Qingyuan Zibo Refinery — China
Refinery in China. Approximate location 36.78203, 118.18474.
RefineryChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Qingyuan Zibo Refinery is a refinery in China. Its listed capacity is 104,000 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 Shandong Qingyuan Petrochemical Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #31 among 65 oil refineries in China. It emits about 857,707 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.03% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143845.
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.
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 104,000 BBL per day, Qingyuan Zibo Refinery is around the median refinery in China (90,450 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 857,707 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 858k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Qingyuan Zibo 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 €64.6M/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 China
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Shandong Qingyuan Petrochemical Co Ltd.
Local climate
Qingyuan Zibo Refinery sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 36.8°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 a moderately corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C3 — Medium), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1365 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.05× 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 #31 largest of 65 oil refineries in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Shandong Fangyu Lubricant Oil Refinery · Refinery
- Zibo Zichuan Liwang Refractory Materials Factory · Lime Plant · 88,893 t CO₂
- Sinopec Shengli Refinery · Refinery · 260,065 t CO₂
- Sinopec Qilu Refinery · Refinery
- Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical, Shandong, Qilu · Petrochemical · 1,214,938 t CO₂
- Zibo Zhongchang Special Cement Co.,Ltd. Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 544,708 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 36.78203, 118.18474. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Qingyuan Zibo Refinery?
Qingyuan Zibo Refinery is a refinery in China. 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 Qingyuan Zibo Refinery?
The open dataset lists 104,000 BBL per day of capacity for Qingyuan Zibo Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Qingyuan Zibo Refinery emit?
The page uses about 857,707 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #664 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Qingyuan Zibo Refinery located?
Qingyuan Zibo Refinery is in China at approximately 36.78203, 118.18474.
Who operates Qingyuan Zibo Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Shandong Qingyuan Petrochemical Co Ltd.