Talley Asphalts Products Kern Refinery — United States
Refinery in United States. Approximate location 35.14487, -119.42742.
RefineryUnited StatesCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Talley Asphalts Products Kern Refinery is a refinery in United States. Its listed capacity is 1,700 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 Talley Asphalts Products Kern. By capacity it ranks #119 among 119 oil refineries in United States. It emits about 11,793 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 19% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753927.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- DMCL Modular Refinery · 10,970 t CO₂e/yr · Nigeria
- Ecopetrol Aipay Refinery · 13,651 t CO₂e/yr · Colombia
- Foreland Refining Ely Refinery · 13,875 t CO₂e/yr · United States
- ONGC Tatipaka Refinery · 9,597 t CO₂e/yr · India
- Platon Gas Oil Refnery · 8,409 t CO₂e/yr · Ghana
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Taft 26C Cogen · Gas · 12 MW · 5 km
- Chalk Cliff Limited · Gas · 46 MW · 5 km
- Berry Cogen · Gas · 39 MW · 6 km
- Berry Cogen Tanne Hills 18 · Gas · 18 MW · 6 km
- Castor Solar · Solar · 2 MW · 8 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 1,700 BBL per day, Talley Asphalts Products Kern 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 11,793 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 12k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Talley Asphalts Products Kern 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 €889k/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 United States
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Talley Asphalts Products Kern.
Local climate
Talley Asphalts Products Kern Refinery sits in a hot semi-arid steppe climate zone (Köppen BSh), at 35.1°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 1326 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.02× 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 #119 largest of 119 oil refineries in United States by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Taft Brewing Co · Food & Beverage
- Halal Meat Company, Inc. · Food & Beverage
- J.G. Boswell Tomato Company Kern Llc · Food & Beverage · 37,173 t CO₂
- Frito-Lay Cogen Plant · Food & Beverage · 50,344 t CO₂
- Tlo Wines · Food & Beverage
- San Joaquin Refining Bakersfield Refinery · Refinery · 104,059 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 35.14487, -119.42742. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Talley Asphalts Products Kern Refinery?
Talley Asphalts Products Kern 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 Talley Asphalts Products Kern Refinery?
The open dataset lists 1,700 BBL per day of capacity for Talley Asphalts Products Kern Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Talley Asphalts Products Kern Refinery emit?
The page uses about 11,793 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #1747 among facilities in United States by estimated CO₂.
Where is Talley Asphalts Products Kern Refinery located?
Talley Asphalts Products Kern Refinery is in United States at approximately 35.14487, -119.42742.
Who operates Talley Asphalts Products Kern Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Talley Asphalts Products Kern.