NOC El-Brega Refinery — Libya
Refinery in Libya. Approximate location 30.41411, 19.57931.
RefineryLibyaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
NOC El-Brega Refinery is a refinery in Libya. Its listed capacity is 10,000 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 National Oil Corp. By capacity it ranks #5 among 5 oil refineries in Libya. It emits about 53,535 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 1.2% of the CO₂e from the 11 facilities in Libya that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 38% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144013.
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 10,000 BBL per day, NOC El-Brega Refinery is below the median refinery in Libya (20,000 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 53,535 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 54k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), NOC El-Brega 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 €4.0M/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 Libya
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by National Oil Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
NOC El-Brega Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 30.4°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 an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1294 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.99× 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
The #5 largest of 5 oil refineries in Libya by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- NOC Ras Lanuf Refinery · Refinery
- National Oil Company Ras Lanuf, Ras Lanuf · Petrochemical · 379,925 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 30.41411, 19.57931. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is NOC El-Brega Refinery?
NOC El-Brega Refinery is a refinery in Libya. 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 NOC El-Brega Refinery?
The open dataset lists 10,000 BBL per day of capacity for NOC El-Brega Refinery.
How much CO₂ does NOC El-Brega Refinery emit?
The page uses about 53,535 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #11 among facilities in Libya by estimated CO₂.
Where is NOC El-Brega Refinery located?
NOC El-Brega Refinery is in Libya at approximately 30.41411, 19.57931.
Who operates NOC El-Brega Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is National Oil Corp.