Petrojam Kingston Refinery — Jamaica
Refinery in Jamaica. Approximate location 17.97435, -76.8174.
RefineryJamaicaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Petrojam Kingston Refinery is a refinery in Jamaica. Its listed capacity is 35,000 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 Petrojam Ltd. It emits about 120,653 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 20% of the CO₂e from the 2 facilities in Jamaica that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 60% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143974.
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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- Weifang Shida Changsheng Energy Technology Refinery · 127,737 t CO₂e/yr · China
- Vitol ATB Tanjung Bin Refinery · 130,650 t CO₂e/yr · Malaysia
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Hunts Bay · Oil · 122 MW · 0 km
- West Kingston · Oil · 65 MW · 1 km
- Rockfort · Oil · 60 MW · 7 km
- Old Harbour · Oil · 348 MW · 32 km
- Rusal power station · Coal · 90 MW · 36 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 35,000 BBL per day, Petrojam Kingston Refinery is around the median refinery in Jamaica (35,000 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 120,653 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 121k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Petrojam Kingston 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 €9.1M/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.
Operator
Operated by Petrojam Ltd.
Local climate
Petrojam Kingston Refinery sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 18.0°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 1248 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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
- Rockfort Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 494,865 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 17.97435, -76.8174. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Petrojam Kingston Refinery?
Petrojam Kingston Refinery is a refinery in Jamaica. 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 Petrojam Kingston Refinery?
The open dataset lists 35,000 BBL per day of capacity for Petrojam Kingston Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Petrojam Kingston Refinery emit?
The page uses about 120,653 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Jamaica by estimated CO₂.
Where is Petrojam Kingston Refinery located?
Petrojam Kingston Refinery is in Jamaica at approximately 17.97435, -76.8174.
Who operates Petrojam Kingston Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Petrojam Ltd.