Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery — China
Refinery in China. Approximate location 36.21368, 120.36417.
RefineryChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery is a refinery in China. Its listed capacity is 240,000 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 China Petrochemical Corp. By capacity it ranks #10 among 65 oil refineries in China. It emits about 2,982,522 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.11% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 44% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753495.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Huadian Qingdao Gas Thermal power station · Gas · 1,010 MW · 12 km
- Qingdao power station · Coal · 1,270 MW · 12 km
- Shandong Jiaozhou power station · Biomass · 90 MW · 20 km
- Shandong Qingdao Xiaojianxi Landfill Gas · Gas · 3 MW · 20 km
- Shandong Qingdao Jimo District (CECEP) power station · Biomass · 18 MW · 20 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 240,000 BBL per day, Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery is well above 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 2,982,522 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 3.0M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical 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 €225M/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 China Petrochemical Corp. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery sits in a humid subtropical (dry winter) climate zone (Köppen Cwa), at 36.2°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 corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1370 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 #10 largest of 65 oil refineries in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Sinochem Qingdao Anbang Refinery · Refinery
- Qinao aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 292,244 t CO₂
- Qingdao Stiell New Materials Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
- Qingdao Special Iron and Steel Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 4,086,878 t CO₂
- Weifang Special Steel Group Co Ltd · Steel Plant · 5,009,088 t CO₂
- Sinochem Shandong Changyi Petrochemical Refinery · Refinery · 645,029 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 36.21368, 120.36417. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery?
Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical 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 Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery?
The open dataset lists 240,000 BBL per day of capacity for Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery emit?
The page uses about 2,982,522 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #231 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery located?
Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery is in China at approximately 36.21368, 120.36417.
Who operates Sinopec Qingdao Petrochemical Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is China Petrochemical Corp.