Viva Geelong Refinery — Australia
Refinery in Australia. Approximate location -38.078, 144.38181.
RefineryAustraliaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Viva Geelong Refinery is a refinery in Australia. Its listed capacity is 120,000 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. By capacity it ranks #1 among 2 oil refineries in Australia. It emits about 1,460,991 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 3.2% of the CO₂e from the 30 facilities in Australia that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 42% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3143733.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
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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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- Moorabool South Wind Farm · Wind · 171 MW · 42 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 120,000 BBL per day, Viva Geelong Refinery is around the median refinery in Australia (120,000 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 1,460,991 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 1.5M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Viva Geelong 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 €110M/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 Australia
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Viva Geelong Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 38.1°S in the southern 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 1352 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.04× 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 2 oil refineries in Australia by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- GFG Liberty Laverton Steel Mill · Steel Plant · 48,490 t CO₂
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- ExxonMobil Altona Refinery · Refinery
- Tasman Butchers · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates -38.078, 144.38181. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Viva Geelong Refinery?
Viva Geelong Refinery is a refinery in Australia. 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 Viva Geelong Refinery?
The open dataset lists 120,000 BBL per day of capacity for Viva Geelong Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Viva Geelong Refinery emit?
The page uses about 1,460,991 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #9 among facilities in Australia by estimated CO₂.
Where is Viva Geelong Refinery located?
Viva Geelong Refinery is in Australia at approximately -38.078, 144.38181.