Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras Laffan — Qatar
Petrochemical in Qatar. Approximate location 25.90228, 51.52616.
PetrochemicalQatarCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras Laffan is a petrochemical plant in Qatar. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes. It is operated by TotalEnergies SE. It emits about 1,824,878 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 11% of the CO₂e from the 10 facilities in Qatar that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-731924.
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
- Dow Chemical Co. Ft. , Fort Saskatchewan,Alberta · 1,827,497 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
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- Braskem Camacari Complex, Camacari,Bahia · 1,851,240 t CO₂e/yr · Brazil
- Jam Petrochemical Co. (10th Olefin omplex), Assaluyeh,Bushehr · 1,853,494 t CO₂e/yr · Iran
- PT Chandra asri Petrochemical, Asri Cilegon, West Java · 1,854,911 t CO₂e/yr · Indonesia
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Ras Laffan A Cogen GT Power Plant Qatar · Gas · 756 MW · 3 km
- Ras Laffan B CCGT Power Plant Qatar · Gas · 1,025 MW · 3 km
- Ras Laffan C (Ras Qartas) CCGT Power Plant Qatar · Gas · 2,732 MW · 4 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: petrochemical-steam-cracking. As petrochemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 300–800°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 1,824,878 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 1.8M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras Laffan 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 €138M/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 TotalEnergies SE. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras Laffan sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 25.9°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 1235 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
- QatarEnergy Laffan Refinery 2 · Refinery · 1,566,770 t CO₂
- QatarEnergy Laffan Refinery 1 · Refinery · 1,723,447 t CO₂
- Sulb Bahrain Al Hidd steel plant · Steel Plant · 1,194,208 t CO₂
- Askar Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 340,384 t CO₂
- Askar aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 3,506,478 t CO₂
- Bahrain Petroleum Company Refinery · Refinery · 4,006,005 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 25.90228, 51.52616. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras Laffan?
Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras Laffan is a petrochemical plant in Qatar. Petrochemical plants crack hydrocarbons at very high temperatures to produce ethylene, propylene and other building-block chemicals — one of the most heat-intensive industrial processes.
How much CO₂ does Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras Laffan emit?
The page uses about 1,824,878 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #4 among facilities in Qatar by estimated CO₂.
Where is Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras Laffan located?
Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras Laffan is in Qatar at approximately 25.90228, 51.52616.
Who operates Ras Laffan Olefins Co. , Ad-Dahirah,Ras Laffan?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is TotalEnergies SE.