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Gabon_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf

Oil & Gas Field in Gabon. Approximate location -3.90238, 10.76384.

Oil & Gas FieldGabonCO₂ reported

Gabon_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf is an oil & gas field in Gabon. It extracts crude oil and natural gas at the wellhead. It emits about 1,541,864 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 359,409 cars.

1,541,864t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#3CO₂ rank in Gabon

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-53058779.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Subsetor: oil-and-gas-production. Os campos e plantas de extração de petróleo e gás operam compressores, equipamentos de separação e tratadores aquecidos; a perda de calor do vapor e tubulações quentes reduz a eficiência de extração.

Comparação de capacidade e intensidade de CO₂ calculada a partir dos dados de instalações industriais Climate TRACE; função do setor baseada em referência de engenharia.

What 1,541,864 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

359,409cars driven for a year
201,078homes' annual energy use
25,697,733tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Local climate

Gabon_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf sits in a tropical savanna climate zone (Köppen Aw), at 3.9°S in the southern hemisphere.

~26°Ctypical annual mean
~29°Ctypical warm-season
Tropical savanna: hot and humid year-round with little seasonal variation

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates -3.90238, 10.76384. View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Gabon_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf?

Gabon_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf is a oil & gas field in Gabon. It extracts crude oil and natural gas at the wellhead.

How much CO₂ does Gabon_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf emit?

Gabon_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf emits about 1,541,864 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 359,409 cars. That ranks #3 among tracked facilities in Gabon.

Where is Gabon_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf located?

Gabon_Lower Congo_Conventional shelf is in Gabon, near coordinates -3.90238, 10.76384.

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