Total Normandy Refinery — France
Refinery in France. Approximate location 49.48622, 0.24068.
RefineryFranceCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Total Normandy Refinery is a refinery in France. Its listed capacity is 253,000 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 TotalEnergies SE. By capacity it ranks #1 among 6 oil refineries in France. It emits about 2,943,994 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 5.6% of the CO₂e from the 117 facilities in France that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 35% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143881.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Ratier power station · Oil · 44 MW · 1 km
- Gonfreville-l'Orcher · Biomass · 1 MW · 1 km
- Gonfreville-l'Orcher power station · Oil · 48 MW · 4 km
- HAVRE 4 · Coal · 580 MW · 7 km
- Le Havre · Solar · 14 MW · 7 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 253,000 BBL per day, Total Normandy Refinery is around the median refinery in France (219,000 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 2,943,994 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 2.9M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Total Normandy Refinery carries €251M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure.
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/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 France
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by TotalEnergies SE. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Total Normandy Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 49.5°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 1388 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 #1 largest of 6 oil refineries in France by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- TotalEnergies Petrochemicals , Gonfreville l'orcher · Petrochemical · 658,286 t CO₂
- Le Havre Fertilizers · Chemical Plant · 242,714 t CO₂
- ExxonMobil Port Jerome-Gravenchon Refinery · Refinery · 2,121,679 t CO₂
- ExxonMobil Corp., Notre Dame · Petrochemical · 401,533 t CO₂
- Ranville Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 103,042 t CO₂
- Sté Fromagère D'Orbec · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates 49.48622, 0.24068. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Total Normandy Refinery?
Total Normandy Refinery is a refinery in France. 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 Total Normandy Refinery?
The open dataset lists 253,000 BBL per day of capacity for Total Normandy Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Total Normandy Refinery emit?
The page uses about 2,943,994 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #3 among facilities in France by estimated CO₂.
Where is Total Normandy Refinery located?
Total Normandy Refinery is in France at approximately 49.48622, 0.24068.
Who operates Total Normandy Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is TotalEnergies SE.