Petrochemical in Libya. Approximate location 30.47898, 18.56772.
PetrochemicalLibyaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf is a petrochemical in Libya. Its listed capacity is 330,000 t of ethylene. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes. It is operated by National Oil Corp. It emits about 379,925 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 89k passenger cars. 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-732015.
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
At 330,000 t of ethylene, National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf is around the median petrochemical in Libya (330,000 t of ethylene). Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. As petrochemical, it requires high process heat (typically 300–800°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. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
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.
At its reported 380k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf carries no domestic carbon price; petrochemicals 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 €28.6M/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 ≈8k t–19k t/yr, worth €573k–€1.4M, 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).
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 →
Operated by National Oil Corp. All facilities by this operator →
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 30.5°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Coordinates 30.47898, 18.56772. View on OpenStreetMap.
For a petrochemical, the main modular-insulation targets are steam crackers, quench towers, fractionators, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 150–550 °C.
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.
For energy-efficiency projects around process heat, likely external funding channels include:
Sources: country climate-finance facilities and public development-bank programmes.
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf is a petrochemical in Libya. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
The open dataset lists 330,000 t of ethylene of capacity for National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf.
The page uses about 379,925 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #6 among facilities in Libya by estimated CO₂.
National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf is in Libya at approximately 30.47898, 18.56772.
The operator recorded in the open dataset is National Oil Corp.
