Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery — Japan
Refinery in Japan. Approximate location 34.04996, 132.85987.
RefineryJapanCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery is a refinery in Japan. Its listed capacity is 138,000 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 Taiyo Oil Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #13 among 19 oil refineries in Japan. It emits about 1,069,669 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.65% of the CO₂e from the 105 facilities in Japan that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 10% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143992.
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.
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In context: how this facility compares
At 138,000 BBL per day, Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery is around the median refinery in Japan (145,000 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 1,069,669 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 1.1M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Taiyo Oil Shikoku 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 €80.6M/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 Japan
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Taiyo Oil Co Ltd.
Local climate
Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 34.0°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 a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1343 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.03× 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 #13 largest of 19 oil refineries in Japan by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Nippon Setouchi Works (Kure Area) steel plant · Steel Plant
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- Nippon Daishowa Paperboard Co. Ltd - Otake Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill
- Daio Paper Corporation - Mishima Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 657,794 t CO₂
- Tokuyama Soda Ash Facility · Chemical Plant · 39,686 t CO₂
- JFE West Japan Works (Fukuyama) steel plant · Steel Plant · 19,085,123 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 34.04996, 132.85987. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery?
Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery is a refinery in Japan. 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 Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery?
The open dataset lists 138,000 BBL per day of capacity for Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery emit?
The page uses about 1,069,669 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #31 among facilities in Japan by estimated CO₂.
Where is Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery located?
Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery is in Japan at approximately 34.04996, 132.85987.
Who operates Taiyo Oil Shikoku Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Taiyo Oil Co Ltd.