SIR Abidjan Refinery — Côte d'Ivoire
Refinery in Côte d'Ivoire. Approximate location 5.25976, -3.99239.
RefineryCôte d'IvoireCO₂ estimate (modelled)
SIR Abidjan Refinery is a refinery in Côte d'Ivoire. Its listed capacity is 76,000 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 Societe Ivoirienne de Raffinage SA. It emits about 649,214 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 43% of the CO₂e from the 2 facilities in Côte d'Ivoire that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143857.
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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- Sinopec Taizhou Refinery · 646,213 t CO₂e/yr · China
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Agrekko Vridi power station · Oil · 200 MW · 2 km
- Centrale Vridi OCGT Power Plant Cote DIvoire · Gas · 100 MW · 2 km
- Vridi CIPREL OCGT Power Plant Cote DIvoire · Gas · 210 MW · 2 km
- Ciprel power station · Gas · 366 MW · 3 km
- Azito OCGT Power Plant Ivory Coast · Gas · 294 MW · 10 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 76,000 BBL per day, SIR Abidjan Refinery is around the median refinery in Côte d'Ivoire (76,000 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 649,214 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 649k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), SIR Abidjan 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 €48.9M/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 Societe Ivoirienne de Raffinage SA.
Local climate
SIR Abidjan Refinery sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 5.3°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
- CIMPOR Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 865,577 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 5.25976, -3.99239. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is SIR Abidjan Refinery?
SIR Abidjan Refinery is a refinery in Côte d'Ivoire. 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 SIR Abidjan Refinery?
The open dataset lists 76,000 BBL per day of capacity for SIR Abidjan Refinery.
How much CO₂ does SIR Abidjan Refinery emit?
The page uses about 649,214 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #2 among facilities in Côte d'Ivoire by estimated CO₂.
Where is SIR Abidjan Refinery located?
SIR Abidjan Refinery is in Côte d'Ivoire at approximately 5.25976, -3.99239.
Who operates SIR Abidjan Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Societe Ivoirienne de Raffinage SA.