Yanchang Yongping Refinery — China
Refinery in China. Approximate location 37.00351, 109.8394.
RefineryChinaCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Yanchang Yongping Refinery is a refinery in China. Its listed capacity is 90,000 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 Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co Ltd. By capacity it ranks #34 among 65 oil refineries in China. It emits about 1,118,446 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.04% of the CO₂e from the 1,485 facilities in China that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 44% above the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-712716.
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.
Operating power plants within 50 km
- Zichang Waste Coal power station · Coal · 700 MW · 21 km
- Yan'an Thermal power station · Coal · 700 MW · 38 km
- Shanxi Liulin Coal Mine Methane · Gas · 12 MW · 48 km
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
At 90,000 BBL per day, Yanchang Yongping Refinery is around the median refinery in China (90,450 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 1,118,446 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), Yanchang Yongping 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 €84.3M/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 China
Listed capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Operator
Operated by Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co Ltd. All facilities by this operator →
Local climate
Yanchang Yongping Refinery sits in a monsoon hot-summer continental climate zone (Köppen Dwa), at 37.0°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 mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1403 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× 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 #34 largest of 65 oil refineries in China by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- Yanchang Shaanxi Yan'an Refinery · Refinery · 1,248,931 t CO₂
- Yanan (Fuxian) Chemical Complex · Chemical Plant · 4,650,585 t CO₂
- Tongchuan Shengwei Building Materials Co., Ltd. Ansai Branch. · Lime Plant
- Mizhi Jidong Cement Co. Cement Plant · Cement Plant
- Wubao Jidong Cement Co Ltd Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 351,307 t CO₂
- Shaanxi Huixing Calcium Industry Co., Ltd. · Lime Plant
Location
Coordinates 37.00351, 109.8394. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Yanchang Yongping Refinery?
Yanchang Yongping Refinery is a refinery in China. 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 Yanchang Yongping Refinery?
The open dataset lists 90,000 BBL per day of capacity for Yanchang Yongping Refinery.
How much CO₂ does Yanchang Yongping Refinery emit?
The page uses about 1,118,446 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #522 among facilities in China by estimated CO₂.
Where is Yanchang Yongping Refinery located?
Yanchang Yongping Refinery is in China at approximately 37.00351, 109.8394.
Who operates Yanchang Yongping Refinery?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum (Group) Co Ltd.