ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery — Oman
Refinery in Oman. Approximate location 23.62543, 58.51469.
RefineryOmanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery is a refinery in Oman. Its listed capacity is 106,000 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 OQ. By capacity it ranks #3 among 3 oil refineries in Oman. It emits about 574,300 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 4.2% of the CO₂e from the 13 facilities in Oman that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 37% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144045.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Red Apple Group Warren Refinery · 576,413 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Chevron Salt Lake City Refinery · 583,031 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- Ameriya Petroleum Refining Company Ameriya Refinery · 564,225 t CO₂e/yr · Egypt
- Hellenic Petroleum Thessaloniki Refinery · 562,937 t CO₂e/yr · Greece
- PetroChina Harbin Refinery · 561,503 t CO₂e/yr · China
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Mina Al Fahal · Solar · 4 MW · 0 km
- AL GHUBRAH · Gas · 480 MW · 10 km
- Rusail · Gas · 684 MW · 33 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 106,000 BBL per day, ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery is below the median refinery in Oman (198,000 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 574,300 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 574k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), ORPIC Mina Al Fahal 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 €43.3M/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 Oman
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by OQ. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 23.6°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 1231 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.95× 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 #3 largest of 3 oil refineries in Oman by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Muscat Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 471,195 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 23.62543, 58.51469. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery?
ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery is a refinery in Oman. 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 ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery?
The open dataset lists 106,000 BBL per day of capacity for ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery.
How much CO₂ does ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery emit?
The page uses about 574,300 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #8 among facilities in Oman by estimated CO₂.
Where is ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery located?
ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery is in Oman at approximately 23.62543, 58.51469.
Who operates ORPIC Mina Al Fahal Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is OQ.