San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield Refinery — United States
Refinery in United States. Approximate location 35.38733, -119.04792.
RefineryUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield Refinery is a refinery in United States. 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 San Joaquin Refining Co Inc. It emits about 104,059 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.02% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753375.
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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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 104,059 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 104k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield 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 €7.8M/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 San Joaquin Refining Co Inc.
Local climate
San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield Refinery sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 35.4°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 a benign, low-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C1 — Very low), with dust abrasion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1321 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× 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
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- Chorizo Janitzio, Inc. · Food & Beverage
- Bakersfield Meat Company · Food & Beverage
- Wm Bolthouse Farms, Inc. · Food & Beverage · 35,749 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 35.38733, -119.04792. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield Refinery?
San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield Refinery is a refinery in United States. 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 San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield Refinery emit?
The page uses about 104,059 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #609 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield Refinery located?
San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield Refinery is in United States at approximately 35.38733, -119.04792.
Who operates San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is San Joaquin Refining Co Inc.