Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery — United States
Refinery in United States. Approximate location 39.80331, -104.9465.
RefineryUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery is a refinery in United States. Its listed capacity is 67,000 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 Suncor Energy Inc. By capacity it ranks #78 among 119 oil refineries in United States. It emits about 647,576 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.11% of the CO₂e from the 1,910 facilities in United States that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 12% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753347.
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
At 67,000 BBL per day, Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery is below the median refinery in United States (89,200 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 647,576 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 648k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Suncor Energy Commerce City West 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 €48.8M/yr.
Measured CO₂: 804k t/yr — verified GHGRP (reporting year 2023) (24% above the modelled estimate). Modelled estimate 648k t/yr (Climate TRACE), high-confidence match, cross-checked via the measured-vs-modelled dataset (n=711).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: measured (GHGRP RY2023), cross-checked vs Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Capacity vs largest oil refineries in United States
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Suncor Energy Inc. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery sits in a cold semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSk), at 39.8°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 1396 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.07× 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 #78 largest of 119 oil refineries in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
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Location
Coordinates 39.80331, -104.9465. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery?
Suncor Energy Commerce City West 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.
What capacity is listed for Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery?
The open dataset lists 67,000 BBL per day of capacity for Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery emit?
The page uses about 647,576 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #199 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery located?
Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery is in United States at approximately 39.80331, -104.9465.
Who operates Suncor Energy Commerce City West Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Suncor Energy Inc.