NOC Zawia Refinery — Libya
Refinery in Libya. Approximate location 32.78618, 12.69664.
RefineryLibyaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
NOC Zawia Refinery is a refinery in Libya. Its listed capacity is 120,000 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 #2 among 5 oil refineries in Libya. It emits about 598,189 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 13% of the CO₂e from the 11 facilities in Libya that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 42% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144010.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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- Varo Cressier Refinery · 607,626 t CO₂e/yr · Switzerland
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Az Zawiyah · Gas · 1,440 MW · 2 km
- Double Corner Power Station 1 · Gas · 480 MW · 2 km
- AL Zahra power plant · Gas · 141 MW · 21 km
- West Tripoli · Oil · 185 MW · 26 km
- South Tripoli · Gas · 147 MW · 38 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 120,000 BBL per day, NOC Zawia Refinery is well above 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 598,189 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 598k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), NOC Zawia 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 €45.1M/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 Zawia Refinery sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 32.8°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 1302 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.00× 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 #2 largest of 5 oil refineries in Libya by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Al Ahlia Khoms Cement Plant 1 · Cement Plant · 153,996 t CO₂
- Al Ahlia Khoms Cement Plant 2 · Cement Plant · 586,164 t CO₂
- AHCC Zliten Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 853,771 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 32.78618, 12.69664. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is NOC Zawia Refinery?
NOC Zawia 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 Zawia Refinery?
The open dataset lists 120,000 BBL per day of capacity for NOC Zawia Refinery.
How much CO₂ does NOC Zawia Refinery emit?
The page uses about 598,189 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #4 among facilities in Libya by estimated CO₂.
Where is NOC Zawia Refinery located?
NOC Zawia Refinery is in Libya at approximately 32.78618, 12.69664.
Who operates NOC Zawia Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is National Oil Corp.