New Zealand Refining Company Marsden Point Refinery
Refinery in New Zealand. Approximate location -35.84179, 174.49396.
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New Zealand Refining Company Marsden Point Refinery is a refinery in New Zealand. 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 Channel Infrastructure NZ Ltd.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144037.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
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In context: how this facility compares
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.
Operator
Operated by Channel Infrastructure NZ Ltd.
Local climate
New Zealand Refining Company Marsden Point Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 35.8°S in the southern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
How it compares & nearby sites
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Location
Coordinates -35.84179, 174.49396. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is New Zealand Refining Company Marsden Point Refinery?
New Zealand Refining Company Marsden Point Refinery is a refinery in New Zealand. 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.
Where is New Zealand Refining Company Marsden Point Refinery located?
New Zealand Refining Company Marsden Point Refinery is in New Zealand at approximately -35.84179, 174.49396.
Who operates New Zealand Refining Company Marsden Point Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Channel Infrastructure NZ Ltd.