Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) — Malaysia
Refinery in Malaysia. Approximate location 1.3624, 104.16975.
RefineryMalaysiaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) is a refinery in Malaysia. 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 Saudi Arabian Oil Co. It emits about 2,610,751 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 6.1% of the CO₂e from the 39 facilities in Malaysia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753689.
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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- Phillips 66 Westlake Refinery · 2,624,637 t CO₂e/yr · United States
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Pengerang Co-generation plant · Gas · 1,900 MW · 2 km
- Pasir Gudang SIPP power station · Gas · 1,440 MW · 33 km
- Pasir Gudang (YTL) power station · Gas · 404 MW · 34 km
- PLTU Tanjung Kasam · Coal · 110 MW · 35 km
- Batamindo Industrial Park power station · Gas · 114 MW · 36 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
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.
What 2,610,751 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 2.6M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) 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 €197M/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.
Operator
Operated by Saudi Arabian Oil Co. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) sits in a tropical rainforest climate zone (Köppen Af), at 1.4°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 1230 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
Nearby industrial sites
- Pengerang Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID), Pengerang, Johor · Petrochemical · 2,645,670 t CO₂
- Eden Flame Johor steel plant · Steel Plant · 266,918 t CO₂
- Lotte Chemical Titan, Sdn. Bhd. Pasir Gudang, Johor · Petrochemical · 1,655,082 t CO₂
- Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore Refinery · Refinery · 2,265,996 t CO₂
- Shell Eastern Petroleum, Bukom Island · Petrochemical · 2,358,543 t CO₂
- ExxonMobil Singapore Refinery · Refinery · 5,634,555 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 1.3624, 104.16975. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem)?
Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) is a refinery in Malaysia. 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.
How much CO₂ does Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) emit?
The page uses about 2,610,751 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #4 among facilities in Malaysia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) located?
Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem) is in Malaysia at approximately 1.3624, 104.16975.
Who operates Pengerang Refining and Petrochemical (PRefChem)?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Saudi Arabian Oil Co.