Saudi Aramco Jeddah Refinery — Saudi Arabia
Refinery in Saudi Arabia. Approximate location 20.6745, 39.5352.
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Saudi Aramco Jeddah Refinery is a refinery in Saudi Arabia. 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.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3144105.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Shuaiba SWCC power plant · Oil · 810 MW · 1 km
- Shuaibah Independent Water and Power Project · Oil · 1,200 MW · 2 km
- SHAIBA · Oil · 1,191 MW · 5 km
- SHAIBA (SEC) · Oil · 6,794 MW · 5 km
- AL-Sadiya Cement power plant · Oil · 55 MW · 30 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.
Operator
Operated by Saudi Arabian Oil Co. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Saudi Aramco Jeddah Refinery sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 20.7°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 1202 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.93× 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
- Tafel Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 526,318 t CO₂
- Rajhi Al Assemah Steel Jeddah plant · Steel Plant · 180,237 t CO₂
- Al Muwiyah Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 692,596 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 20.6745, 39.5352. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Saudi Aramco Jeddah Refinery?
Saudi Aramco Jeddah Refinery is a refinery in Saudi Arabia. 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.
Where is Saudi Aramco Jeddah Refinery located?
Saudi Aramco Jeddah Refinery is in Saudi Arabia at approximately 20.6745, 39.5352.
Who operates Saudi Aramco Jeddah Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Saudi Arabian Oil Co.