refinery is in Egypt at approximately 28.63988, 33.22049.

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