SONARA Limbe Refinery — Cameroon
Refinery in Cameroon. Approximate location 4.01347, 9.12732.
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SONARA Limbe Refinery is a refinery in Cameroon. Its listed capacity is 42,000 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 National Refining Co Ltd.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143765.
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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- Malabo · Gas · 20 MW · 48 km
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In context: how this facility compares
At 42,000 BBL per day, SONARA Limbe Refinery is around the median refinery in Cameroon (42,000 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.
Operator
Operated by National Refining Co Ltd.
Local climate
SONARA Limbe Refinery sits in a tropical monsoon climate zone (Köppen Am), at 4.0°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 1246 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.96× 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
- GNQ-Malabo_methanol · Chemical Plant · 322,863 t CO₂
- Mira Douala Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 266,911 t CO₂
- Edéa aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 110,639 t CO₂
- Nigerian Newsprint Manufacturing Company Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 13,363 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 4.01347, 9.12732. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is SONARA Limbe Refinery?
SONARA Limbe Refinery is a refinery in Cameroon. 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 SONARA Limbe Refinery?
The open dataset lists 42,000 BBL per day of capacity for SONARA Limbe Refinery.
Where is SONARA Limbe Refinery located?
SONARA Limbe Refinery is in Cameroon at approximately 4.01347, 9.12732.
Who operates SONARA Limbe Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is National Refining Co Ltd.